IMGpapers 1980–83

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

Students occupy against the cuts

Socialist Challenge No. 224, 3 December 1981 · p. 5 of the scan · 410 words

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BiD CORMACITE decision to subsidise Staf12S move But letter simultaneously written to Stalla management he revcals the criticism which only , and help to find other His magical solution is proach outfit Job Creation Ltd' to find Staffa workers jobs.

His "St Pauls conversion' was only a face savformula wouldn't solve his reselection problem.

Clearly major psychological ace management was the problems faced over Christmas Unfortunately it is also true that the strike leadership never successfully solved the problem of involving the ma. and Alison Harris WHILE Polytechnic. of Central staff the London are threatening strike action in solidari ty with students occuagainst cuts in education, the Left Alliance leadership the National - Union Students ing to knife any fight president Aaronowitch told student who were surrounding his national offices mand support for their ac tion, that they should b thankful for the luxury of student unions and that they were lucky, the cuts are even worse e sewhere"

On November students at PCL went into occupation against plans by the college authorities to implement a 20 per cent cut in spending. This is to make up for a deficit o £658.000.

Polytechnics around Jace a 15 per cent cut to be imposed in one year and this is the first serious attempt fight back against the Tory attacks on higher educalion On the Monday following the occupation, the Rector, Colin AdamsOn, called in the polic This ed to 19 arres during level of the day and police violence the won the students much sympathy among the staf!

By occupying a secon sile in Wells St, student forced Adamson to call off the police.

At a mass meeting th following the students angrily condemn ed the NUS leadership fol its refusal to organise sup port for the struggle NUS" attempt to occup headquarters wa frustrated but left Dav Aaronovitel doubt of what rank an file students think of hin A writ has been served on students occupying the Regent St site and bar ricades have been put up The students at PCI have given a lead in show. ing how to fight Tory attacks Occupations should be generalised to other col leges up and down the country but the only wa to defeat the Tories is fo students to link up thei campaigns with the battle of worker. against unemployment.

Socialist Challenge 3 December 1981

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so far as to demand higher to find other jobs

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