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"Tug" Wilson of Scotland Yard, who told us that by doing so we would he liable to prosecution for contempt of court.
This was in connection with the trial of former Leyland executive Graham Barton and his wife Farma now taking place at the Old Bailey.
But on 26 July the document we now reproduce - known as Exhibit 53 - was TeaM QUE In court by Graham Barton's defence lawyer, William Howard.
DENIED Howard was Lord Ryder about the existence o1 me Leyland susE Tou Ryder used head Enterprise whe hold 95 percent of the bates in Leyland Ryder denied any nowledge of exhibit 53, but an a Critish Layland Motor Corporation Veniorandum TASTIE M 'Socialist Challenge" is at last able to print one of the "Leyland slush fund' documents we have had in our possession since January this year, reports GEOFF were prevented from earlier witness, Leyland trea August 1975.
Among those to whom the memo was addressed was Alex Park, Leyland's former chief exccutive. At the trial Park also the time of its circulation. the document as aunted In court runs to Socialist Challenge possession of only rwo of them. remedies to the /problemi listed on page two, general suggest a tightening-up of the way toe commessis are paid.
Socialist Challenge is preverited by the contempt of court warning from publishing other the documents relating to tourn to be leine and sta Fund while the trial of Graban - who b accused of cod omaining money ¿ copies of two letters see we spelly spinnie three pages.
GRAHAM and FATMA BARTON Taise pretences — continues.
These other unlike the one reproduced here have not been quoted in full in court.
CONTRADICTION In apparent contradiction of the contempt warning, bow Jodge the trial that in has opinion the documents, procodings.
On documents he this or Crabar The Alan King Fatma including Nazis and Spain.
La tale campaign Socialist of the whole issue of the shush fund has little relevance to the court reply to 26 July he said such were not directly material to the issues which the jury had to try'. On 19 July he forced to resign.
slush fund was not an Barton contin Leyland shush fundry of the am campaign.
Mr Sever, MP.
June anteen Day has thai immigrants left-wing Class States Fine.
languages. taking New found BIRMINGHAM COUNCIL. Is presently considering an applithe Movement to hold a rally in the city's town hall in October. The who mude the applies til tend.
memhers will allend. BeOhis expression from Belgium, Germany, Italy.
The applicant in question b Peter Marriner, and thereby - as they say - hung tise hy-election In Ladywood last summer Socialist Daily and Challenge revealed Marrier's fascist connections. We reported that Marriner had been acknowledged us a leader National Youth Movement by the BM's organ British Patriol: that be WAS associated with Column 88 and had been seen organising u demo for Robert Rell Mariner's role was a little unusual. He was the ageat for ful candidate in the by-clection • TU1 Marriner claimed that he had the (fascist move ment. It didn't wash. He was the moestrous smears', adding: 11 Sellebted Pete contiase to work in th Murriner has now told the Birmingham Post that he has been the British Movement's political adviser since the Be organi ten and the organisation when was formed in 1968. Socialist Unity und Socialist Challenge look #noncial contribution from the hapless •WE REPORTED in our 22 issue that leader Derrick Day was being taken to court for refusing to send hi 11-year-old danghter to school.
costs by North London magistrates He told the court: My child could never ever go to a school inanduted because the HELTELIES The teachers" Day sass he will Board Game IT'S ABOUT time a board and brainwashing Monopoly has been markered. It's called Struggle and (where else?) from the United The game's creatol Bertell Ollman, is a lecturer and he says the profits will go 10 socialist schools and journals.
Class Struggle looks Ike it's taking off. It is selling very well in the heardland of monopoly capitalism and will soon be availahle in seven Big husiness isn't this lying down.
Oman's recent appointment as head of department Maryland Universicy led to a major political controsersy.
The only problem is that commercial succcas leads to one shing and another. The game's largest distributor, Brenano's Bookstores, is experiencing a battle for unionisation. Workers at some of the suburban stores have been on strike for seven months, and they asked Class Struggle in solidacity Olanan has deckned, He says that his business can't afford it.
Right lift THE FACE of Earo-commo aism is taking shape in the National Union of Students, with a new plan the the right WiSE while haild harricades against the far left.
Their ideu is to wind up the Broad Left, which rums the and launch a Demo cradic Students Alliance. This would embrace Labour and Liberal students, the Studen Christian Movement, and possibly some students close to the Torles.
The dropping of "left" from the provisional title and th acquisition of "democratic" can he taken as a sign of the times The plan A cludes hiving off the union's women and campaigns. effort to The Broad Left executive for ite vent the regular criticisms of failure to pursue these issues None of this proposed face has heen communicaled to the Nation Organisation of Lahour Ste dents, the CP's principa partner in the Broad Left. Al conference.
Communic #successfully opposed a NOLS reintroduce the No Platform for Fascists policy.
In the better traditions of diary journalism, NIN bere with appends the comments we received from several motables Fi usked about the plans:
Sally Hibble. CP organiser: have alway been committed to the Broad Left. The Communist Party will remain committed to the Broad Left.
Peter Sukin of NOES: " would be very sceptical about this. It seems contrary to what the CP were saying at the Communist University of London, Dave Aaremoritch, CP member and NUS secretary: *People in the CP have proposed things like this, bu the CP does not formally hold this work one enter work with the Liniom - Liberal Students UNIC left Christians would he within the broad lines of in the better truits a CP investigative journalism, NEN would only add that when the our inquiries, they immediately launched a huntthe-lesk exercise.
Boring Lines On Hearing That Chris has been Appointed Editor of Socialial Worker.
Welcome back, welcome * ck There's room for you a are predictable' hac s Those petty-bourgecle radicals of yor (chorus)
H'e curtains then for Nichol for Foot and Laurle Flynn, SW's in a pickle For they've let the wrong man We read it tirst in the Now ficer Street in hot FILLI pursult.
In SW under Harman, We're waiting for the truth!
It will be a long wait. (Above remark is boring and BLICISDIS Socialist Challenge 3 August 197B Page 3
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