Capitalism is an ens The leaders of EtH and the trades unions offer siluriens that une in the interests, not of the СВИНИНИ ПРИВО-ПЕЖОСТО БІГШЕН НЕНЦЕЛ thr labour movement, These should be iraclusie in character trouping togethe militants holding a wide range of politics To hegin to fight for the creation of e un fied and democrane revolutiunan socialist allemative he thousands of worker ingaged in such an organisation should he hased on the anderstandling shat:
The bocks with that of winer oppres Cling For their libratio This socialism con only be achieved by crenlin new organs of power and defeating Milk DEFY TENS THE POWER WE SERIES today, wich Tall rights HOLS DE SOCIST HEREROAMER millions of wockers throughout the world. We are opposed to them sed will offer full suppur!
n an international Mole. Thor unity neil i run he decisive in defeatine bod et dictatorships thry stain in Talin Amerks, Africa and Asia.
In Britain il imples demanding the imm hair withram al at British tromps Tree Irelan ad lenting the Irish people delermine cheir ow TETUTE wings have any meaningful sorters for the overthrow on the capiralist stale. Now nore fuseerable than our the preeniling ine decades. Hut such parlin can only be huill ng TELL HE BEHISI merrily. This Tactions had rendencies
tenants and pensioners.
The council estate on which sbe Lives Islington. North prize. Yet life for the people who actually live there is far from utopian. Countless things which regarded trivial details: by prize-winning archi tects, make everyday living more kitchen, campic, nas no wingow so ina! when she is frying chips the fat spits in her face and the room lice Wine snell. A ventilator is provided, but as it runs on clectricity a pensioner like Margaret is afraid F running up huge bilks, so shi doesn't use Margaret alsi "designed with economy in mind, not people', VICW TrOTE room's only window is of a wall The back yard is small, and bad drainage means that it is usually covered in sludge. Margaret has to keep a pair of wellingtons handy to go outside. height, and [right] with the door that dian't tit.
Furtber problems arise when she wants to empty her rubbish bins. She has to carry heavy bags rubbish stairs, and then lift them above waist height to push the rubhish bit by hit into a narrow chute. This Tear of physical endurunce for a pensioner is not made an easier by the pervading stench of urine from the unwashed walls surrounding the rubbish area.
NICE PROFIT This area underneath the flats is •LIC garage space, A nice profit fee the council means petrol fumes and often the noise of cars in the carly hours of the morning for tenants The windows, debris and down in the garages make a subtenants" sense of well-being and security.
Margaret Ryan was one of the Irst lebanis lo move mo Dr "model estate nearly six vears Margaret Ryan at the prize-winning rubblan atute, which requires garbage to de fitter above waler She hat her back door didn't fit th frame properly, letting in the rair • Tight o wasted breath complaining to the council every that you could take the council to pourt for things like that, She first went to November. The council admitted they were at fault and an order MST SHAC carry out the repairs within 28 days. The job has still not bee done. margaret nas boot cren -COLICE thing through be completes mad the jargon of the legislation, far it has come to nothing except for two letters from thi smashed counal informing her that she was jeopardising her tenancy by complaining. to the A carpenter from the counci did come round once, but he had little time and the job inadequately. The old door left to rot in Margaret's bac yard, blocking the already prob lematic moce Her pension ail and her rent years. The bunal time she went to and a trade nodding off to sleep.
THE INS complexities forcibly driving TACLUISS This is the governs it. They #bo drinks was done manager, to mectings. that tha support tenants trol. pendent Anant trom marks of Uaf the National Frontcillor, Ann Page.
water in is typical of a Labour Jocal Lenants Margaret supposed to represent.
drainage Margaret's ciectricity bill is about to soar and the cold and the wet begin to eep into her living room Social security benefit come to 527.70 a week, La 610.14 - B more than a third of her income.
She hasn't eaten meat for four social security iri about her last electricity bill - ICEM understandin, matter they said the should have saved You know peopie including a lady what not COLLECTIVE ACTION Margaret is well aware of the necessity of collective action to one of the Prebbles 14, served with an Injunction by the High LE WACE CHE DO TOE ERIC! ing a local estate agent which was working people out of Islineton. She se paper's up a tepants association on her estate but has withdrawn from it COMICHELE DELL estate sits in on the meetings way council Myand the estate come in on our CYNTHIELS council *locations 10 is keen der to keep chem under co They don't want ind tenants" associations that are to the left,' she says.
¡lusions En Islington's Labour council. Last Christmas, when Margarer wa' ill, the council's meals on wheels sodern service brought her some lunch.
the woman whe trouble braught the meal in to her MID THOU SULLEED TOE United - the mea was revolting. Margaret decided to take it there and then, round to the home of ber local coun The council lar's mother woudn't let ner in and told her to 'put it in writing How do you put two cold classes prunes and custard made with writing"?" For Mar garet, this burenucratic respons CREENS.
with ine day-ro-dny concerns o hen ken.
regards them Uncomradely writs THE COMMUNIST Party has served a writ on the breakawa New Communist Paris, scoord ing lo reports we have receled from correspondents in Leed and Sarvey. The NCP nam clulms weekly paper New Worker (no thought to be a reference to Sl DUCE WAS DUCE EACH The CPGB Is claiming that was the Surrey distriet hea have Issued a writ for re-possession. The NCP was served with a The NCP leaders have served n counter-writ demanding backnasmeets for three ful tmen For three yeurs at C1000 a year They are stating that acless the cluim redundancy benefits for the years in qaestion.
Our correspondents anderstand that the NCP lenders have Bad Inferenal discussions with the Vietnamese and Soviet Commu aist Parties in this country as well as with the Australion Socialisi Party (an NCP-type formation in TAS CHORITY"
Sociallst Challenge is of the opinion ihat a court cose Involvunseeinly and messy affair The should be settled amlcably, If the iwo sandles so deare we would be prepared to initiate a workers" tribunal to resolve the THE CAMPAIGN agair the MOTENT BARS bore and tack Tony Chaler, seemir to be reaching ins і climar Virtually the entire staff is up ir arms and determined to get rid of Chater. The campaign h being spearheaded by one of the news COMMENSTE Colin Chambers, who has had his copy manted once too often.
the succersion is other Than FOung Chris or present assistant reliable but might injeer some life toro the paper, In reality the Star нов до ос d scciana pope indulging in reportage wYnich suits the inctical needs of the CP A lot more needs to de changed than the editor.
THE SCOTTISEI O-level Tande die cover wide countries Lebanon South Africa, and black ghettoes in the Ventures. Tate somer, dar States regular SIERON. Yes, you're right, it's Ireland the director of modern studies this out when be aaked principal modern studies teachers to cover Ireland in their non-certificate these are for those they're 16 and lieu join the ranks of the uncmployed.
The teachers turned down tbe suggestion. Maily said that while hey were sure the students woul Theiselves to cover the question impartially, At least they're LIVERPOOL IS rocked by an Pd by this fact i the unco health authority, is cheerfully planning to cut the 11.00 ke to cal Later P 3,300, Ir Eric Heffer, The Health Minister SOCIALIST CHALLENGE 22 September, 1977 pAg Roland Moyle aalked setion and rationalisation in Cheerpool imbecile!
Doesn't he know that "moderninarion" will mean by Amar 1978 and the redu of she 680 beds in Sefton Gen Hogaltal by a quarter? Co Barnett, the regional office NUPE, stated some time ago t the wowid continue until the outho guarantees that reduced by the scaling down This might save wage packe bur it undicely to save lobs. Th nor awd will the hewith suffer, but so will the heath other workers.
HARINGEY's education chie unleasbed a "Green Paper" sor ment called for prienary and secondary sch by 1956. It was greeted -purrage by local teachers and Hornsey Labour Party Grearer London Council indis that Haringo to account for as many thousand children under of 11.
rospective parlianient late, welcomed the GL MOUS TO CORD TRESE councillors would not impler the paper needi HOWCHET Haringey's education alait education are called for t surely some claases educate the educators.
KEN ALTEN served in British Army from 1938 to 19% could say. HOOT HOSE ADOUr TEE But Alcies was satisfied with peace. He beca an alcoholic, and got involved a nember of freclance capers the latest of which was serving SOCIATOE HERS COORA "Colonel' Callam in Angola.
Somehom r or other he manage la get hack from Angola in on plece and Immediately afte murds joined a gang He los where meut worth 14,000 stolen. Obviously butcher Angola had atracted him to s sort of meat, Aliken vas arres and admitted guil He w given an 18 month jail sentence suspended for ten years how let us suppose that Ale ind been an unemployed blac for at least five years with words of a pustificuling, roc magistrule resounding in his can Inst goes to show ...
Last word Engiand mode degrad impression: a gaudy exhibition servility and stupidity. The b surgeoisie or least knowr ira doing: this medieval lum wid come in very handy in fort coming battles as a first be Trozsky, Dairy in Exile 193 eiry for 8 May
SOCIALIST CHALLENGE 22 September, 1977 page 4
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BORN IN 1903, Margaret Ryan has had a lifetime of struggle which could fill a book. In fact she is writing one. But although unusual in her fighting spirit, the problems she faces are everyday ones for millions of
water "in writing"?" tenants
*How do you put two cold prunes and custard made with If the door doesn't fit - forget it
Trouble at Ye Old Morning Star
No Irish studies, OK?
Rationalisation: Labour style
Haringey's IllIterates
Confessions of a mercenary butche Ta e