What role did these men play? British industry against foreign competitors.
ACCOUNTANTS "Ah", comes the reply, everyone does it.* That's true, but it still does not create jobs. There i a world crisis. overproduction (particularly In the motor industry). More than затем расклапость is ассаси то get rid of that.
The only jobs creatod through the Northrop, Bocing SHE LIKEN OCOLE SCATORI put together were for accountants (and possibly lawyers).
Leyland, Bationaised emi. The Lanau Government could have won coormous prestige for itself and socialism by pledging cradicate bribery, that wasteful and сотгире practice HING AERACTENSIL It did nothing of the sorr Instead those Ministers responATTORNEY-GENERAL SILKIN INDUSTRY SECRETARY VARLEY EX-INDUSTRY SECRETARY BENN sible conspired witlt others to hush up the whole affair; to hide from workins people the corruption and dirty dealings of the capitalist world. In so doing they became part of those dealings.
Tu say they are doing this to save jobs a1 Leyland is a further INSIDE: Geoff Bell investigates bypocrisy The 'SOMEONE Is desperately anxious that you should fords of through' the loss of thousands of Jobs at Leyland in the last year — including the ciosure of the Spoke plant.
We accept no preaching on saving jobs from a Government whose policies have created the largest dolo queue since the war.
Those in the labour movement who turn a blind cyc to hribery claim there is no alternalive. They are wrong.
The fiest thing is to establish the principle of the abolition of business secrets, making Leyand's books the workforoe. We are convinced thar that will reveal a borrible picture of incomperence vindictiveness and corruption Contrary to the capitalist press says, this is not because Leyland is nation alised. Quite the reverse; it's because it in a nationalised company run along capitalist lines VETO We don't think that Leyland or any other single company. can be transformed into an island of socialism. But it is possible to fight for a workers velo over management deci sions, to establish that we will decide who is paid what.
This would be in marked contrast to the 'participation" set up. Already. over South Africa, Leyland management has pointed out that Leyland international is not covered by the Participalion Agreement Under the present system management could carry out any action — however criminal - withou: reference to the workers. The union leaderships in Leyland bave happily gone along with, and even encour aged, this state of affairs.
One further objection need: to be answered. Unlike others who have the documents we now print, Socialist Challenge has no qualms aboul naming those who received Leyland's 'special commissions MORALISTS But, say the self-proclaimod moralists of Flect Street, the gentlemen concerned may face punishment if their cames are publicised Somebow it is all right to cound capers or sirikes. le print the addresses anti-fascists, to 'expose gays and drive them from employment, but noc to madne poopl who have benefitod payments of up to 1:00,00085 3 consequence of knowing the night people.
If these gentlemen chose to rod Les and workers and the citizens of their own country of SETTLES pounds. then the labour movement sbould offer them no protection It is their rules of their jungie they chose to operate by. Let Government itself has nodded tbem suffer the consequences.
Socialist Challenge 10 August 1978 Supplement Page 1
ON 30 OCTOBER 1977, the Observer carried an article entitled, 'Leyland: An executive speaks his mind'. The article was sub-titled, 'A middle manager at British Leyland explodes some of the popular myths and points an accusing finger at top a frontal assault on the top bosses at Leyland, blaming them for UP management.
A couple of days after the story was printed, a jourialist at the Ohserver who had associations received a phone call. It was trom a detective sergeant ar Soocland Yard.
Who, the journalist was asked, was the ELLIOT journalist didn't know.
Could the name he supplied, asked the detective. If it could, there would be 'something in it' for the journalist. documents on which based have proved company's name has