The Guardian for 15 July, bewildering gyrations, total confusion.' He was acclaimed for his handling of the witchDUOL Militant. Then he backed down on Tatchell. Next he bitched in for ASLEF, enfuriating Weighell and Roy Hattersley; so Weighell publicly attacked him. Hattersely simply denied that the Shadow Cabinet had taken any such position on the rail dispute; and by the weekend Foot had made special to ASLEF headquarters withdrawing his backing the strike. THE PRESS has been in a quandary for a week: is Michael Foot to be labelled a hero or a villian?
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Most of the TUC were unhappy about the Tories handling of ASLEF. They are no longer consulted at Vumber 10. Government attempts crush the unions without consultation reave TheT leaders little to do: so they nave to get le on une acu Foot voices their concern.
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The way would then be clear to reverse those policy gains the EEC and incomes policy which have made the Party unfit to govern on behalf establishment. . But for the moment the decks must be cleared to carry through the attack Militant and ine far left. If that creates the right atmosphere, the Bennites are next. Socialist Challenge £10,000!