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Socialist Challenge No. 262, 25 September 1982 · p. 16 of the scan · 500 words

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rise. That was the £1.800 million pounds already spent on the war.

At the same time there are an ec mates ohe million young people out nany whom, particularly black CUCA are resigned to a life without a job The Labour Party conference has a golden opportunity to ride the crest of the widespread opposition to the Tories brutal treatment of the healthworkers and to put out a call that can rally a mass movement to sweep the Tories out of office.

In many respects the Labour Party already has policies that can form the basis of such a mass movement; what is missing is the will and determination on tne part or lne Labour leadership to stop witch-hunting the socialists and tart attacking the Toric and their SDP/Libera allies - the real enemies.

The following policies command broad support in the labour movement: AOELEMURSAEHEBURSN mentl Introduce a 35 hour week without loss of pay. Start a crash programme of public works to meet social need and employ the jobless. Ensure W ULICEL. empioy ed through positive and youth action. Che-nanoma se concerns "privatised' by Lne T OHC * Defend living standards! No restraint. Freeze prices and TCHILS.HLCEEOSC DEICHIL CHL introduce minimum Sharply increase wealth tax. * Stop the Bombl Scrap nucicar systems. Tell the US bases to get out. Withdraw from Hogisterad as a newapaper with the Post Offien Published by Cardinal Enterprisas, PO Box 50, London N1. Printed By Enst End Offset (TU) Ltd, London E2 THE COST of the Falklands war will continue to conclusion of the Shackleton Report published last waek. British tax-payers will have to pour another £40 million pounds into the islands' economy on top of the NATO and our colonial poncing roic narucmany in Ireland and the South * Defend and extend basic rights! Repeal all racist partcularly the Immigration Acts. For community veto over the police and the disbanding of SPG-type bodies. Fora women's right to choose, through 24 hour nursery provisions and the right to Iree abortion on demand.

However these types of policies cannot be WUL through the institutional reform of capitalism as concieved by the TUC-Labour Party plan.

The banks and the big monopolies will resist them to the end. For these reasons the labour movement should take the firet steps to break down this resistance now. opening of the hematitu. / The demand for the the great corporate institutions can be the basis for the drawing up of trade union and plans for the nationalisa tion of the commanding heights of the economy under workers control.

But above all it means that the present block to labour movement advance - ine tories - naveto Dc tackled by joint trade union and Labour Party action; through the labour OVOCIIL building support healthworkers to a mighty effort to force the Tories from office.

Only this can open the road to a Labour government committed to socialist policies.

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