the 12 month rule.
recognition. into struggle against succeed.
wings. It ls now public knowledge that Michael the bloc in this year.
one objective - making capitalist crisis.
ai the Genera Election the Loyalists and the National Front are also plumper democratio rights. elected as a result of a successful Hachib Ahsan.
CADOUS DO OES Don't let them grind us down. LAST WEEK SAW the formal end of the Social Contract. Phase Two of incomes policy passed away, unlamented, on 1 August. But Healay and Callaphan are continuing artificial respiration through the TUC leaders' support for Last week also saw a series of set-backs for the Grunwick strikera in the most important struggle in Britain today. First came the Appeal Court reversal of the High Court decision to support the ACAS recommendation for union Cricklewood postal workers, Roy Grantham of APEX, and Labour Minister Denis Howeli. By the end of the day they had successfully managed to end the postal baycott. action on 8 August, and open up a new period of bitter struagle to bring the dispute to a successful conclusion.
Although the main prop for the Government's right-wing policies is their partnership with the trade union leaders, they are not discriminating as to their choice of alles. The Liberals are happy to accept the role that Callaghan has offered them, policing the White Paper on incomes policy.
Now Callaghan can say to any group of workers who go wages norm that. if they ine LiDerais wil oring down the Government.
But Callaghan has an even more obnoxious ally in the ex-darling of the 'left', has concluded a deal with Enoch Powell and the Ulster Unionists. The Unionists' side of the deal is clear. They have already abstained on some crucial Issues to back up the Government. What the pay-off from Certainly high on the list is Increased representation of the House COTNONS strengthening the Loyalists' hands in extracting more repression against the Nationalist minority in the north. But that may be a long time coming, so we can expect to see yet another boost to the repressive forces in ireland following their big jump after the Loyalista' strike earlier These sort of alllances by Callaghan and Healey have the working class pay for the They are preparing the way for a massive Tory majority But the more sinister forces like rOvind diet of austerity, and denial Labour has torgotten that 1 was miners strike which brought down Heath. Callaghan & Co's attack on strikers and their pact with the Liberals will bring Labour down as We belleve that Labour's policies have to be opposed all along the line, including in the electoral arena. That is why we are giving full support to the Socialiat Unity candidate, the Ladywood by-election. Socialist Unity is calling for the broadest unity of action against They will be utilising the campaign to stress the lessons of Grunwick and the need to fight fascism and racism. They will be combatting the politics of despair promoting socialist policies to answer the crisis. Follow their example, and that of militants outside Grunwick.
SOCIALIST CHALLENGE will be taking a two-week break in August. Our last issue before the break will appear on 11 August, The next issue will appear on 1 September. Supporters should increase their order lor the next Issue. Ring John East at 01-359 6371-
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