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13 MAY 1976 WEEKLY No. 150 the gutter press.

PRICE 10p JEREMY THORPE has been hounded out of the leadership of the Liberal Party after one of the most sustained and vicious campaigns ever waged by ve nold no briet tor thorpe. He is a prominent member of the ruling class, once have had a homosexual relationand the Liberal Party likewise fights openly for the interests of capitalism.

Nevertheless, the meaning of the attack on Thorpe is that the capitalist are clearing the decks for an all-out assault on the working class. hey need to rebuild a strong Tory Party which can stick the knife in once Labour has softened up the workers movement sufficPhoto: CHRIS DAVIES (Report)

tion. iently. The Liberal Party is an obstacle to this plan, which must be disposed of however brutally.

Furthermore, the grounds for the campaign against Thorpe-that he might ship-are a danger signal for the working class. Such a theme can and will be used to split the workers movement. We have to spell out that we defend absolutely the right to choose one's sexual orienta tion without discrimination.

For consider: if that's what thev'll do to one of their own, what won't they do to une workine class:

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