been preparing material on terrorin Britain, and the problems UCUbIc themselves into bullet-proof vests.
More insidiously, they have been on the phone to organisations which announce me time out magapine, recruited from the Daily Telegraph Goldsmith's highly-paid hacks have Southampton constituency Party put forward a motion for the emoracy. But this did not sult th welfare was put through ALLAN ROBERTS Labour MP for devastated area to Liverpool. Last Thursday he spent the day behind the counter of his local Job Centre. The Merseyside Right to Work Campaign held an occupation there so that we could tell him about life on the dole in Bootle and the rest of Merseyside.
We knew Roberts is a left talker so we expected to get his support and sympathy — we hoped to find him prepared to take action.
Other commitments he agreed to speak at the Pier Head at the start of the march, and perhaps come some of the way with us. even handed. over marcher's card.
We hope he turns up there's a lot we could discuss with him. Undoubtedly he will work hard to fight local closures and to bring jobs ultimately he looks to the return of a Labour government to solve the problems of unemployment.
'But', we asked, 'most of us became unemployed when there was a Labour government in power, surely its policies paved the way for the Tories?' Is he prepared to fight anyone the leadership? "Yes l'm prepared to fight anyone inside and outside the Labour Party for the things 1 believe in. thing there are two battles to fought, one against the Tories, and one within the labour movement.' When asked whether he support action against Tory attacks, IS the Bootle, grey north of permitting, He 50p for his because Merseyside, but Labour be democratic be would mass action to kick out the Tories now, as the miners did to get rid of the Heath government, his reply was that 'of course' he would support anyone fighting closures and so on, but he thought it wasn't the miners that gor rid of Heath but the Labour Party. He thought we must wait until the next election for a chance to democratic of about says: "I don't believe it's impossible government to bring in socialism, if I didn't believe that I wouldn't be in the explain to you why no government can get rid of capitalism.
won't give up and go away because of The only power great enough will be that of the working class - it may peaceful but it will The Labour Party swallows up and swamps young hopefuls like Allan Roberts every year. He may say now that he's 'not here to defend the capitalist system or how it works', but that's precisely what he's doing by relying on the Parliamentary system. Socialist Challenge 23 August 1979 Page 3 * if fia
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