IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

Talking of the weather...

Red Weekly No. 165, 9 September 1976 · pp. 9-10 of the scan · 495 words

The scan: rw-no165-sep-9-1976.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 9 of the scan

'Due to the water shortage ment reorets but bedirt, dust, etc. trave nome my unemployment and Water Authority regrets between 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. working people joined have to remain filthy Since the traditional heavy industrial desert.

unemployed to fight fires OF CHOIST result of a general Not nat vol but of British foresee this weather?

Sure, it's Tinancial you, managethe showers will remain locked.' So, having worked in oil, grease, for eight hours, we have to •Due to the water shortage .... the Welsh disconnected So, having arrived home from the 6-2 shift filthy, we Still, it could be worse. In the North West, standing taps in the street are being prepared. Working class women, it will be the women or kids, will have to queue in order to receive inadequate supplies Never mind, our lads in the British Army are doing a fine job fighting fires. A nice change from cracking Catholic heads. course it's beyond the capacities of the - wer. mavoe not quite beyond their capacities, but the troons are cheaper and if you give inese loafers a job, even a temporary one, they! expect one as some sort of right can accuse tne Labour Government of being idle on the issue They've established a hot line for informers and in conjunction with other European governments intend to punish the water They're doing all they can, and after all, who can control the weather? This drought came from the blue. It's not the Government's fault that the past five years have been exceedingly dry. How could they rough on the workers. - MInG raids on golf courses are going a bit far. These women should leave it to the authorities. After all, if we're going Party leaders were being opportunist blaming Plaid Cymru. After all, these 'Nats' with their opposition to reservoirs being sited on arable lands are a nuisance. If we had Plaid in Birmingham, they without water rather than South Wales. That's no solution. Is I Yes, I know there's 38 million gallons of drinking water in and around the pits not being used. But what do you want, should start queuing OUTside not producing anything for the first time in four saturday one Sure, our firm's beg stockpile against the possible closedown. least that way they don't lose DrOTITS overtime. Of course, they use thousands and provide more gallons of water that way, but that s not their fault is it?

beowds to say on the drought? Nothing! See, ever Anyway.

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page 10 of the scan

of action and a forceful campaign of propaganda amongst the rank and file, which does not depend on the labour bureaucracy. people in all countries. The blood of Enriquez, Santucho, Rodriguez and the countless others who have fallen since Ernesto Che Guevara

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