Students A 20 per cent rate rise was also proposed. CONDITIONS on the Ferguslie Park estate in Paisley are so bad that the tenants are on rent strike.
Tommy McNamara and John Ferguslie League of Action Groups told ocialist Challenge council has neglected for 30 years Over half houses suffer ing a 40 per cent rise and Labour leader David Threlkeld eventually supported compromise, which was carried, involving a 30 per cent rate rise an average of a f75 a year for each household and cuts amounting to £2.9m.
compromise not the end of the matter to take place over the cuts still on the agenda.
Despite the rate rise solution suported the Labour councillors, the CUL struggle Solihull is a remarkable The mobilisation of Ull. hundreds of young people brought about an exthe community against the destruction ot local services.
Solihull president o the National Union i of Teachers Jackie Law, told Socialist Challenge: "The support we received fight was absolutely decisive in forcing the Tories to Cucal have to keep this alliance going to prevent further attempts by the Tories to destroy welfare and vices educational serDespite the partial climb-down by the Tory council whole episode shows the pro blem of Labour councillors becoming involved in a versus cuts trade-off. At the council meetin ; on Tuesday last week the Labour grou had essentially to decide between a 20 per cent, 30 per cent, or 40 per cent rates increase.
This shows that there is no local solution to the crisis of local authority financing. Only nationally co-ordinated acSocialist Challenge tion of the labour move. ment and Labour local authorities can take or the government and finance houses and force through a no cuts. rate rises' position in the interests of working peo. ple.
12 February 1981
It may have happened uke Inks, and probably did.
'Sit down, Mr Clarke. Well you want be Deputy Secretary of Now just a few questions. We must make sure that vou are the right person for the job. Clarke Junior, William 'You Clarke the difficult ones first You do know that the Department charge of US relations with the Commies.' 'Well, Mr Clarke, not all countries are red, er, I mean with the Russkies.
Mr Clarke, who is the Prime Minister of Zimbabwe?
'Huh?
1 nen the Reagan aide said to Clarke, 'Look Willie just sometki Mr Clarke, Zimbabwe is a long way. away. Try happening in the British Labour Well, I've never heard of that are they commies?' The Reagan aide said, Look Willie, like we taught you The Reagan side felt better when Clarke told his interviewer aid not have an opinion at this time Israel Egypt, all was ncara Lo muller. beller wille, muen better.
The aid positively beamed when Clarke, replying to a question about how soil, sald: would inappropriate to give my views at this time. Although should xeco il short anu not but ou too many words But Clarke proved, knowledge is not necessary не опсе sall lilal nearall Labour com. petence' and who flunked out of law school living vies root that stupidity After all Reagan did ap point this failed lawyer as a JUSLICE Supreme COurT of Catornia and now he is the US Deputy Secretary of State Arse-licking and baiting al c DesI cuannicanons or loos al une White House - - who needs brains and integrity?
ONE man's head was held the assailant's arms whilst bullets were pumped into him. Another was clubbed before being shot.
These murders were witnessed and reported to the Westminster Coroner's Court by two men, Mr Abbas Fallahi and Mr Ali Akbar Tabatabi This was not a scene Ghaddafi's revenge, but the inquest on the deaths at the Iranian Embassy siege last ycal.
Such graphic detail revorted ov witnesses. nare ly biased towards the dead • had been the men' hostages, not going to deflect coroner, Dr Paul Chapman. from hi: patriotic duty to support the SAS who had done the kill. ing He told the jury 'think anital warned them the ..implications to this kiling verdict 1 lit "trueblue' Dr Chapman was a lit tle put out that the jury had taken 'quite so long trigger-happ!
SAS, the doctor thought th Tury shoule reach its verote 50-oddimbilteases to pump 50-odd 'foreigner's' skull Perhaps the next time the SAS go on a shoot-out Another • jury is needed or the required verdict, Dr Chapman could play them a tape of 'Land of Hope anc Glory
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