IMGpapers 1980–83

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1980–83

Squeezing the poor until they bleed

· Socialist Challenge No. 174, 27 November 1980 · p. 2 of the scan · 653 words

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IT WAS 'Black Monday' for millions of working people throughout Britain.

Chancellor Howe's shows the desperation of the Tories as the economic crisis bites.

Almost will suffer through this budget:

the ployed, the sick and infirm lose through cuts welfare benefits.

If you are lucky enough to have a job the Tories will oc cal us you all averare week extra through national insurance contributions. Flourish local authorities planning huge rate rises of 30-40 per cent to government cuts, the Tories robbing working pay the effects ot the bosses economic Cosis Howe's policies will imployment. His measures wil Lousas or retances to been ounced this we industries, Calisc cousallis THE TORY hardship.

maintain the profits of the rich.

Chancellor Howe has

government in 1971.

married couple will lose £1.31 a week year.

Not everyone suffers from Tory cuts. Sir Robert Mark, And there banks £268 a week in his retirement.

has to do the same.

It was the government.

Socialist Challengo 27 Novembe ¡caundancies in steel, mining, and the railway.

Howe announced monday that was sticking to the new DCI COll pay poncy Tor moe onoic sector This would give the averag worker earning tol a week a rise or week. creased national insurance and cuts other will lear worse off.

The small minority of wealthy DCUDIC Wild OWIl Tory interest pald bi the public sector. Bank Dro reaching all-time records.

While the National Health Sevice collapses, for LIC Del Solse i Mararer natcher's Tory Britain the rulers get richer and working people pay the bill.

Anger mounting policies needed maintain this crazy system. As the anger grows look after their friends There will be for the cent penice, the military. policy for or the Tories have already LIC unice pay rises In to months, mini-budget has condemned millions of pensioners to another winter of As prices and inflation rocket, the Tories had decided to rob the old in order to axed the guaranteed inflation-proof pension introduced by the Heath The decision will mean that single pensioners will lose 81p a week, amounting to £42. 12 a year.

£68.12 a ex-Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police has had a rise in his pension of £67, bringing it to £478 a week. Sir John Hunt, former secretary to the Cabinet, had a weekly rise in his pension of f48, taking it up to £342 a week.

was a 138 rise for Sir William Pile, trade unions and Labour Party which fought for the wolfare state. The best way to support the pansioners is to kick out Thatcher's 75 per cent wage hike.

The Tories back bench was shocked to Howe only increase defence spen£200m t500m by generals.

The labour movement is beginning to fight back see the victory at • a victory clal siallets uc myla tual it is mooss oe to fight the dole queue The Fire Brigades Union is challenging, Opel TUC/Labour Party naison committee nas called for a week of action against unemploymen wic liew ycal. nave relected manatemert s derisory nine per cent pay offer Danger working people has to be organised ana allace Ine Tory government change policies, but after 18 months of Tory rule it should be clear to everyone that Thatponcies that actena working people.

The November demonstration in Liverpoo Galle the Labull ralLY mobilise tens of thousands of people against the Tories.

There is a special Labour Party Janent that dill recalled plan action against the government.

Unity always the strength of the labou movement, and it is needed now. need action the Tories. and that means strike lo effective sweep the Tories genera office and return a Labour government. THATCHER surrounded by friends rise from Thatcher's government.

The police had a 75 per cent index-linked, pay

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former chief of the Inland Revenue, who now The upper class knows how to look after its own elderty, and the working class novement

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