groundswell of opposition to her policies building up in the unions and have-half-heartedly-declared As this pressure begins to perapproach and attempts to subordinate any fight-back to chummy As trade unionists and their support their struggles for decent wages, the right to a job and trade union principles, the tension and conflicts between the conference and the Cabinet leaders will lead right. few years back, over the question PROGRAMME already be seen in Benn's decision greater 'democratic' control in the refusal to mobilise grass roots support in favour of its policies. At no stage, for example, did they encourage and help build mass opposition in the labour movement to Callaghan's policies.
Containing their opposition' to Parliamentary barking, they were thus forced to accept cuts in social expenditure, the 5% norm and tighter immigration curbs. There would seem little doubt that, on this record, the struggles that emerge will be seen by them merely as affording a little more 'elbow room' in dealing with the The second major weakness of the Tribune grouping is that its programme can provide no real solution to the problems facing working people and their allies. Far from fighting for social answers to the present crisis, its main thrust is Mass action is the only effective w
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