IMGpapers 1980–83

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

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Socialist Challenge No. 211, 3 September 1981 · p. 5 of the scan · 151 words

The scan: sc-no211.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 5 of the scan

THE BBC have decided to call off the 1981 Dimbleby. quite right too. An impartial and balanced broadcasting cannot have Thompson explaining public that great danger of cinerated in a nuclear holocaust.

Nor can viewers be subjected to Edward Heath's criticisms of Thatcherism Surely balance means maintaining the status quo, the BBC did neutral figures like McNamara, lecture and World Bank, and the ment tunately available. they are being inpresident the establishphilosopher Sir Isaiah Berlin, to take on the job. Unfornone of Was BBC directol general, who thinks anything that might upset Thatcher should be dropped.

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