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The power workers threaten ed action looms horizon, but the only possible strike immediately threatening the Government is that of the tanker drivers. However on this front as well, all the necessary preparations have been made scoop week, Worker, tails enormous credit, revealed the "Operation Raglan". What has been planoed requisitioning of the tankers (at the point of guns?) by soldiers in an anemoe to smash strike. The recent breakers glen Government RUTHLESS The blacklisting of British firms, SHEOLDETACHE. and least significant, acceding to wage demands over the 10 per cent limit is another indication of how Labour takes the task it has ser itself: the efficient managing of the capitalist sustem, to face up to rhe facts of the situation. Callaghan and Foo have, till remarkable series of successes The ruthlessness this Ciovernment has dealt with any sign of mass working class unstinted admiration of both the City COLORED SAO International Monetary Fund True it has also led to prowing demoralisation traditional base of support the country as a whole. activists, in particular, extremely discontented. this has not yet found a serious reflection mentary Labour Party:
The Houseof Commons. and the entire way LUTELIRIS. cisely to isolare and insulate its outside. True there are some Labour MPs who, in private, are savage and unsparing in their shacks on Foot and Benn. Some have developed a completely niulietic attitude to politics. At least two are actively considering not returning to Parliament this is, in reality, a reflection of their own crists of perspectives LAST WEEK saw a virtual collapse on the wages front. Union after union retreated before the Labour Government's onslaught. The miners accepted a deal within the 10 per cent norm and were thanked in the House of Commons on behalf of a grateful "nation" by Callaghan. The steel unions accepted, without any concessions from the British Steel Corporation. the closure of a plant near Cardiff, which will create 3,300 redundancies. It looks as if nationally there will be 30.000 steel workers joining the dole queues in the coming months. The engineers and the workers in the water industry also bowed before the Government.
The only UNCT the political alternative Callaghan/Foot front-page had set in Socialist On the details thrown the Tory B a military the racist card. She promised & returi collective bargaining experience of the opposed to the principle BELLI ha the strike new heart to Financial for seriously We have had which amongst in Parts But the Parlia in which it was designed preCallughan, But bay TARIQ and ALI desperately credible dilenna is Government.
TEST way it can be Callaghan's overcome is by mapping out a axis, This even the most criticical let MP. have been incapable of doing in the present period. It is aliciost as though a political paraiysis DEGE side.
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disarray. Thatcher has revealed Best.
lie Labour Aires Neave has stated that he is power sharing in Ireland as it is Shadow Cabine appears to be totally divided Times has suggested that if Thatcher reached implemented her immigration policy that involved reneging would lose three senior Tor Teaders: Whitelaw, Carrington Gilmour The sungcated that in party short of talent, replacements might UTCHOSE THENCES Standate. The Lahour Cios criment has not just stolen a with most of the Tories clothes What can she do except try and arrucks an the The first test of the impact of Thatcher's racist nutburst will come with the fard North by-clection carly next in preceding by-clections, it in expected that the fores wil win the seat An Inportan indication will be the size of their majority. At the same towever. it is worth remembering that it will, ar be only a partial test. Ilford North Is not a tepical stronghold. The THE WAS HOL 100. Ir has been a traditional Tory seat for many years. that The real and ultimate test, of course, will be the next Cieneral That is what will decide the immediate future of British politics, For the impasse on the wages front political importance, and nor BLACE FACES SECOND also he shaken up UNITY Socialists will, as usual, call of a labour government. This Labour's policies for managing Tories, but because the Labour Party remains, unfortscately the only mus working class abernative in national politics At the same time it is certainly not sufficient merely to slate our intentions in this regard We have to mount a politica?
ESTEL demonstrate that there exist a for dealing with the crisis.
Unity campaign to mount an clectoral challenge to reformism becomes of key impordecision by the Socialist Workees Party to develop a common front with Socialist Unity against reloracist Torie HONORAL DUE METEC the most powerful policica campaien over mounted by the revolutionary left. The fact tha this common front still seem some way off in an indication we too have not beer totally imatune to the politica crisis which has afflicted every workine class organisation The sooner we can surmount it but for all working clas back now.
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