the next 20 years, even when the Tories were returned to power.
But the deep structural problems in the Scottish economy meant that even the DUSL-WaI boom and subsequent period of relative prosperity throughout the capitalist world could not provide sufficient employment in Scotland.
This brought about a wholly new development - regional economic policy, which began with the Distribution of Industry Act in 1945. The aim of the policy was the direction of industry; the provision of an adequate environment for it to grow and in SOlIC cases the provision of MEETINGS IN WALES *Why socialists should support an Assembly for Wales' Monday, 26 February, 7.30pm, Corporation Hotel, Cow Bridge Rd.
East, Canton, Cardiff
Meeting sponsored by:
Socialist Challenge, Morning Star, Tribune, and Y Faner Goch Tuesday, 27 February, 7.30pm, New York, Princess Way Roundabout, Swansea.
Speakers from: Socialist Challenge and Y Faner Goch [Morning Star invited] Socialist Challenge 22 February 1979 page 10 the was a massive transfer of votes to the SNP, mainly from the Tories but increasingly from Labour supporters. Coupled with the growth of trivial forms of Scottish nationalism, this in, development was seen by many an particularly the movement — as a step towards reacnonary nationalism. socialists to outright revulsion against any form of legislative Assembly. What they could not understand was that the rise of working class support for the SNP was temporary, and in itself a reflection of the aspirations of the Scottish people for some form of self-government. With the introduction government's devolution legislation in 1977 and the long drawn-out battle in Parliament to get it passed, Labour regained the traditional which the people of Scotland, in their majority, have always given the party. Throughout 1978 support for the Labour Party in Scotland grew. Confirmed government supporters were