IMGpapers 1980–83

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

DIARY OF A JOBS MARCHER

Socialist Challenge No. 197, 14 May 1981 · p. 5 of the scan · 614 words

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the governments LIVERPOOL TO LONDOM 1-31 MAY THE Right to Work Campaign.

It's pouring with rain, from waiting, from Schreiber's. the march.

Manchester Haughton ing the marchers song: don't want dale.

and watch The next day 'protect him.

passed through.

greet us.

with her son.

for the People's March.

place.

and the broad democratic ment.

The against.

'Colonel' Barry pupils THURSDAY:

Liverpool.

unions.

woman's right to realise it would be in bad taste Cathy The Quads, the stage.

announcement that Labour has room: are thrown out. MONDAY: we marched twenty miles from Warrington to Satford. There's a good turnou to greet us and a whole array of speakers in cluing the north west district organiser of the Communist Party and John Deason from the our feet are tired after the tenth speaker we're glad to hear from a couple of marchers Elsie Broad from Royal Pride and Phil Davies A WRP marcher gets up to speak and begins to denounce the march. He's grabbed by the throat and removed from the plattorm.

TUESDAY: the day that Bobby Sands dies. At first the SWP give out black armbands, then they back down and agree to take them off or march without their green uniforms behind On Tuesday evening we are guests at the Now Contury Hall where the Woavers entertain us. It's a big event. We end up dancing round the hall sing We want work, we WEDNESDAY: a 'rast day. I go to Royal Prido Mr Novak entaring the factory gets a polica escort to A delegation goes off to a st Helens glass factory which was missed as wo Grenada televises a busload of marchers arriving at Laurence Scott's, occupiad to save jobs. The workers come out on the street to On to Ferranti's where we're given VIP treatment, including roast lamb and pineap ple fritters. We talk to the workers in the fac Maurgen explains she is on the march She feels strongly about how unomployment affacts young people.

The heavy collection box showed the potantial interost among amplayod workers The second 'Democratic Assembly' takes A debate about allowing Tories to spoak on the platform allows the Communist Party to outline their concepts of the march alliance. They argue that Tories should be allowed to speak to exploit contradictions inside the governassembly decides against allowing political representatives of the Tory party to speak. Marchers point out that the Tories are responsible for everything we're marching Williams rules the Democratic Assembly like a headmaster. The us marchers - are only allowed a limited freedom to express our views.

leave Manchester for Stockport with the biggest send off since One Ferranti steward expressed the view that it would have been even better if strike action had been called by the trade Thursday evening finds us at the Poko Poko club, chicken and chips, waitresses and free drinks. The comedians intend to come on in drag but after the row about the sashes for work the organisers from Lee Jeans sings, she's very Coot to get a job. The People's Marchers Fi are marching, sing:

It's an inspiring evening that ends with the won ManCheshire and the GLC. 'Maggie, Maggie, out, out, out, rabounds around the FRIDAY: we are now in Cheshire and Macclesfield. It's much posher here. Left wing speeches from Labour Party members and anyone actually fighting for jobs are definite ly the most popular. Marchers are still not being encouraged enough to speak in my view SATURDAY: à van goes to Wemblay. We are told to build support for the People's march We are all ready to watch the Cup Final al Congleton Labour Club, but to our disgust wo

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