IMGpapers 1980–83

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

On the warpath

Socialist Challenge No. 218, 22 October 1981 · p. 2 of the scan · 279 words

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While working people are asked to "tighten their belts', the Tories have earmarked massive sums of ever money for the Ministry of 'Defence'. troops to murderous role in the North of the Ireland at an £238m.

continue to play a role in NATO's war games like the recent exercise in 'Crusader'.

nuclear submarine is to be replaced by the marine. to cost £5 BILLION originally. Tory estimates now put the figure between f6 and £8 BILLION. the same time Britain is to become a floating aircraft carrier for the US imperialists and their Cruise and Pershing missiles.

Tories creating falsely named maintain their annual cost of The British armed forces will West Germany, code-named fightback Most important, the Polaris workers, Trident nuclear subTrident was supposed to • And at strength wing bases.

crushed redundancies, and programme of public works financed by taking over the banks and insurance companies.

Slashing the 'Defence' budget could provide more much needed cash to create more jobs and raise living standards.

But the Tories will never implement these policies. They have to be kicked out of office. The miners showed in 1974 that nationally led industrial action can bring the Tories to their knees. The workers who have occupied to save their jobs in Gardners and Lee Jeans have shown that a can be successful.

That's why support for the BL and those at Laurence Scott and Staffa are so important.

And the massive campaign for nuclear disarmament can play a vital role in halting the Tories war-mongering can take the huge 300,000-strong recent march in West Germany and the election of a Greek government committed to pulling out of NATO's military

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