IMGpapers 1980–83

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

RAPE-ROW MINISTER

Socialist Challenge No. 230, 28 January 1982 · pp. 1-2 of the scan · 303 words

The scan: sc-no230.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 1 of the scan

that poor old Dick had to maintain 2 houses.

The Duke of Westminster, without doing a stroke of work, was allowed by ancient charter to buy back the f20m former site of the St George's Hospital at Hyde Park Corner for the sum of £23,700. This much-needed hospital had been down by the Tories. The good Lord has announced that he will put up an office block.

The Sun chose to ignore these obscenities, but trumpeted lies about rail workers drinking disco dancing and playing cards in worktime! weekly because no one can live on the pathetic amount they get for 40 the real issues involved in the rail dispute are however coming across despite the Sun and the rest of them.

They are:

* Defence of the eight hour day * Defence of 38,000 jobs * Opposition to making the present unsocial hours intolerable * For a rail industry with adequate investment to produce a decent service for fed-up commuters. £50,000 BINGO!

CAN'T GAG -a Railmen ban The Sun in Sun 7 row ovel fiddling rs, says fairbaim ease BEE HE ASLEE men paid as they drink, sleep and disco SUN NEWS EXCLUSIVE 1 £50,000 IS SACKED BY MAGGIE draw dole until most of this is used up, and very few of those made redundant will ever find new jobs.

We must not be conned into thinking some of us will survive. More large scale redundancies will follow this year, particularly in the foundry section. After that LV's ability to survive at all will be in doubt.

If all together and press case we will find that management and the government policy it is implementing CAN be defeated This will be our last chance.

Leyland convenor p15

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