IMGpapers 1980–83

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

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Socialist Challenge No. 272, 3 December 1982 · p. 5 of the scan · 244 words

The scan: sc-no272.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 5 of the scan

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the 75 pits which the NCB defines as 'short life' a massive are South The the entire coalfield. Wales. This is In view OVeT had the vote for inSOCE miners in the recent THE 60 PITS which the National Coal Board last week openly stated it wanted to close within the next eight years include nine in South Wales. But the real threat to the South Wales coalfield is much ballot this is building up. to a potentially explosive confron LOLLIPEE le South Wales dent miners pointed that there are workable reserves at all thes that the NCB deliberately the coalfield will be closed down unless and board as we did in 1981 if they attempt to close down our mine South Wales members Dai Davies works al Threatened is Socialist South Wales reaffirmed its opposition to all pil closures except grounds of exhaustion and latest Inreats coalboard. we will resist ans closures in South Wales, 1am confident that when the first mine is hit we will all be out."

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