IMGpapers 1980–83

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

No bunkers for Labour London

Socialist Challenge No. 199, 28 May 1981 · p. 12 of the scan · 318 words

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page 12 of the scan

Challenge By Tessa van Gelderen but also London's nuclear bunkers.

National Demonstration 6 7 June •For a nuclear free Europe THE NEW Labour Greater London Council intends not only to boycott the royal wedding.

The Labour group is refusing to fulfil statutory civil defence obligations anons fäces a serious controntation the Tories.

•The new GLC administration i committed to the wasteful spending so-called home defence,' said Illtyd Harrington, deputy leader councu 'Such preparations can only serve to make nucicar wal more thinkable and more likely War Instead the GLC will divert yesoLice away from nuclear war preparaTORS iow eids protecting London natural isasit m. in particular, flooding the Thames GLC's civil defence budget had been fixed at £706,000 for this y cal The goyernment is likelv to sit back and 1/U1 let the capitai city's civil defence disappear This is not because it has any illusions that the plans would save any Londoners the event of nuciear attack but because it strikes straight at the heart of the Tories' missile madness it's not civil defence that will protect the of the bemb. The very evistence of Trident and Cruise missiles in Britain will this country the number target burope. Waste The Labour manifesto for the elections in London committed itself to a unlateralist policy and the enaing or nuclea! W aste i being transported through London.

Any attempt the part of the Tóries to intenvent prevent une Labour GLC carrying out policy tor was elected should be met with a huge response trom the people of London The government intervened in a similar situaton in 1956 against the Si Pancras Metropolitan Borough. A commissione: was appointed inr two years until : new council nar obLUANiEWS reversed the decision The recision the people London!

W ass Teversed Tories decision to have Cruise and Triden And hopeful iv thev wor t have to wa till 1984 for that.

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