IMGpapers 1980–83

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

Foot shocks Notts miners' gala

Socialist Challenge No. 250, 18 June 1982 · p. 14 of the scan · 296 words

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support for Solidarnose when a tew months earlie he had the air traffic controllers arrested.

should workers back Solidarand LOSE COll miners do to help?

First, in the name of interty. Second, the Polish suppressed and crushed their struggle will be that much weaker. The miners' help is very important. At the moment when there are preparations going ahead for general strike and there is members united on and Michael Foot.

With the possibility of a confrontation over the closure of Snowdon colliery in mind Buckton pledged ASLEF's continu ing support for the miners, promised his union would 'stand by the and health workers.' Michael Foot said tha the lesson to be learned from the war in the South Atlantic was that the UN needed to be 'strengthened'. He also said that the MINERS, health workers and Labour Party the Nottinghamshire miners' gala on Saturday 12 June. The rally was addressed by train drivers' leader Ray Buckton, tragedy of the war was that British soldiers and sailors were being killed by weapons sold to Argentina by British arms makers.

This was met by shouts of 'By a Labour govern. ment when Foot turned ment when Foot turned round and claimed that the government had stopped the sale of Chile, and El Salvador Foot also hailed the militancy of the miners and defeat of the Tories in February last year: 'All of us in the House of Commons and everywhere elst have much to learn from the miners' victory.

Yes indeed that mass extra-parliamentary acon as une only way le defeat the Tories!

The demonstration was given the sad news of the collapse of the Notts Area General Secretary and national executive member, Joe Whelan Socialist Challenge woul like to wish him a speedy recovery

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