IMGpapers 1976–79

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

IT'S BLUE MURDER

Socialist Challenge No. 106, 26 July 1979 · p. 1 of the scan · 359 words

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depends. There will be no end to Paisley and Paisleyism until the cause he advocates is crushed.

The chief guarantors of that cause are the British troops It is they, not Paisley, who are leading the military campaign defeat the latest stage in the Irish struggle for self-determination; it is they are the real prop loyalism, the real enemies democracy and freedom in Ireland.

Which is why we say demonstrate in London on 12 August, the tenth anniversary of British troops going onto Irish streets. Make it the largest Irish demonstration seen in this country for years. Never mind the Pope, no British troups in Ireland!

Assemble 2.30pm Marble Arch: 12 August, London.

people.

must suffer.

Cuts in malnutrition, world recession.

county co-ordinated against the cuts.

of of Thatcher and her ministers have launched a frontal assault on the living standards of all working The Tory message is quite simple: The poorer you are, the more you public expenditure will total four billion pounds. This will mean more unemployment, more more deaths for working class families. The effect of the cuts will be made worse by the An insight into Tory thinking was recently provided by Brigadier Roger Stretfield, chairperson of Oxford council's education committee. He told the Oxford Journal: 'A school dinner of just soup and bread should be sufficient.' The Brigadier further suggested that primary schools should close at When it was pointed out to him that this would hit working women, he stated: Schools are not meant to be child-minding on the rates. Being a mother should be a full-time job until a child is at least 10 years old.' The Tories have declared war on working people. Our reply must not be the usual pathetic refrain of It's Our reply must be to begin the happening locally. But the need is for The annual congress of the TUC in Blackpool this September will be the first major assembly of trades unionists since the Tories came to office. We must mount a massive lobby to ensure that the anger of the rank-and-file percolates the Winter • Join the Right to Work March ...••page 4

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