'Victory' a sell out! | IMGpapers 1980

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himself a socialist. shoula constaer wny ne calls Liverpool please conI WOULD have thought your front page article on the agreement Dec) premature to say, the least.

It gave the impression firemen had scored a victory after the so-called agreement' assure you that the firemen in my area -London, Glasgow are calling it a sell-out rather than a victory.

FBU won because HUve This SUITIS Dower Pa sent Tories cringing. Socialist Challenge, 3 December If only you were right! firemen's pay with a was a little chance of winning that we so on. can majority not to mention better coverage and e sewnert subsequent weeks.

CHRIS COOPER, FBU Kings Norton However such assessment seems to tv. me ace of rational judgement, and wishful thinking The Firefighters weicome. Nevertheless, more an assessment of Tort paternalism ine pro duct of working-class anger The governmen too Happy al the nave peer shaken by the impact of cer tain policies which they have pursued. However, the preSocialist By a BPC occupier They are among 65 NUJ vided two pheasants.

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