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that sociasis teno to enore, becausd tHC nationalism or a cominant naton is not expressed openly except in The most important aspect as well ПОПІЗМ couatine une interests or workers with the interests or britisn caDiman upon me You say British capitalist You say:
i would be a mistake to soc Last week's vote as some examoie of rising English nationalism, Clearly all parties want to sort our a situation nev see as a bit or particular form that it takes which is at issue."
This does not heip. Clearly, Tories say they dispute the form that devolution will take new want a torm wnich does not the interests ot their thumping vicTory lineup against the unlouine Doin mean sometning.
ne deteat is not a oarliamentary that English nationasm Is risine But analisn capitalists co not need to defend English national And these institutions are relevant DOIN to FIne and tne tasks COT working class Capitalism an only tackle th conomic crisis on an all-Britis basis. The capitalists need central control over oi revenue.
Piss outants in in and and Wales fuelled by regional grievances and stoked oy nationairs. mavericks. ney neec a central ised state and repressive apparaBecause of the strength working class resistance it is no ver possible to introouce such a siate But it is still necessary. And assemblies with any legislative or up huge trouble for the class in future: they would only be rendered safe by a tun-scare eftheir cereat or me working class bill's However pathetic and grotesque ine are Thatcher's efforts.
trying to construct a ruling class the abour Government one musi strengthen all elements in society Enev which favour a strong and centralised state and executive. She is engaged in a Unionist polltical offensive. PROBLEMS The problems she faces is that opposition to the Assemblies would create more foblems that it would solve. It would risk unting ine whole or against a future ruling . The desertion of the Labour anti-devolutionists got her off the hook. she could maintain verbal commitment with opposition in practice with Davultubd.
The danger is not that English society will unite against Scottish society but that the working on both sides become a barteeround lot fival cabials amotions. ine orobiem is not whether to back indepenand democial working class. •YOU begun to do this if chorand It is true that Scottish socialists Tory must mignt tor ine unity or une British labour against any tendency to divide the comained Ines as the Bill's main present.
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of the border will Support for the SP lists can do the union but how to English workers rights of the Scots workers. mont nave you tasks and movement, and It is for this reason tha independence must be opposed at conducting There is a limit to what socia country semblies will ultimate- Your maKes champion the The future unity of the labour Michael Foot at the conference of the Labour Party in Scotland English so last They hands of movement lies in the hands Line MOSt possible campaign against of Bili disciplining of the MPs responsi ble, for immediate binding referan• me speediest oos sible elections to constituent aseditorial_lays tasks in front of English workers banute ke about the mistaken - vIew English nationalism is rising. But precisely because capital nationally Cabilalist Tuit they foster entrenched Teacholary British chauvinism workers to their whic -DInOS rulers ane oines mem to mel tasks. Unfortunately dear com, Unionism does not need t rise: it is already alive and living in ine near or me labour movement WnICA •VOU forgotten. We hope future issues that it has been a MAKIIN ULCANT
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