Socialist Challenge No. 23, No v, 1977

Socialist Challenge · 24 November 1977 (dated from the file name) · 16 pages, 19,585 words read by machine

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Socialist Challenge THEY MUST NOT FIGHT SUPPORT ALONE

Join the National

VE -SATURDAY 26 NOVEMBER

Called by the London Region of the Fire Brigades' Union

•

Demonstration

10am Assemble: Speakers' Comer

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HOME NEWS

Britannia

Rules

- OK?

support.

matertalisnd, confirming

future Tory chelongetrom bargur or casourg.

BIGGEST PRIZES

class opinion on how to handle the issue tactically

ODEl defeat, TICE

throughout the British Isles. Much has already been won.

been handed them by their opponent

must first accept

backstage dealers.

iho veto romains in Westminster

at the referendum stage.

SWEETIRONY Internationalist and working class policies

3 nothing to deal with, acialist Chasense helieses that che two scal

TONS CHRETODHUE CUE PORE SHORES OUG

To begin in light for the creation of a un and and dennuralic tenulotary sucialis

alternarise hy thousands nf wurkers engaged in

Editorial

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THE SCOTLAND and Wales Bill has been saved from the ignominy of a defeat at she first hurdle. A combination of sticke and carrots helped reduce the Labour rebellion on the vital

But in the last analysis it was not the taming of heir own backbenchers that got the Cabinet through, but Libera

both guillotine and second reading. A Tory backbench rebellion

triumph of Thatcher's Unionism, Significantly the Ulster Unionists voted with the Tories rus time round, conscious ruing cise opinion is acurely awar of the need to deal with Britain's capitalist crisis in the most centralised way possible. Thatcher understands the danger for a

For and any serious political

The electoral riaks of outright opposition have divided ruling

Thatcher's offensive has begun to crystallise their opposition: if they cannot

concessions needed to see that the bruisn state nolds run sway

uccess of Thatcher's stance can be measured by the growth of Welsh Biwil tal by neward the Barone get are the strong possibility that the

he SNP's recognition' of the Queen was not just a symboli

it completed what the media cali its coming of political

and now it says so.

Above all it is Labour's own approach which offers so much of what the bosses need. The Assemblies" powers are not settled by Me seems Crocol needed as hey wouice in 2cmuna Constituent Assembly election. They are to be parcelled out in meagre Christmas boxes by Westminster's committees and

Three guarantees are offered: first, the Assemblies will be unable to onact measures in ine interests or working people. Second, saparate taxation is out, above all on all. And thirdly, If any threat to these principles emerges from Cardiff or Edinburgh,

devolutionists, will chip away at the Bill and then throw what

Rabin Cook, Edinburgh MP, has shown at least some respect tor comparaty. no now oppones to all, out saya no will night t

But he is mistaken in his opposition. True, this mangled Bill will not benefit working people in material terms, one jof. Indeed the Torles, with sweet Irony, will play on thie to mobilise opposition in the referenda, But the Bill offers, for the first time, a chance for Scottish and Weish people to discuss and decide themselves, in however limited a way, the policies put forward for

the SP by a socialist Assembly group committed to haif decent

Such policies would have to rely on working class action and

place to do deals, he sees no future in an Assembly in which

For socialists the choico is clear: light for the whole British Isbour movement to put its weight

Wales without restriction on their powers; and behind a yos referendum vole for any bill which concodes this, principle.

OUR POLICIES

Led on the

pleased.

in the price of money be a long term one.

An historical example helo to carily marters in the early nineteenth century, when the capitalist system was estab

ruling class was divided over the burning policy issue of the day:

THE ROC OF LEOCLA The landowners and farmers, and the Tory Party which repre ICECHS. protection restrictions on the import of corn) so that the price al corn would not be dover down by the foreign Imported corn. Protec BONDUE THEE LOAD TECH profits and rents remained high - the higher the price of corn, the higher their incomes,

CHEAPCORN

On the other band industrial

corn, and so were in favour of allowing IS LILL Why did they want cheap corn! the bosses with that of ocher oppres and lasers if society wumen, hiack

strugaling for their liberation Thie seeialien cant maly he achieved hy creating

thur socinio will be insinited more

adas, with full richis for all politic parties and currents that do not take

Earope hase discredited socialisen in the cres of

and wil offer full suppers he all ibane fishing for sechalls democracy

THE SCRUTINEERS from the International Monetary Fund returned to Britain on Monday. In the year since they were last here, Denis Healey has taken over Sir Keith Joseph's policies wholesale. They can feel well pleased.

As a reward one of the policies which the IMF will permit Healey to carry out is the expansion of credit as part of the so-called "reflation". This means that the fall

- interest rates

Many on the left have argued that high interest rates have been one of the causes of British capitalism's problems. So will things be any better now?

CPS, a group of socialist economists, explains.

may to their workers to keep

the shops. could be

the latter

Line Jory tany sput

competition of of corn, but about the "price'

equally

of interest

importation

The lets o Monks n seale. Capitalism has mut only creat Ists are ereconcilible on a wo

Bony run be debase in descuing boin me isperalisi regimes in the West aad the hrels disturship thet sustain in Lasin America. trice bed And In licitain it implies demanding the imm dule withdrawal of British trumps from Irelsed and Sviting the fried people determine their awa The Communist Partic in Europ

wingy harr any neatingfal stealeas Tur the averilonk of the capitalist sinte ars Than eur before Condinos decades. Bur such parties can nois he hull h dreseracy not as a luxury bur as a vits This meam the right to arganiw

The price of money

will probably Because they had to pay wages

them

cheaper the price of bread in the

the lower these wages

This conflict between agricultural and industrial interests was not finally resolved in favour of

until 1846 when the Corn Laws were repealed and

Today we find a similar divi. sion of opinion among the ruling

a much less nutritious, though

for investment. What we important, commodity: PIRATES are talking abour here is the rate

For interest is the money paid by one sectiop of the capitalist this issue, class, the industrial capitalists, to another, the loan capitalists, for the use of money. Ct ourse of exploitation. there are many ditferent interest

ales, paid for borrowing mone

exploitation. paper

simplity matters we can thatk of them as labowing ast one, En Marginal Lending Rate

SETS THETONE

MIR is the rate at which the Hank of England is prepareu tu lend money for short periods. It is fixed as 0.5 per cent above the TRIKE GOE TICO BAL which the Government pays on the money it borrows for short pends (urcasury Bills in orde to finanbe that part of its expenditure which is not covered by high of 15 per cent in October 1976, MLR has Talien to 5 pe pent today. And MLR sets the tone for the movement of all interest rates in the economy. tage of industrial capitalists that Interest rates are low, lor ther productive become encap as possible, On the other hand interest, and middle-men, such as hankers and financiers, who systern too, want interest rates to be as high as possible

But while these two sections of the fuling class may dotter Dye

it is important 10 rememher thar they don't dille

They bath live off ibe surplus value produced are bot interested in preserving a system which perpetuaics this

For if there mere no profits prodeced hy workers for indus sothing with which to pay inter-

Help!

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SOCIALIST CHALLENGE. 24 November 1977, page est charges, and Joan capicaliscs

simply a question of the division of the spoils between twe DUBCACS AT OILS

Now this is not to say that the working class does nor benefir at

interest rates. First, many work ers pay interest charges directly. Irouel hite marchase aeree. ments or mortgages on their honses. Secoodly, tales do bake avestineat MOTE profitable, and while much of

this does not Sead te increased

Thiedly, more profitable conditions may Lead to higher wage

SMALL PICKINGS

So just as tbeir ancestors could benefit from cheap corn in so far as they could prevent wages heing pushed down proportion ately, today's working class may

be able in the short run to win some small pickings of the gains ol industrial capitalists from Tower interest rates. Generally it

direct exploiters, industrial capi talists, chan it is from the mone moirecty parane groups land owners or Joan capitalists,

Nevertheless in the long run the interests of the working clam CORV STRICT CAC 1A0T

of che system as a whole. In a society in which exploitation THEOL STONE wage system abolished, dispute about the

rate of inrerest will be relegated to the pages of history books. can think of that a technologic-

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strikers

and blackmall.

The Ereculive ef the striker union, APEX, met last Saturday.

Aflerwurds strikers were told that amyone who went on hunger strike would be suspended fror the union for four weeks pem ing a meeting of the Union' General Purposes Commiltee which woald then consider HInDEr SCTOR.

They were further lold that if any more mass pickets were organised, or a mass fobby the TUC on 21 December, the strike commitlee would be abolIsbed and a new one estahlished.

WOCH ENe SAKCEs SurOco up 10 Congress House at 11.15 Monday morning to go ahead with the hunger strike, they found that there war bo end to the bully-boy techniques of the trade umon ieaders.

HOME NEWS

Union bosses threaten Grunwick

The shame of the

labour movement

This is the shame of the labour movement.

Four Grunwick strikers — Jayaben Desai, Yasu Patel, Johnnie Patel and Vipin Magdani — have gone on hunger strike outside the TUC headquarters at Congress House, They are doing so 'to focus attention upon the lack of positive action by the TUC and the Unions providing essential services to the company'.

The trade union leaders have responded with threats

They were Immediately whisked off by APEX officials Len Gristley and Tudor Thomas to the office of Norman Willis, Depuity General Secretary of the TUC.

For four and a half hours these bullies tried to unger strike taking place. A Ipe they were joined by APE)

General Secretary Grantham. Len Murray also attended the meeting for some time to add his weight to the proceedings.

NOGOODS

Not once did Beoleen even noid our vaguc promises that ucnerar counch woae cole up with the goods.

Grantham summed up their

attitude bese wnen he Threarened: 'If you go shead with the hunuer strike then the strike's

The rank aud file strike leaders continue to show grear bravery and resilience in the tace of such treachery from the trade union BUILTHES Jayaben Desai told me as shie cook an her position Congress House:

We want to put the finger on those who ure responsible for he fsllure of our strike to win We do not expect the Genera Couneil to come formurd with any action. For four menth they have fuiled to implemen prevent the en the weak resolution pase

the TUC Congress. If 1 come up with nething thea we will be making a direer appeal to Roy the rank and file'-

More than ever the rank and file suppor for the Grunwick strikers needs to be organised. In response to the sabocage from the TUC and the APEX leaders regional lahour movement conany of these ferences like the one being

organised by the Wednesday's region of the

turned into the first step to a national solidarity conferenoe.

A network of local support

TUC COLLABORATION

Grantbatt and Co.

Broad to bullding a

outside by Jomsthan Silbermun

Picket

jailed

George Ward Derek, Challenge supporser, ed with детіок

three monrh sentence South-East TUC must be

expecred.

NEGOT/ATON COLLY SORA TION

INCORFORATION

Jaded

comncnitrees coordinated nationally, committed to building mass action is the best answer to the inaction of Len Murray, Roy

lt mould also put un on the

Ibovemnent than can kick out these class collaborators and replacing ibem with leaders prepared to light. up £16,000.

Casiones

domated HNACIS

DEREK BROUGH, a tudent at Middlesex Polytechnic, has been jailed for 21 days beceuse of hir sapport Jor the Cinurwick strik-

police solidarity with

who is o Socialist was chargassoutt and obstruction on I/ July, the firsr national da Penantile. Ar leus thret pick and is es have been jaded, one winh a

With coses now being deait wth by the notoriousty reocrion ary Willesden magistrates, mar more prisor sentences car be

bear in

comment DWIN

arg

News

nowhere

SIR RICHARD Racist Dohson touched dowa to a spot of bother when he finally few la from his IKU MAC ARMKAIERIIRURT Hothing to declare" chnsnel s . Walking juantily along th meunrow, we wus seuppeu wy a black customs officinl. And Io and hehold Inside Td say it

WETE-THE setiques for which he'd conghed

W CTC Their experts lold him the imperialest pillage was morth onk

IRAS SHU PY NER COMSUEMH

Dur experts say avoided if the jude is promplly

to the Grunwick

Hitler blamed

the Jews

YNF

Tyndall blames

the Blacks

hus ist prodiced thes anti-fescist poster? The answer is ot the foot oT the next colemn.

First aid THOSE Off us with the opportunity to péruse the trade union journais are gauranteed many a dull mocnent

The from-page headline of this month's Health Services is blunt cnough: "Chancellor's budgel VMOW HETE HENT -EDOUUO says COHSE'. Leaving aside the my sterious prejudice which has shrouded the phrase "nowhere

quocation macks, and turning the nage, we find penera secretary Albert Spanswick's

oluun, agaia i on the subject of Henley's box of tricks. Here the headline asserls: 'A slep in the righr direction".

LEUSS ELLIOET TL DILIL sume, has bravely asserted itself While the boas has his way io his

bas struck our on page one. Not

so, Closer inspection reveals chat

Spanswick S THNATCOSS bolds both views of the mini-budget; one to placate a membership reeling from the health axe

cut lising standards; the ather, balf a doveo paragrapla later, to head off their growing

And so to NUPE's Publie Emaprees Lemnnor these ourgsis chink of more exciting titles?)

E yan as terany or ee

years secretary of the union's Parliamentary sroup Bro Lomas explains that be took

this step because his views were

*in conflict with the news, amms, and objects of NUPE".

And to reveal this honest MP:

ICHS. HER S RH 0IA3IY Pieblic Empioyees goes on to list his other posts: vice-chnirperson al the Animal Wellare Group vice-president of the Nationa

Anti-Vivisection Society, secret

OI (DC Friends of Cycling, and treasurer

the Ango-Icelandic Group

We shall pass over tbe fact that it was the illastrious Lomas who

than receiving the order of the

boot and move on, briefls, te LIC OETEAESHWEAEAELILL ort the local authority manual workers" claim. It was this item

SOCIALIST CHALLENGE. 24 November:1977, page 3

from

shíp the newa chat "t50 minimun still NLPE aim" News becaus chis conference demand bad until tben boen kept in cold storage in favpur of the leadership's vague demand for la subscantial rise"

All of which brings News fros

lowhere to the real point of th

desirable price will be sent lo the first branch or other union body WL BH H SUEAS Bu nexe round al union conferences a motien calling for the regular CHCLIOE DELECLOLOCO TES UEIDI journal.

Getting it right ONE OF our readers begar hi column in the Financial Tienes on J5 Noverber: Having jur been described by Socialist Challengr

"a lending commentator for

M TEIR CINER TETSAR

aariy well qualified to uddress question to that very clasr today We feocine commemiorors sho when to lake advantoge.

The quesrion Joe сесту пан Іл-л

Today" columr was the growin

trengah of the Narional Frov betier hep fet ort tei ete deodiership from the top". concluded: COTNE RENIM! Deflammable race reunions is not ensy to find. We will nor begin to approach ir waru whar Socials

hallenge calls the "reling class"

deveiapr the conrage to de wh TAIPHS S TEn.

So what's righr" According 1o Ragaly - author of the Penguir Speciet URUNRHILK cladies jerring evervone know the

streme riekr is the sume as th

foces and higrhms" mmong th masr pickets as the sugposedi)

Jiat shows the uppropriateness af olr descripnion of Joe.

in print From the UK Press Gasente WTJHONE COMPMERTE

KELATIONS berween the po rise to problems, I am writing on ULC WAL LIC BIC SmCL CIN

behalf of all our members

express a collective "cbank you la, literally, hundreds of journalists who have rallied to our support during the current pay campaign.

•We are doeply gracetud for thi

RANCE-SYCI KISWEE ELSCH national, regional and weckly

apers and 1 am in no doube thi

HIS GEIO major pac

ersuading the Gavernmen 10

set up an independent inquiry,

ed to accept

"1 Hape this letter will be seen by many of the journahises who lave helped us over recent

months

(sle), Palice Federatioe of Eal

laad and W'ales.*

Write on

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autor of Thee Promich Frates John

an2's Foman and The Magms

and Terry Eaplecon. literary critic, febiow of Wadhan College, Oxford.

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Steel: cut hours not jobs

since.

This week BSC announces half

HUN OF E1Y0m at is expected to rise to 1400m

end of the financia.

has

been in put "in order' and the prospects of Private enterBritish steel industry is very dim

RESCUE

Finnision 'scommentsareworth membering all the same, ecially as the present boss Corporation, Sir Charles Villiers la dropping hints that 60,000 jobs

when the Wilson Government rationalised steel it was not some

ensure that the industry was run for the benefit of those who worked in it. Rather it was a

operation intended to bail at the private owners of the

• worthy a source as the

Business News ommented in July 1976: 'When ee was nationalised most of the dustry's plant was clapped out.' set.

Accordingly. nationalisation was expected to te-organise the

Leyland confrontation

make them self-contained and more manageable.

partieslarly within bothersome Leyland Cars

Testand cha tramon Michael Fa The plan, drawn up wardes, will mean separate acccanting within the cars group. point the finger at the main loss makers and concentrare the atLangbridge and Cowley will almost certainly be the first in the firing line.

They

will

not

forgive

those

who

trespass

against

them

HOME NEWS

Way back in November 1974, the then head of the British Steel Corporation, Monty Finniston, commented: 'Once our house is in order there's no need for BSC to remain nationalised.' GEOFF BELL explains what has happened

industry and obtain via the State the capital necessary for modprise was unwilling or incapabie of providing.

But thiam have not worked out like that. Steel production has stumpod, Jobs have gone, been delayed time again. Only the smiling: approximately a quarter of the losses BSC faces this year come from having to foot the bil for the rest bosses The bosses about ruch hings as pay productivity me to le productivity ndustry, which is certainly very low compared to that Tor steel In other countries.

BACKWARDNESS

But the reason for this low productivity has nothing to do usual apegoats Je at's failure historic backwardness. industri carple, i failed to adopt the the fact that, oxygen • last war. Instead the after the last war. private owners cling to the

Edwardes' green light for

THE EXPECTED break up" of Leyland has wow been revealed. The four divisions of the company, Leyland Cars, Truck and Bus, Special Products and Leyland International are to be consolidated as subsidiary companies complete with their own boards and non-executive chairpersons. Apparently the aim is to

But -as the Economist makes clear this week: *More

within the coming 12 months." The re-organisation is another step in clearing the decks for an offensive against Leyland workers. PAT HICKEY, shop steward at Rover Solibull explains:

The rearganisation management's success in the which aims to take negotiating Fights out of the hands of trade union bureaucrats.

Mirror, inder the heading Speed Ahead', managing direct-

PIERS CORBYN reviews the Teading up Trespons Low conference Birmingham this weekend:

THE CRIMINAL LAW Act, aimed at curbing all occupations and squatting, comes into effect on 1 December, This is a threat to the sort of achon aurelighten have taken in occupying stations in a number of towns. to feel the full force of the new legislation The London chreat comes as GL's offer to give tenancies lo the Kk? squatters In its prop Or LICS. George Fremlett, spokesperson bousine London, bas treatened a crack dawn starting in December using civil and the

The London Squatters Union welcomed the offer of tenancie which they explained and Tremilet admitted) was the result mass squang u wis past they are demanding that the GLC drops the idea of a crackdown on ine nomeless peop ened to squat afler the arbitrary 25 October cut-oft date.

The GLC "purse squatters as the first target fo the Trespass Laws. The Goveriprinty antiquat a bette primarily anti-squatting. rost has colluriastienly take

outdated open hearth process.

Accordingly, the demand that

Yelled lines means that t

crisis not their Certainly modernisation of steel Industry is necessary such modernisation would ROUGE BISC It is an ideal opportunity for,

steel workers to insist on a cut in the working week, without loss pay and without mass re dundancies.

and time

UNEMPLOYMENT

Such a policy would be entinely counter to that being adopted by don't talk Bill Sirs, chairperson of the TUC

interest steel committee and leader of the

Iron and Sice Trade Contader in the ation.

this month: is a crisis and we are prepared to help.

Being 'peepared to help might mean the union giving the go ahead for the closure of steel plants at Shotton, East Moors, Clydebridge, Ravenscraig. Hartlepool and Hamiton, man 10 which are areas already suffering

from heavy unemployment.

Such a SOURITE CAMOS DI CUTLERE CTISI British capitalism as a whole — methods romething which is neuber their TAKE TIC

fault or their - is promised

folloes

hands of

Full

MIGHAEL EDWARDES

up the theme to the I they succeed in 'legitimisin

le new laws with lurid tales i In old folks being deprived of their homes the legislation can more

occupacions, student sit-ins and some types of picketing Already the Tories bave heer able to get an extra anti-squatting snuggied final stages of the Bill because of the lack of an effective counter to But squat-

This weekend's CACTL con

Faces and Tash experience tele

Tacts and mas experiences. campaign Wishour it the would have been much more like

Tory the all-embracing law originally envisaged by the Law Commiss

on which was asked to Crall il by the Heath Government.

Bur the Ball

through at all if the fight agninst

i hate made the lapa

HISTE

Vol Bur

U10BHOD

points lo

available.

making.

and cut Sir We reingmie there said

good

for

responsibility. package

well 2s Enose

Rates will liaison unionists, squatters. organise and mobilise - In at the into force

demand hur

majorities.

has lad an impact.

Trespass Law

may not have got stand,

against tbe Govern- lose!

CACTL NATIONAL CONFERENCE Saturday und Senday, 26 & 27 November Diebech Civic Hall, Hirmingham

Plenary session on Saturday to inchide speakers squatting movement, and industrial, hospital and student occupations. Various workshops on both days.

Registration: €2.50 [claiments E1.50]. Creche and Iransport

For full details and briefing elington street, W2 0 11930710 A 0/

Increase

ATTACKS

ment's nasrerity Social Contrac

Over 100 trade union delegates are expecied at the conference, as have to

borning from mimi reasons. 1a

proposing that committees of trades bedone. NOW OLICT against any atreropts to put the new Inas

that fight is the local authorities, particularly chose with Libaur

do use the 11030985 Laws Some successe have been notched up in London already with Lambeth Labour LATE CUTLET LIE COUNCEn such a course. While in neich-

bouring Wandsworth the Labour unionists and squatters demanding that this party takes a similar

The new legislatine alons lo blunt vital weapons of the labour movement. There is no time te

front

or Derck Whitaker called the viclory for corporale bargaining Within three days of the result

working party which pre

sell out has been reconstituted as the Leyland Cars Joint Negoriating Commitree bandle much of the bargaining This boug scheduled for the group's 100,000 hourly paid warkers. So the old negatlating bodies are dead in all but

even though the funeral will be postpooed until 1979.

Management has changed its presentation af the agreement since the "yes" vote. They now deserbe an intentive scoome in the original package as giving employees a 'chance of a honus on top of their wages. The parity schemie is bow seen as a staged

"provided product

The company sees the package workers. Edwards said: -If me

take tough action in respect of some people to protes the furure of many many thou sandsor poople, logic says it has to

The implication is clear: Ley

Sers face rodundancies.

Charter trade

union school

The Working Women's Charter

Canapaige has organised u trade

union school on 16 November

Church Street, Reuding

It is designed to help women

question of womens rights on

the shopfloor and within the

ВПИНЬ ОРЕО WOMCA RAD NU!

Just he interesded to koow more

about what rights exist and hun

other women have fought to

improse them.

The morning session wall

inclare speeches from women

from major strugades. Work

RAVE AUL HUS MILI

as maternity leave: nursery

provision: legislation; part-time

SDCIALIST CHALLENGE, 24 November 1977, page 4 speed up and closures. When the Dolomite car reaches the end of its production run at Carley for crampic, mere wil oc no hen model to replace it

The Speke plant will not get a replacemcnt for the Stag. This is going to Salihull where manage

night shift. The conditions of Rover workens will therefore • COLONE WILC HOCILHO BICE in Liverpool will rise.

BOOST

Edwardes strategy of plant hy plant controntation was given a CAUSE DYL CAMELE Cowley hrew Tel branchi boen Tonned Cowley with Cy Blake as chair porson. He is also a deputy senior ateward and has attacked i responsible minorities in trade unions'.

Reg Parsons, senior stewar for 1500 assembly workers supporied him and declared that Your main objecrive is to see that this plant survives and Leylanc prospers." He threatened "to sift put the cutside forces that are working against the well being of

wardes later fort time

Edwardes ereat comfort. Cowley workers will have some MOLSE TO SHE VOCEE in the not too distant fisture the anions.

There will be a special session af the end where people discuss the situation that exists within their different unions. The school is not seen There event, not as the firet

in a series to try und consolidate and build the important HONE BAD MAN ICER OUR 1 muny women in the unions.

To this end there will also be a •ВИКОВЕННІ ДЕОННО ТИ monthly

oF #WCC Women's Fight

•Farther information from Anita Turowi, Fiar 2, Coleridge Road, London N8 124-4

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Militancy is not enough

national conference of trade union delegates. through Hendon in North London.

Now the EACH GROUP of workers starting the fight to defend living standards doesn't just confront IAL DUSSC3 CRO LAC DECS WICI hunts. It runs slap bang into the Government and ihe TUC.

The rank and file needs a centralised response to overcome me bolando 1o cach group or workets in strugale and promote united The Communist Putiw led Liason Commirtec fo the Defence of Trade Unions hasn't met this need. With ТИКОВЕ ГОС strike, a0N Ue miners and local povernment and ambulance workers negoliating

DAT CULIS OSCE IReSU DEI the LCDTU IS not

neeting unil February

cn ooly to discuss unemploy-

Oily the Rank and File Loncine b initie io fl the cup. Michael Fenn. Secretary of Ne Rank end File Conference by MARTIN SHAW IAUT] SEVEN THOUSAND lecturers, almost ome quarter of the whole membership of che Asociation of University Teachers, lobhled Parlisment last werk. The lohby was demanding 'rectification" of our pay "neomaly", dating back to 1974.

Bat although the Gorerament

Rank & File Conference

The National Rank and File movement first came into existence in 1974, when a number of 'Rank and File' papers in various unions and industries sponsored a

In 1976 the Rank and File Organising Centre faded into the background when It spawned the 'Right to Work Campaign', which organised a series of marches by the unemployed demanding the right to work. The first of these marches was viciously assaulted by police on its way

National Rank and File movement has re-emerged to call a national conference of trade union delegates against the Government's income policy, taking place in manchester this weekend. RICH PALSER asks why the conference is necessary and how it can meet the massive task of building a united left-wing opposition.

Uitanmna Commiccu interview with the paper of the Workers Party main torce behind ference), sees the aim of the conTerence like this:

The people who represent the workers are the shop stewards.

They should have the say over wages, the cuts in the bospitals. schools, raclalisns else That's why I believe in rank and file trade unionism and the rank and fle conference So: "Rank and File militants have got to organise so that we CAN ger DaCE to trade momsmH was before the Janes and Fishers and Scanlons took over.

We have gor 10 go hack before we cat go forward. It can he UBICAn examnle of what Fenn à the work he's been involved in in his own industryINE COSAS Srehwlding The Narional Port Stewards Commir-

Lecturers lobby for 35 per cent

A 'genteel' protest

has recognised the "justice' our, case - smilur to le air traffic control usistunts — it has Iittle intention of giring us nas than the 10 per вихітит. The claim which includes a cost of living increase, amounis to a demand for 35 per cent.

Last week's lobby showed the

tee, which has heen active against the closure of Preston docks and trains to launch an une icisl pay

Ol course this sort of work is

•The TGWU leadership's bid to overthrow is own conference Dolich of opposition to the 12 month rule had to be met by action from MICHEOS Hut is Michael Feno righi? Is it

really just a matter back to trade unsonisa as 1t was before the Joncs and Fishers,

shop and the officials stood hy!

The problem toduy bas moih-

standing by or sot. The problem is that they step in actively to

reak any action by the stewar

H3CIШC AMCML Social Contract.

The ieft has to organise in the abions to finht seainst the class (the collaboratian of the union leadthe con ers, remove rhem

won't just go back to the sidelines,

This fight against class collaboration also has to be foucht out within the stewards' ¡tself. Io an's that the stewards" movement har ceased to exist in the past few years, Instead, the left among the stewards has been whable io offer a clear alternative

Soçial least bocause those like Jones and Scanion, who were previously seen as leaders hy the militant Xowarus mare wostce su supp: ort the Social Contraci

If the Rank DOTEINE D10 PHY BS PoT H fighting for sarugele policies, inside the untans and stewarde masement. H has to clect an organising commdiletnruas of the ALT. Despice the impressive turnoat, there wis no demonstration in London

SIHASS universities. The itself. CLEH dubbod, soteel cant publicity.

Platform speakers at the two rallier explicitly ruled out indosr

utee

Hands' bodies.

CHICAS the

Firefighters

LTS of FRecting

stewards led the

Zanu everyone bau

with the union officials of Docks.

WHALIEW completely undemocralic

Ve TI

and replace the signs

nCHACH

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COOKON (Sociahal Cha

PAT ARROWSMITH

1 am delighted to sen that

and the Communist Parly, and COTO OT VOO TI OT

KEITH RUSSELL-[Hull)

There is no disagreo Socialist Unity can play a vilal can in recomaosine tne revoil tonary left. But we haven't yet

working class We build Tisul La IOLA BIC NOAL 2I0190 TES Mave o nee sie uel BcKr bility in organisation at sne noment and at the next conterence to get down ta the nitts gritty of how Socialist Unity can BICARIISNDA TALVUO O organisational proclamations.

LEEDS SOCIALIST UNITY WOMEN'S COMMITTEE

unemployment.

COLCAIOT pubio sponding curs, te rao p. fascism affects woman in many

Locally

rationally we have so far falled

women from the MOHAIR DEOR MOVELCu and working class women. feminist position is integratec

into the eleciton programme o POCIS UNIV H ILar Cavou

people's everyday concerns in

the lactory and in the home

PAUL THOMPSON [Big Flame)

'An alliance of socialist

ordarisatons anc militanta to

exist fust around elections Is

inadequate even for an effective

Thore ha:

to be a continuing prosenoe of

SOMalIaT UnlE

We must not be the same as

the rest — here for three weeks

and gone, or parachuting some

candidate in to an We

HELDSEREH SOLISEIST SUNTES

groupa to bo set up.

London last weekend. Duffield, a member or the Marxist Workers Group, one of over three hundred people, including observers from most of The far left organisations who were at the conference to discuss the programme, organisation and

sleps for cading up to next year's munIcipal. clections and the nex General Electior

The conference showed the polona o toe 30c aus CS D involve large numbers of socialis militants in united activity. On WHe INIE ICAELTeS D the debates at the conference was the way in which it was conducted socialist I within a range of general agree ment. Despite differences, T TuC aIL COTEEDEICUH open, serious and manner.

As Martin Shaw from Hull said in one of his contributions: Socialisr Unity should show in its OWH WOrkines the opey nema toatie structure we are comited DRAFT PROGRAMME

The major debate was around the Draft programume for Socialist Unity put forward jointterhemne maoria e The overwhelming majority conference accepted this drati as the basis of Socialist Unity election addrcases.

Paul Thompson from Big Flame argued:

This programme is the beginaing of a popuiar anti-capitontst endiess fest of everything revolu prognimime: ІГ сомног ronary sociaiesr would aeree to. At election zime, jou con'r argue Jor a programame that his to be corried around in a wheesBarrow:

At the saine sime the conference recognised certain woaknesses in the draft, particularis around the

question of women's oppression

abd the right to self-deterenin

people of Scorland

and Wales. It was agreed follow-

for some time'

'Socialist Unity is one of the best things that has happened on the left in this country for some time. We are all going to learn a tremendous amount', is how Neil Duffield greeted the first national conference of Socialist Unity held in

Wing the proposal from the Lesds

was Socialist Unity Women's Com-

mittee to set up a working party to consider the draft in relation the particular effects that unemplay ment, public spending curs racism and fascism have for Unity the tetanie bavy lohes af the i d made the poin! that, although the draft programme was a goou ramme, there was a need for AIS TOR HSHOE CIC IH more extended presentation TICOnCIESOE Unity campaign in pamphlet form.

This would need much more

all iscussion amiong its supparte

But could bopefully be finalise comradely :012 logether with the election pro-

gramme, at a re-call conference Defore the local elections mext

Socialist Unity ia im business co build a socialist alternative to the reformism of the Labour Party, one that bun reech out to militants and activists restricted confines of the revolu Monary Tefi. But there are thousands of people who are prepared to struggle against the policies of the Labour Government. questions of pay, unemployment, culs womeo s rights and so ou bur are not prepared yer to take the step towards such an alternative.

How to tackle the problem of the Labour Party support for Socialist Unity daminated the debates at the Conbe

Terence.

SETTLE ACCOUNTS Ted Coxhead for the IMO all for the return of a Labor E that Socialist Unity mü Government at the next elections Labour Pargy will only be built to the artant thef the mases ham Degun so sertle accounis with the

'One of the best

things on the left

LACTIEEE!

STRUCTURE

of the Socialist

of the general election

tion.

beyanu the The Timal debate

Go-crament.

mbat the purpose

Td pandeit aet to

and build the workers

maLIrC Tabour possible fri

hilareed prostatamic

'an alternative to the

Labour Party and its inadership. * CWa.SS He went om lo explamn lnat tho organisational Labour Party in office is the most effective propaganda for the need Lot a practical socilst aller native. The growing interest of workers in struggle for the was co le.

forwarc ay the revolutionary left would be ser back by the return of a Tory

an ope!

Comrades of Big Flame on the other band argued har whetber Socialist Unity called for Lh the return of n Labour Goveroment Linity. sas purely a factica problem Lia. should he decided bearer the date

Te is nor a question of having o able. governmental slogan but of butic ing a socialist alternasive of the grass-roo argaed ine comrade introducing the Big Flame resolacartiet Wilh 19 Norel For and 40 The IMG resblution organisations. against, with f abstentions.

of the aflerstructure Socialist Unity should build to

tract the actise involvement e

all thooe who see the need to figh ngainst the policies of che Labou

•The wholt conference a2t00

.DE SOCIAHS Unity was nor simply gettine the of biggest possible sote in elections. Building

main ioh was to fight for by the

practice that, not only is tisere a chance to build a socialist alter-

the solicies ou the Patty, Dur EnaE lE 1 diflerent organi strengtbened

work together araund a comenon-

1 was also generally aureed th

rhe abjectives of Socialist Dnil ECADT ADORgDN StrUCLUEH

wocld not simply spring to life for

an clection campaiee and then disappent. Delegates acicomieo confidence.

By Colia Smith

Socialist Unity, as a political and otpanisanonal-step towar no

The differences which were expressed during the discussion centred on bow quickly this move

regroumpent could structure saule present the least barrier to drawng in much wider forces

While there was some contasios In the debare, one clear dange

the structuré of Socialist Unity run

stoichire Socialist Unity Comunittees open to all who apece wirn TOe stanone o class srugcle candidares and are prepared to actively work for soch candidales campaigning oo

programnic of Socinlist Such committees will not be restricied lo aTeas where the standing of candidates 1f prob-

A national steering comenieree

CONSISEIEIL O. representatives of local commit tecs and the affibiated political

WOMEN'S CAUCUSES

Importantty the conference pas. sad unAnimaLs CwO TesDlulOn concerning the probleros faced h women cocurades in fully parics

ocialise Unity and the necessit

developing oa dravin toe back and Asian comunitles

ti was agreed to encourage Lie formation of local and national women's caucuses and to organ ise a conference of black anc STWETTE MOTAEL

Socialist Unity was greatly

at its finst Serene. As Hai Thonpsan said in the debate on the structare of Socialist Unity

Socialist Unity Is already a1 Tractirg forces which we co develop fiather. The kindMeiy pe ure pertine sHama d spreod with caution due with

SOCIALIST CHALLENGE, 24 Noverber 1977, pago E

JOHN BANGS (Workers League]

approsch, If samcane cnocked

AE CI04 anon mSue who won the claction - Id shul the door. We nave heard how the

CHUHIRE down wagas, cuts, obc. i1 is trur The Worknn aes r35 reori: Illasions. Wio cannot dodge oul of this hy abstaining

Many working Class people and activiste atill identity with the Labour Pazy bacauso sho are not aware of any allomative

have a alear and definite vating

Is MARTIN SHAW (Hull]

1 would argue very strongly

niections situation of mounting struggia socialist unity simply elections. Soalalis: Unity should on ELIET

be Involved in building struggle:

CHE 000889 we have sutricient force 1o mao the SWP say what is in thoir hoars their politics are ciose 10 us.

Forward to a united revolution TOTY OBELS

'Socialist Unity is not e part

that the only way to sare the buicira exerci99

interesta of the ciat atragdle l

to sign a membershig

want to group al those among

InH MOre IRS BRu Ho Cc

Labaur's pro-capialist policies

MARTIN YARNETT (Big Flame|

We have to break the hold

building working class pownr

and struggle and not hy cailin

01 0 BULL

БA-EMRILARCSEMOESs

the working class have hiever

vated Labour because Labour

never represented

Interests; women and immigran

*There are situations when you

can say abelain. Dont ciosn the

options now

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GREENE, who attended the hearings, reports.

A defence lawyer described the

ottenham magistrates court la eck The is little comtort ti

rho have been committed for trial under Ine Dial Secre convicted, Campbell and Berry could face up to fourteen years in jail.

the three men — Campbel

Aubrey are journalists Berry in a former army corporai

charged sither cating information which coul be harmful to the 'safety or interests of the state'. Aubrey is

charged with aiding and abetting Campbell

SUBJECT CLASSIFIED

lates norme existence tor SIGINT, the army's electronic signais intelligence network, whose very existence was secret before these hearings. Al one witness, who was until recently in

Anny's SIGINT effort, a Colonel B, pur

TAny reference to SIGINT in the media is damaging — and the things I have said i think are also

There bould not be publie scussion of Britain SIGINT sctivities al all. The whole subject is classified."

Although SIGINT is supposed to be secret — indeed, the tule

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The statement, which was read by the prosecution in open court

Caimed that SIGENT makes u MISSu SI SE 10 1701 gence corps, and that it is

and a huge budget.

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FOR FOURTEEN YEARS.

SCRAP THE OFFICIAL

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anack the "paranoid reaction" of

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Britain into a police state overnight, are net so far from tbe public ege as it had previously thaught"

The bearings certainly revealed

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tound -In published arnoles anu poole sources

Colonel the secrecy of SIGINT bad long beer

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Apart from Berry's statement

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Colonel 8, who spy network's activities as the collection and analysis of communicat

Although no definition

SOCIALIST CHALLENGE, 24 November 1977, page? a'potential eners" was offered the implication of the prosecut

. wide category going far beyood the Russian Emhassy.

ALLOTEYA Berry and Campbell face an aimost impossible task in defending themscives against a chatee of damagine the nationa intercat since the real nature of this "'interes" cannot be discussed EN CarL It ls a classical Carch 22; their adentat enemis of the shre only delence in have pot gained as a result of their journalistic activity no-one will say who the enemies are, or what is secret about th

When the three

be hoped that the smokescreen of the Official Secrets Act will start to be biown away, and a blow struck for press and against the SH SEMAIN secret construction of the strong state in Britain.

ROMM

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DEMONSTRATE WITH THE FIREFIGHTERS

support for the firefighters" strike.

spokesperson lor organisers of the demonstration told Socialist Challenge, "everyone is welcome on the demonstration. All regions of the FBU are invited, all trade unionists will be welcome.'

The demonstration starts from Speakers" Corner, Hyde Park at 10am. It will march to Downing Street to hand in the petition the London region has organised in support of the claim. A special feature of the march is expected to be a contingent of strikers wives.

The decision to call demonstration was made last Sunday at the end of a week in which it beame clear that despite the immense public support the strike has attracted, Callaghan and Rees determined to resist the firefighters.

DETERMINATION

But while last weck displayed the callousness of the Government, it also saw a strengthening of determination on the part of the firefighlers. A week that began with the pickets appearing aimost ema liar.

The firefighters" dispute is a decisive test for Labour Government. The Liberal Party -has indicated that if the Cravernment gives way on the 10 per cent guacime toea sne aas bruc Loo

Lah pact are numbered. however much the 'special case' argument is used over the Geblers the Cabuet knows that a defeat for them at the hands of the COWA WIL HING IHE NEUE HUIL EET other workers to push ahead with TEI CIHUS WITA CEreT EEc ay guidelines.

Local government manani workers will see anything gained by the firefighters which is over 10 per cent as the go-ahend for cheir demand for a E50 minimum wage The ambulance workers are preparing their claim for December and will likewise be looking to the FBU outcome. Most decisive of all would be the impact of a victory oo the miners E135 claim, now oo the table with the rejection of the productivity ballot.

The London Regional Council of the Fire Brigades' Union have called a national demonstration for this Saturday In London. The demonstration Is the best opportunity so far for working people lo show their

the barrassed at being our, ended with plans to step up the picketing of emergency fire being used by the SELORS troops.

At the same time attempts by "moderates" on the FBU executive to recall the delegate conference failed at the woekend.

SYMPATHY

For a union that has never been on strike before, and for an FBU executive which opthe posed the strike in the first place, the militancy of the strikers has shaken the Labour Cabinet. Undoubtedly this determination stems from the many displays of and backing the have received.

The tens of thousands who have signed the London petition, and the thousands who have given BOEIS strikers have completely upset the plans of Merlyn Rees to sander the strikers as 'baby burners", It is also apparent that it is the display of public support which has persuaded the

The firefighters must

not stand alone

Why Labour

plays with fire

Merlyn Rees- said on television last week that the Government is after 'neither victories nor defeats'. He is

Merlyn Lhe wizard 8s Stratheylde firefighters call him, realises what is involved. Which is why - while admitting the FBU has a strong case — he is willing to make an example of them, and to And saaction death and arson in the

fire-

AVOID CONFRONTATION

To date the Governtent has been forced by wichin the labour movement to try to avod oren contronesciot wil the firefighters. While hints have been dropped he has appeals from some Tories for an nil-out assault on FBU picker lines

But the political importanoe of the strike, as well as the industrial properly under threat of fire, has not ruled our such- possibeliries Already, Roes has added to 11,000 troops deplayed, by calling up 132

London Region to call the national demonstration. Even before the demonstration was announced, many rank and file members of the FBU voiced support for any such national action. John Arrenderg, FBU representative at Euston fire station in London, said that any call for a national demonstration wouid be welcome and Brian Steele, a spokesperson at Plaistow firestation, said he would support a demonstration, 'not only of firemen, but of unionists, including students'.

The achieve what the petition could not - show support in an active way on the street. For it is such marches, and similar events like rallies, workplace meetings and mass lobbies of local councils which can be decisive in winning the strike sympathy They can

Support in the labour mov hretighters

ment for the firefighters SIENE.

SUPPORT COMMITTEES to the

organised. tees, with the participation of FBU members, are the best way of building for Saturday and beyond, In Birmingham specialiste, These new scabs into 13 cities throaghour

the

Indicates that Rees isn't

and breaking of strikes.

was hoping to avoid.

INTEN

Tilbury B power

ADTESTEE

had disappeared.

LOSLT recantions ngainst suc

there are reporls

the

'about time too' would be

sympathetic trade

demonstration will display the mas Such support needs to be

Support commit-

JOHN STURROCK IRED

scene of fires meredy concerned with property, and thar mery arm of the State is gaining experience in both the supervision Invitaby these State forces have caused the type of conflicts Rees

Last week CALTOS the station fire daiming that 12 FBU emberi were trapped in the flames. When the pickets returned a foam tender power

Some fire scations have taken

raids. overthrow

wenty-four haur pickets ba been mounted at fire stations, anc

Vol The disappearance of such essential parts come of fire engines as steering wheel and batteries. But by tbemscive the pickets carnot be expected to maintain an effective defenc. The best way to guard against raids by Ihe State Jonces is cbe occupations

the Public Sector Alliance, and in London the National Rank and File Movement, are to the forefront in such organising. Their efforts need to be duplicated and broadened in very major town and city.

Certainly the official leadership of the labour movement will not involve themscives in such activity. When Socialist Challenge asked the TUC if it

supportng the of the stations. Allied to chat, the willingness of support from the local labour movement on picket line and in occupations needs encouragement.

Yet the real way workers car hest show their solidarity with th firefighters is to fight alongside them on their own claims. Wether it he miners, ambulance workers or

werkers, ebeir right

essentially the same as the one

being waged by che FRU the

of the 10 per cent

guidelines, If, say the miners and ATHEISTEC ORVCISSTEKTA Government capitulation would

TRAITEC a1 houTs

Never in a bousand years will the leadership of the FBU make an

appeal for such assistance. Even MPs whole the stilke coes on the union bigwigs continue to sit around the pogotiating table discussing tu-

demonstration, we were told, "It's very unusual for the general council to give backing to any demonstration. On their general attitude to the strike, the spokesperson said, *It is ualikely we will be making any statement".

Similar evasions came from the Labour Party, whose press department commented on the demonstration, 'Members have their individual opinions.

_PLEASE

SI..N.

OUR

PETITION

Jubilant response to support for the Kingsland Road firefighters in East Landon cure" wage structures Until an improvement is thc current offer, FBU members should demand theit egotiators refuse to continue in these diversionary talks

This leadership has been equally uscless on the ground. Ir is the London region not the FBU Iedership, which called the dem

ostracion for this Saturday. It was the rank and file who demande this strike, and it is the rank and File who have catried it

INTRANSIGENCE

They have done so with very

Tirtle assistance from che 18 Lahour

who vored against the

intransigence of the Government

last Tuesday. The Scottish Labour

Party MP Jim Sillars who placed

We will not be taking official attitude'.

Thousands of trade ur and Labour Party milit bave the opportunity to these 'neutrals" in their plac Saturday: A massive den stration could bave a t significant impact. In reali can effect not just the outc of the firefighters" strike, the whole future of the 10 cent guidelines. himself as the standard bea the lirefighters cause bas nos the bese way oul 15 30 Government to set up an e and to abide by it. But there been Tour separate enquirie the FRU case in the last cou Jears, and if the Governmen abided by only one of the

atrike would nor be taking

The dilemma for Sillars a the Labour left is obeious continued support for the Lab pact and indeed for the Lab pact sosans they are rel to actually do enything

tbreatens these pacts, othe

moan on in Parlament.

With very fow exception our MPs bave been absent the picket tine. If the lefts w concerned as they claim 10 helping the firefighrers to v

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The

shape

of help

that's

come

The amount of poblic support for the FBU has ciearly shocked the Labour Government, Ir has come trom worsens swocub, and soup pers on the High Streets. It has taken the form of: •Paitions - For instance accord ing to union rep John Arrenberg an

tbey would use their influence in

the factories and streets to mobilise

working class opposition to the 10

10 PER CENT

But they have not done so, and

so Rees is left free to follow his 'no

compromise, no surrender" stance.

For the Labour Government the

Bretenters sinke isa marter or ate

and death in more ways than one.

People must die, so the 10 per cent

policy uves.

Militants throughout the trade

can turn that

round. By killing the 10 per cent

policy, not only will lives he saved.

but working class living standards

can shrive and prosper as well.

Euston station 5,000 signatures were collected in the first 48 hours,

London 2,000 signed in the first three days, at Hemel Hempstead 1,000 in the first two. *Money — Workers at Heathrow airport donated C100, as did shop stewards at Hiehand Fannicators in laverness, Scotland. A Tactory gate meeting at Prescolds DELANd — donation of 1200. Crawley Trades Council has given 425, Wakefield

E30. EI05 was given by workers al a bus garage lo Easi

ected £200 in just teo hours. Lucas shop stewards have giver ¡trikers at Rolls Kavce Mulline

and DUSCIE workers Bailey's site, Liverpool, collected

•lemonstrations - Marches have been held and widely supported in

including Dundee, 088860 Lasgow, Southampion,

St Helens, Battersea Oxford. Building workers in North ESSL DECLACH solidarity demonstration when 300 of them marched to Kingsland

WANTED

for Arson and Murder

SUPPO

In many towns - including Liverpool, Leeds, London, Oxford and Romford

women have marched to demand the full claim of the FBO is met. In women staged their own march through the townchildren in hand, Liverpool's march last Saturday won the active support of over

women.

To date the 1,000 women

PAY Ham, and

E100, and

own Wednesday when

FREN

Women march through the streets of Romford in Essex

Women in the front line

Firefighters' wives up and down the country have joined with Fire Brigade Union members to give Merlyn Rees a message lood and clear: *Rees is taking on not only the firefighters, but also their children and wives.'

members of the FBU have South shown similar determination.

Anongst the members employed control rooms, Romford been almost PLETE According - many with union, only one or two places "like Surrey", have not gone on

350 It is this kind of united WEENE support for the women's con-

THE FIREMEN PAY Last Saturday's south London march called by Ballerses and Wand

Firefighters from Batterses and Crawley marehed with supporters from the labour movement through the streets of South London last Saturday. Despite a circular from the Fire Brigade Union leadership branding the "politically motivated', two hundred and fifty demonstrators demanded the fall 30 per cent now.

Battersea fire station

members information from the Rank and File Fireman bulletin to other stations, once the phones had been disconnected. The Greater London Council admitted to jamming four wavelengths to prevent these broadcasts has failed to co-ordinate actions and information. The phones have since been restored.

These firefighters have a militant reputation in London stemming from their struggle last year against the Victorian discipline imposed by station master David Callingham. In this tradition, the firefighters have provided a tremendous

which return 10 pressures of family ment,

1,250 union in the port throughout the the strike has cent only strengthen the HUSHIC that

- especially mustering just the sandwich

makers on the picket line.

How they marched in South London

march

got Fleet Street coverage last

used radios to broadcast has paid off.

- vital when the union

out

union.

E to bave 'Glasgow;

tingent at the national demonstration called for Saturday -

will guard against work thanks commit-

Active campaigning for sup-

labour moverent by women will not

the fire- "They fighters" struggle, it will also

women errierge from the struggle as a strong picket fighting force against the Government's pay policies, not

and tea- Battersea

SUPPORTE

example of how to safeguard the strike's interests by

occupying the station in shifts. The use of the radio aided

in this, by warning firefighters of attempts to lure pickets

aware from stations, and by organising flying pickets in

preparation for snatch operations by the state.

This is exactly the type of lead the executive of the union

isn't prepared to accept. But for the local FBU members, it

Over E700 hus poured into strike funds from local

factories, schools, and direct works departments. The

Trades Council - whose sub-committee called Saturday's

march — called a public meeting on Tuesday to launch a

broad support committee. But a problem already con-

fronted by the Trades Council - the decision of the FBU

marchers not to allow banners or leafletters on Sacurday's

march - must be overcome if effective support activity is

to be broadened.

Striking

across

Britain

Tion

* Strathclyde Region Strathclyde region 1s one are where firelighters have a formal strike committee. It includes representatives throughout the region trom both fire stations and branches of the

Whatever its shortcorings, this structure seems

served local fire.

Tam Tiernay of the Strathclyde Region FBU strike committee told Socialist Challenge reporters that support trade unionists on the FBU march last week was broad.

,transport Workers have donated money. So have Anderson Quay shop stewards.

There are three cigurette factories, Templeton's carpet fac tory and Laird's are all supp orting us...in Fast Külbride we collected E200 in 2 hours.

Appealing to Socialise Challenge readers for much needed

Tiernay said they

can do sometbing else as well:

should talk to trade

unionists about our case. Bona fide trade unionists should join

lines, and there

should be wide representation

on support marches.

is anotber fire-

station with an elected strike

SOCIALIST CHALLENGE, 24 November 1977, pages committee. But the stimulus bebind the committee did not come from the station's most militant members. Instead, the right WIng election in order to take the initiative away from Rank and

The policies pur forward by Rank and File supporters for a

pursuit of the claim will only be won inside the FBU membership through a COnsistent TERAt for clected strike committees, and thor-

democratic organisatof the struggle. Building Rank and File cannot substitute for elected strike committees. e the strike can only help ise the strike can only militant supporters of Rank and File in winning other FBU members to policies that point towards victory. As such, they can the left to the right wong

* Nottingham March

The Nottingham Fire Brigades Union has given its backing tc Saturday's local march called by the trades council against the 10 per cent norm, Firelighters

be marching alongside strikers from the Stanton and Staveley plant of the British Steel Corporation. Metal mechanics on strike at Kaleigh's bave also been approached to supp ort the march.

This initiative by the trades council announced by its vice-president Brian Simister at alocal anti-cuts conference is a shining example of how to forge a united fight against Labour'spay polic

Workers from Stanton and Staveley are fighting for a claim that can help protect wages from inflation. They are demanding a E15 across the board increase, plus 40p fro cach thresbold crossed in a cost of living index

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Tears in the dictator's eyes

France extradites Croissant

human rights for Iran'.

tried to presen Han nchambion of 'huma bat he hasn't made any sm of one of the world's MATIC TEWINS. UNC IT Instead, the "arter administration has made a

effort

public age of the Shah's dictatorship.

Washington last week marked Manh point in these CHOrEs

was puncy giving me bill of health on the

Hen ike Shah arrived it the

• House Carter didn't de-

ince him as the butcher he is,

i praised him as an 'enlightenI leader". The tears that came to

weren't for the housands of innocent people

What's

Left

lication. i Revie To London. Socialist Conler-

Cae as or venue ra Pale on

•CONDON

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MATTONAT

No seese could have depicted the hypocrisy of President Carter's thoman rights" campaign more vividly than his welcome to the Shah at the White House last week, while only a few hundred yards away his police were lunching a tear-gas attack on anti-Shah demonstrators demanding

who have been murdered, tor-

Shah's brought to his eyes by tear-fas being used to suppress anti-Shah demonstrators just ourside the White House.

The real business of the Shah's

visit wasn't "human rights, but

the sale of US arms to Iran.

Ington with a long shopping-list Tor all the latest US

Washington satisfied that Jimmy Carter is just as runner as any of his predece sars, and reassured that the noisy objections of Democrats in the US Senate last year about th normous sales of arms to Iran by the Nixon/Ford administranon were noming bol pre

Tough ally:

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Iberation Saturday

BANS

Her the admitration of r North-West Peoples Festival A celebration of popular aulture and struggle A day of fun and pollies

at Belle Vue, Manchester

Tickets from E2, educed fo

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Orgenised by Norin Communist Party.

Shah's US visit - an unprecedented sight

but were

2 NO 2FTE

weapons,

Iranians in Grosvenor Square, prote pood a gun eles the Shah arrived at the

As the Shah White House ther lemonstrations of Iranian Sh dents denouncing Carter's collaboration with CITALIE regime had tried to organise its own rent-a-mob in favour of the Shah. Iranians after the ticket sl3001 offered free tickets cash to go lo washington anu

heer the Shah. Iramian militar ersonnel being trained in the U were also flown to Washingion to join the pro-Shah demon stration trom Inevitably there was a dash hetween rival demonstrators. Many of the pro-Shall rent-amob crowd decided that the Shah

by CHRIS O BRIEN

the Fraction, been from France in West Germany

charges against him are ELIE designed to put the cap on the judiciai repression of the German ICEL Croissant has been labelled the

villain of the WIN. system

the three KAF commit suicide, In reality he is on trial for his politics. The logic of the wich-hunt demands that a Ich-wing lawyer defending leftwing clients becomes a "terrorist sympethiser

The Freoch parr in all this has

German. floor that the Freisch didn't tr

happen biah to Tid Saleyer

the Giscard Government has bent over backwards to case _ even to te

agreement to drey

aPreement. comes ie1o Chancellor Schmidt has already admitled thar conferences ween lawyers and their lave been bugged. charges against Croissant are furcher violation of the right of confidence between lawyers and

The atticode Freach working class parties has

SUMIOUS. managed firtle more than a lea

o the for let and branches of ibe Socinlist and

ommunist Parties t

se massive protests that greete the news of extradition.

Seeker on walter ter

week, we can Croissant's future, He has made

legally certitied Road, saying that he would not attempt

micide, woald be murder. But logrid

Sebubert said that roo

CARL

wasn't were large and ran. The

the dictator. this the raman arrested.

demonstration also organised by were Repression in Iran

dänterent

Another German prisoner dies

Army

the person the supposed

by implication, enabled

espicable as the ATTENTICE BELLSH

oblige in this

hardly West Certa

bel•chent and the perversity.

of the They have

organise

onl statement how to

se that it he died 10 international

S-STOP ARM SALE

5300 after all, dropped their flegs and bannen

anti-Shah demon#rators were set upon by the police. More than a hundred people were injured and many

Protests of various kinds were

students-touchout Europe. In London the Committee Against

nickel outside the US embassy on

Tuesday 15 November. Abou ane hundred supporters includ-

universities and colleges participated in tbe pickel. The pickets then joined ranks with another demonstro- washingtor tion organised by some of the

But there are many unanewered questions, For exampie.

Paris women's meeting

THE FEMINIST socialist con-

ference beld in Paris last May

spine fine East month and

HECONERS

another is planned for 11 and

12 December in Paris,

The meetings une discussin

how to consolidate linics mude The

in Paris and as a first step

ensere Interastional

Women's Day in March Is truly

Last month's meeting was

Iransan Embany

FETE

for the sectarian attitude oLEst now sery dividen iranzar sodent groups who relused Ed ccept CARI's proporal for joint protest The realt was that There were no less than five separate demorstro ions and

Over the last few weeks ther has been a constant wave o universities and colleges in Tebra, While the Shai was in TOOTSHEE. students gathered ar Aryamehr INGRID SCHUBEAT, the latest in a sne of suicides" Dy West German political prisoners. No doubt her deciaration that she would never commit Suicide will De taken as just one more indication of Terroris:

the discovery of a rope in her cell only hours netars her death. Hut. for security reasons", this information was not released until two days after Schubert's death. ingrid Schubert is about as linely a suicide as Steve Bite!

from the womeo's mosement Belgium, Switzerland, the France. Womes from the femiaist movement in Britain did not take part us decails of the meeting dida't arrive.

meeting discussed International woek of co-urdintheme of the struggle against al forms of daily violence aguins umcingst other issues, buttered

Said salemper to entert

Saltanpour, released from jail. The secting wat attacked by the police who injured and arresled many atudents. The students responded by occupying the university.

Thie following day thousands af stadeits look pari in a prores

atracked by the police and there were more injuries and arrests. A

students thenselves were set apon by the police. Thousands of students went on strice and hoy cotted classes la response. conclusive prosecution owdence is the

women, rape, child care and

plans are under way for a common poster and tbe need was felt to compile a list of

and wonen's Eroops prepared to send speakers te meetings and rallies heing

organised throughout Earope

In light of the need to tackle the attacks carrently being

launched against women's uh-

country on the continent, thi Natiunal Abortion Campaign

has agreed lo send a representalive to the sect mecting in Decemher.

been scheduled for Sunday, 12 December.

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SURPIUS VALUE

The Provisional RepubIcan Movement is branded by Westminster and the entire bourgeois political spectrum in Britain

"psychopaths', "thugs' and other such epithets. These characterisations are slavishly choed by many in the labour movement who label the Provisionals as a variant of "green fascism'

The attitude of revolutionary socialists is of an entirely different order. Despite fundamental differences with the Provisionals, their errors are viewed in the context of a struggling anti-imperialist movement, to be discussed in the spirit of a struggle against a common enemy. The 1977 Ard Fheis (National Conference) of the Provisional Sinn Fein, held on 22/23 October, presented the opportunity to look afresh at the Provisionals. Exen prior to the conference expectations had been raised by a speech a leading Belfast Republican, Jimmy Drumm, made this June when he foretold Republican involvement in workers struggles. What, then, emerged?

One of the most notable features of the conference was the participation of many men and women newly released from prisons both in the "Free State" and the occupied North. While the majority of the participants were elderly and male, there was a scattering of young women from the Turf Lodge area of Belfast — which has been under a state of heavy seige for at least six months. To describe these fighters for Irish freedom as "thugs" or "fascists" is despicable.

1974: YEAR OF VICTORY?

Their struggle was partially reflected in the conference by the many resolutions and speakers on the plight of Irish political prisoners. One such speaker — a woman from the Belfast Relatives Action Committec called attention to the Catholic minority's militant opposition 1o Westminster's attempt to criminalise political prisoners. Yet neither the Ard Fheis, nor speakers at it, were able to map out a concrete and realisable strategy for effectIve action on this issue.

This in itself ilustrates one of the basic inconsistencies of the Irish Republican tradition. That is, while its fundamental strain is opposition to imperialist conquest, this is combined with a basically conservative ideology, This peculiar combination is expressed in the Provisionals claim to be the legitimate heir and sole representative of the suppressed Irish nation. As such this leads to an inflated view of its own capacity to decisively defeat Imperialism. Thus, for example, the Provisionals announced 1974 as the "Year af Victory'

But the most widely-held and dangerous belief of the Republican movement is that the strugzle in Ireland long ago transcended the boundaries of the mass movement, and is now on a higher plane of a direct military war of national liberation. According to this view mass action is at best an auxiliary column supporting the front line "war effort.

AGAINST REPRESSION

The whole history of the Irish struggle and its most recent phase in particular have conclusively demonstrated that the contrary the Republican movement possesses neither the military nor social weight necessary to defeat imperialism. Moreover, although there is at least a substantial minority of the Irish population which is sympathetic to the idea of a united Ireland, the vast majority are not yet prepared to wage an all-out fight against imperialism.

Recognition of this basic reality does not rule out the possibility of direct political action. Nor does it imply capitulation to the

pro-imperialist politics of the reformist Social Democratic and Labour Party in the

North. Experience shows that while remaining in the general political orbit of traitorous leaderships, the mass of the Irish people will respond to specific manifestations of imperialist oppression.

In this context when the civil rights

Irish Republicanism

Today by Bill Richards

Photomontage: PETER KENNARD movement exploded onto the streets in 1968/69 its strength resided in its mass participation, a participation not inhibited by identification with the overall programme of one or anothet political groupins

This approach remains valid today when the task of the hour is to remobilise the mass of the Catholic population against the escalation of repression. In his presidential address to the Ard Fheis, Ruairi O'Bradaigh used the term "the knot nearest the throat" when referring to the unifying role of a Republican election campaign against the EE. Underlying this concept is the need to dily the maximum forces in a single minded effort against imperialism's weakest point. Today that weukest point is undoubtedly the issue of repression. Real mass mobilisations against this would represent a high step forward for the anti-imperialist struggle.

Yet it was precisely at this level that the Ard Fheis failed to offer a concrete policy Indeed, while the conference was debating the issue, the Provisionals in Belfast put a motion through to exclude the participation of the SDLP from the RAC. This was apparently motivated on the grounds that the SDLP are traitors and to give them a platform would foster illusions in their treacherous politics. But broad layers of Catholics arcady have such illusions, and recently the SDLP bave rediscovered the Irish dimension" and are occasionally adopting an anti-imperialist posture 1p brush up their credentials us representatives of the The effect of this is double edged.

On the one hand if can legitimise the aspirations of the most militant sections of the anti-unionist population. On the other. it can enable the SDLP to present itself as a Mexible and stronger opposition to imperialism. The real danger is therefore not

fostering illusions in the SDLP, but allowing pariy channel anti-imperialist sentiment into the dead end of reformist negotiations.

The image presented by the SDLP cannot be exposed by emotive denunciations and propaganda alone. Primarily this can beat be achieved through the experience which the Catbolic minority can gain in the field of struggle. Specifically a united front policy would put the SDLP and all political tendencies to the crucial test of action, thereby showing in practice who are the most consistent and effective fighters for the real interests of the oppressed. Abore all the united front approach can unite the widest sections of the population in action thereby effectively defending their rights and abilicy to struggle as a whole. Any other strategy threatens to reduce the antirepression campaigo to an insignificant Republican ginger group

The exclusionist policy of the Provisional leadership is also reflected in its general view of the Irish struggle which subordinates mass political action to the needs of the 'war effort. Not only political action is subordinated, but political dicussion well: attempts at political clarification by the Provisionals can open up a series of contradictions.

One such occasion at the conference was the discussion on direct clections to the European parliament. Ruairi O'Bradaigh's "knot nearest the throat" was considerably loosened by the more traditional precepts of the movement which regarded participation in clections as a sell-out of Irish sovereignty. Like other resolutions this discussion was referred to the National Committee to be resolved.

Thus those who saw the conference as making a shift to the left are fundamentally mistaken. Some cited the reception given to two anti-communist motions calling on

SOCIALIST CHALLENGE, 24 November 1977, page 13

Sian Fein to 'publicly dissociate from communism" and to affirm that Sinn Fein is a non-Marxist revolutionary party* Although both these motions were roundly defeated and opposed by prominent leaders of the organisation such as O'Braduigh and George Lynch, they did so in such a manner that would not alienate the old guard' of the Catbolic morality. Their arguments were vague and populist. Both speakers took their distance from Marxism and in doing so stressed that Ireland had its own socialists such as Lawier, Mellows and Consolly.

Whilst Irish (and other) revolutionaries have much to learn from Connolly. socialism is both a living and international movement constantly refined and modified through the experience of more than 60 years of international working class struggle since Connolly s death.

BASIC CONSERVATISM

Moreover, the Provisionals propaganda has recently tended to depart from the more radical Republican tradition of building a united Ireland completely free of the old religious communities. In its place they now place more emphasis on the concepr of a Tederated state of four provinces

The basic conservatism of this programmie was illustrated in a tecent leafler issued by Sinn Fein. Entitled Brits Out -Peace In, it argues for the right of the people of Ulster to self-determination'. Although this referred to a nine, and not a six county Ulster, this position still indicates a dangerous conciliation with the Protestant settler caste and its interests.

More importantly, the implementation of this proposal is not seen as an integral part of revolutionary struggle in Ireland which will end the caste system, once and for all, but as part of a grodual process econdmic reconstruction and negotiation following an equally gradual withdrawal of the British Anny

A similar conservatism is reflected in the Provisionals! "Eira Nua' (New Ireland) programme, which is marked by its inability to champion the struggles and demands of the most oppressed layers of Irish society. Sinn Fein's claims as a parts of the working class should not be taker too literally: the criteria for judging the class character of any movement is its programme

Concretely the overall progranume of the Provisionals does not even allude to the Jeading roie of the working class in the trist struggle. It prefers instead to talk 'people's power Based Lon provincial governments embracing *Catholic Protestant, Orange and Creen, Left anc Righr.

OPPOSITION TO ABORTION

similar confusion is evident in the Provisionals economic programme which envisages a mixed economy of nationalised industries, co-operatives and small capitalISES.

But perhaps the most worrying aspect of Sinn Fein's programme is its position on women. For the considerable bold the Catholic Church has on women in Ireland is directly related to Ireland's nationa underdevelopment by imperialism. Yet Sinn Fein's position women is no different from that of the Catholic hierar chy, or for that matter very litle differen from that of the whole imperialist order Ruairi O'Bradaigh's opposition to abortio is not accidental, it flows logically from th Eira Nua programme whose "Draft Charte of Rights' sanctifies the family. It remain to be seen how the Provisionals wil respond to a mass feminist movement it Ireland. Presently, however, their pro gramme is not only a disservice to womer but to the entire struggle for freedom in Ireland.

The 1977 Ard Fheis confirmed such bask

inconsistencies. The need in Ireland is for mass revolutionary socialist party. While it can confidently be stated that the mon dedicated and consistent Republican will be part of this party, its nucleus today is the small but conscious forces gathered aroun the Irish Trotskyist movement

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COMMENT

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and Zionism — could end ur

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arrogantly claim 1o sant all Jews despite the many people of Jewish

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tate on the soil of Palestine.

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not simply cactuss they are

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The same paper?

Telegraph. Does that mean we

lould mobilise in Its support

• way that Comrade Fairbel wants to do for Egin?

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nationalists around Egin have a more hostile altitude to the main

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principle, That is the road to monolithism and

CHARLIE VAN GELDEREN (N. London)

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capitalism:

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demands which

into devolution.

leadership.

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what practicel regards to Europe In United States. It's usually only

anCTann

of no platform tor fascists

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Europe during the Second World the Tameside

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however, debate the

Officer Training and CiA recruiters dant, the American left has a campuses Nowa spectrum than it did before the Hearing

But the agents of capitalist

another TIGERS I TO AM NO TEE AXE both ways: equating left with

Bolton report

THE FOLLOWiNG is a report o

Supporters Group taels about the paper, as decided at = meeting tast monin, we hope to send you such reports fairy

agreed at rain Challenty

does not contain enough article

Sue of

It was felt that while some of

boon Iramely abstruse and difficult to

ducation which the vast major

Jossess; we falt this parlicularis A self-criticism

that end, THE LETTERS last week from once protossing agoingst will be

(3 November) which opposed the Wore and Mainen Colgaur Jeramy THON HIGHT LONGIEUSE com does were rigns in copals

against Scolt, and the concluding refCHIANCA TO ME NEXUH OHHHIGHS of some National Front leaders.

editorial's stetement of the privale life

Jeremy ThOrDA WAS BISO ClO

TRAORIA. the Interferance the

fata- the bourgeois press, and

LUI COIT

iberation deals with the process

the privale lite of gays public

while we agree that aple In Victorian

the Victorian ere — the editorial

did not seok to analyse the roote

It done so, it would not have rooted this

TallY Or We but surely located that ETHE BOC-

COLORA

Demands ilke For a Scortish

This is the approach Lenin

argued for in Lefi Wing Commu

lem and Trotsky in the Transi-

tiona Progremme. The nationai

aft in the hands of the Mats

calling for

ED ROBERTSON (Edinburgh)

Fascist bans

in the minds ot the

Hence. In the States, we often begin with a premise of SOONER TO SETH CREA Wo SUINS WELCHE HOISHE Its axe al both left and right. Sa then we ann, well probably

COOrDO SOUND MUCH CASHE HA reasanable to the workere, while organising defence of our own

In those Tairl cases where a direct contrantaTON SHRIMS HERI

1 think the ING dio walt i axplaining the unique festure of they said, 'a non-specific cleuse

arlicle no doubt cinarly imparte the signiticanoe of that to British roaders, it's regrettable that you still may have

were lined with lead just to understand that

this, American might be tempted to redly: theratore ho IMG made

mistake,

alwaya going to happen. the fallen far left which most o about the series of articies us found incompreheneible.

the increased arta covarage but would ilke to see more popular coverage along

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un9 lar lell has HISIVES aspects of sexual politics. We

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articias tacking the fundamente

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SOCIALIST CHALLENGE, 24 November 1977, page 14 Tameside bana wore one

that the British could have guleled situation. i was put to use a bi quickly, one month bl confusion But

waya still remain for the State as alternatives which we can make demands In

The very toot that the waDie

oculd be resaived

hrough the simple addition of a clause in the Public Order HUDD

CAN HE NOI through channels. already

as concessions for the 'more free

cians haven't been so innovative to dream up such channels fo uB. Or rather: we have no yet won such things, Just as we have

Chalienge ob-

unfolding in England.

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Batile of doa supplement

It was felt the lay-out could be

recognise that tinancial considerations

the lay-out Is rather monotonous and unimeginit bels, naturally.

continued struggle for unity in the far left Mo attemp

down the long-standing

much a part of Trotskyist politica in recent yeare

NEIL DUFFIELD (Bolton SocialIst Challenge Supporters Group)

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1934-1977

A personal tribute

been made. But it was not to be so. Clive died on 16 November during a visit to Los Angeles to Griffiths. He suffered a brain haemorrhage in the lobby of the most exclusive hotel in LA. Instead of calling for medical assiance. the hold sial! treatec Clive as a drunk. In pain and semi-conscious, he was carted oft In a police car and deposited in the drunks* cell.

it was there that he died

medical attention. One felt a combination of rage, helplessness, and acute demosion. For Clive was nOt just a friend but a comrade. A unique character in the world of

In the days which followed his Fooded back. Conversations and arguments we have had His sense of humour. His sensitivity.

• cynical

emark. His other friends: mrite atom Cline's multi-faceted will no doube personality, 1 will concentrate on the part of his life with which I

UNCOMMON

hat 1 first mer • He had TO A CLI written of US. Peter Brook's play on Vietnam, and he had rung up to say he agreed with m and could we meet. He was a theatre and television agent and a socialist: an uncommon combi-

We met and he asked what I thought of the idea of launching a new left-wing newspaper. was naturally for the idea, After

convinced that no

more would be heard of it

Eate that often befalls nice ideas

was enhanced cause Raiph Schoenmann, of the Bertrand Russell Peace FoundatIon, had thought of a similar plan several months carlier and nought had come of it.

Cive rang up again a few weeks later and said a number of other people were also interested

and we should meet and discuss the matter

meeting was held at his house, 79

Cromwell Road, Landon SW7. present, amang them the poete numher people

Adrian Mitchel and Christopbe

Logue. the scripewriter

Smith, the playwright David

Mercer.

Clive's enthusiasm and Christ-

opber's inventive skills fit was be

who suegested the name) finally

saw the launching of The Binch

Dwarf. Its first office

Cromwell Road and its publisher

and main inspirer was

Goodwin. The paper coulde't

have been launched at a hetter or

more propitious time.

BLACK DWARF

The first pre-publication issue

hit the streets on May Day 1968,

Ten days before the Night

Barricades in Paris. The year of Britain and Ce Sovie the Vietnam demonscrations in

SCUE which

invaded Czechoslovakia.

The Biack Dwarf жане 0193

SUCCE As the

receded divisions appeared

the editorial board, ollowed b

be inevitable split. Clive and

were on dilferent sides in the

split. There had boe mistakes

one can see clearly that the whole

quescion should have been hand-

Those of us backing the

International Marxist Group set

Dwarf — after a few issues (goad

incidencally) — died a

ones,

UNDER REVIEW

Clive Goodwin:

The fact that Clive Goodwin is dead has still not yet completely sunk in, writes TARIQ AII. It still seems incredible. My first reaction on being told the news was to disbelieve it, to hope that somehow a ghastly mistake had

CLIVE GOODWIN natural death. The early 70s were the period in which I hardly saw Clive. The wounds of the split were still too recent. We would serene to and see pering street demo and smile and exchange a few words. There was something both said unreal about this period and we who had been in almost

began to meet again. stress time and again how awful it was that the left was so divided had Socialis Worker get together? It and split. Why can't you and

would combination, reply. I'm sure they say exactly the same about you, he would counter. End of conversation or Over the last few years be ha been looking after was caretal about nis Giet. 1h i no Hot serve wa the care of drank little

much amusement, but was probe gressing rapidly. (T heat Robin

in straiaht sets last week. Do you think that's why he hasn't rung me up since?').

INVOLVED AGAIN

He was very pleased with the launching and growth of Social. ist Challenge. He was happy that censorsbip In TV drama. He wanted to get involved and came to a meeting to discuss future articies for our ABSO He undertook to

n00m1021 1 314 BUR COOR why it is that an imbense amount of music is recorded, but so little nroadcast. He rang afler it was de-

'It's great.

was lighted, Almost thought of send

Wing you a cable saying: Welcome LIFE Love Media

Just left Angeles he rang to discuss the 32-page Xmas issue planning. He and write something on the States for addicion to getting an John Reed.

For one of Clive's enormous of the

Talent Ru DESE CLOS cialists working ir and the tanks this front alone Jeaves behind a

terrible gulf.

I sill can't quite believe that the phone won't suddently ring and Clive's voice will be ar the other end. Nor can I visualise 79 Cromwell Road without him. And yet one can almost hear him Don't mourn 1oo mou but have a good wake Clive's wife, the artist Pauline Boty, died a tragic cata airost 13 увагз адо. She had left betrind daughter.

Goodwin, the comrades of Soctalist Chailenge join Clive's ocher Iriends in offering our sympathy, love, and condolences.

by JANE CLARKE and JOH!

THACKARA THE CONTROVERSY which has greeted Before Hindsight, a about orary newsreel LONELI

Tent lars iournalists as it doc about the Thirties. After all, the material in this documentary is forty years managed to set the BBC and ITV humming.

As 8 systematic critique media coverage of an era, Before Hindsight powerful. stance, no mention appeared of the persecucion of the Jews until 1935, wach the vorapas vo rupt change to almost hysterical appeasement anti-German propaganda.

EXOTICA Cricical films were made dur and tina this period, but they

existence. All that remained were anodyne necounts of Hitler and Mussolini as exotica, with passing references to the danger to He used to world place.

Hence on the internal regimes in the fascist states The newsrcel editors themselves account for the trivial isation and non-engagement of

zirsell. H

played

From: Women's Festival T7 FINALLY WE have it an e ormous festival by formance, discussion, display workshops. At long last women can share in a huge way what we've all been doing, thinking, feeling and creating over the past few ACTICS COMBATE BOLCOCCI political, emotional, and artistic developments; above all, shaw Women's Festival "77 will be on again. in Central London from

November to 18 December:

Under featuring plays, concerts, lims,

and dance performances; exhibit-

projects, holding worksbops, sellDobson ing literaure and jamming midnight. For six days a week, the

Festival — to be held at the Actien Space Drill Hall -Stars Inc." uch artists as for Los

Pirate we are Women's Theatre Group,

Wise, Maggie Nichols and Meg Christian and Teresa Trull.

WORKSHOP

Many organisations will be bolding discussions functioning hope, including the rape cni

Workshopamen in Ireland, woo

Group» men's Aid. GEMMA, NCCL. Every Tuesday evening a workshop will foçus on women working in the Friday and Satruday nights are set aside for late music; Sundays for children's workshops, classical music and cream toas Voices, a new play by Susan Griffin, an American playwright and poet, will have To Boty

Voices - now playing to critical acclaim in Los Angeles → which

SOCIALIST CHALLENGE, 24 November 1977, Page 15

Bad news

reels on

the '30s

contemp

in says as much about th certainly After 1933, for innever considered,

witnessed an ab southern

but complete sil

sad fact

lives: in festival

and about three weeks of per-

Gually found Action Space Drill Hall.

entire festival

formers, speakers,

to take part.

MIXED AUDIENCE discussing campaigns and "til open to my Queen

tWO, Anna and work-

Third World Women'

Child Poverty Actica

and th

TRES LIO

its British

Oil was the desire to produce

BEFORE

HINDSIGHT

their efforts by reference to their prime role as entertainers; it was showbosiness, and the education of the public about fascism was

The makers of Before Hind-

• director Jonathan Lewis executive producer Elizabeth

and presenter

newsreels. until impartial Jonathan Dimbleby is interVil be a chen and tow, si selves? fear, my belief,' says Dimbleby

s that when our successors WEANED

O or 40 years time look back t

back with the same kind of dismay that we now look hack on the way the cinema covered events in the Thirties in Ger many. And that is a very, very

The richness of women's

to Women's Festival 77 apdon Kare London discussions and Nancy Diaguid

To Kate and Nancy, the ob- ED WOrECE

sious arena far faer should tee

women's

work. With the help of ten other open

organisers, they contacled per

campaign

workers and artists who agreed

visual Bet

Blue to the way in which th

rili ball is funded, the festival i

mixed

although there will be several

Socialiat Challenge Benafi: Fistful of Dynamite

the part

Followed by a discussion on "Irish Republicanism" led by ProtestanT. -or Vister and

Cheap drinks and food available All for only 21.20. Tickets at the door.

Although he doesn't go into it in great detail in the Tilm, the crux of Dimbleby's cntique the complete dishonesty Inberen In the motion of 'impartiality .. which is in lact idgement of its own. Even ba who would have welcomed a 'balanced and coverage of fascism - apart from the fascists them

media workers, weaned and rained according to prevailin values. Before Hindsight may b a bit late arriving, but if i leads even to moot Improvemcos W the coverage of Ireland or race, and to a new critica awarenes Each So the min somen-only performanoes and music

workshops on female sexuality and Lesbian sexuality are limited creche will be provided fre idday sir days a week, stays oh nei. The care at Act Space will he open and upstain al be on pring and for e Exhibitions of photography and displaved throughout the build

organising accomodation 101 and transport ation for the handicapped and SUL UHEER

Socialist Challenge

Saturday 25 November, 6.15pm. The Other Cinema, 25 Tottenham Straet, London W1.

staring James Cobum and Aod Steiger. (Sergio Leone, Italy, 138 mins., Haly 1971).

Set in Mexico in 1914 following the collapse of the Diaz dictatorship with Cober axing

of an exiled Irish Ropublican who loins up with a group

La member of Soclalist Challenge

COOD DEAL

is HOVIETONI

by journalists and broadcasten Chen It will have heen very

The Other Cinema Hindsigh

which sho wing Before mighrly emil mid December, b holding discussons on the teste raised by the film on 27 Nov

mber (Film as Evidence) and December (The Poliries ef Tel

Thaelinatin

campaign to free the of th

Aarer The Aim was banned by the Brit censor on the grounds that i dealt with a 'convicted criminal Doa Macpherson on 01-734 8508 elderly on request.

GRANTS

and the Greater London Ans Association. But this money NOT CHOU BET CYCH HICC

peases of the three huntere

women takiog part. We are there fore charging a minimal admis

sion price for performances and 4200-0

For a programme of Women's

Festival 77, lo:

Space Drill Hall 16 Chenies

Streef, London WCI. Tel: 02-637 7660.

Geoff Ball (author of The

Editorial Board)

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of Arab policy:

Impatient adventurer? RICHARD CARVER report.

We probably won't know whether Sadat appreciated the many of his visit to the El Aksa -

that very spot that King Abdullah of Transjordan was killed 25

conclude a separate agreement with the Zionist state.

The difference was that this time the Arab leader was in an scaped gone, under the pro-

and secret police.

It has been clear for some time

rat least since the doss or kins Abdullah — that the Arab ruling clares have no inserest in defend. my the national nights of the

possessed Palestinian people. Only the deep going popularity of

and the Palestinians" capacity for resistance has forced the

regimes to keep up a

suffering Palestinian people is only

traction alongside the ap

super protts to be made Trom The

The dream of every Arab ruling class has been a quiet pact between themselves and the Israelis, underwritten by imperialism and the opportunist

which would establish a holy alliance" against the Palestinian masses. Sadat, as representative of a ruling class

the most developed and most vulnerable in Arab world imply decided to take the bull by the horns.

While his action outraged Arab opinion worldwide - expressec sickes, and armed arracks a delus occupations,

al critics were so cautious as to give the suggestion of a bod and

President Assad of Syria de-

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Egyptian President Sadat will certainly go down in history as a man who dared to do what others only dreamed of. But it remains to be seen what the remainder of history's verdict will be: a perspicacious statesman? Or an over-

CHRIS BALFOUR

livered a lengthy statement stressing the identity of Egyptian and Syrian and only that Sadat's visit "erroneous tactic!. Hardly sur prising, for it was Assad's CHELS which Lebanon lase year to do the Braelis Job for them most vicious attack on the Pale stinian resistance since another Arab regime — Jordan — tried the same thing in 1970.

From Saudi Arabia pregnant pause of 24 belore a mad statement of condemnation was forthcoming.

The Moscow news normally known lor leu neticence, limited themselves to publishing the criticisms from LIC TIMO SAILS COCCOYE (whose Lebanese venture they had backed), adding little com-

Mystery surrounds the Soviet

RUMANIA'S ROLE Littie attention has been drawn President Ceasesci who acted: as innernediary in sering up rhe Probahly Moscow knew nothing, but noching that has come out ol the kreman in the nast weck will give much reassurance to the Palestinians. visit is qually shady, Israeli Premie Regin Carter thanking him for 'your efforts which bave contributed so magin Jerusalem'.

Carser helped the talks in the best way he knew by praying!

But he may have 20IC other incentive as

Comic opening', designed to at-

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Who stands

This is what a group of Palestin lans in Britain had to say about

he Geners Onion HITH

unequivocally

nation of this initiative of the

line with the policies of Arab

the called Just struggle of the Arab masses fo social liberation and progress. it Is the latast mowo in the con spiracy that is being waged by Imperialism and its local agents

revolutionary

'The Palestinian masses will continue their struggie for the

Palestine. From visit Is totally

Arab people, since it represents a humilialing submission to im

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people, the occupation of Arab

mitted by Zionism.

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problem, Israni warplanes were GIVING A SANE CME DEC vicious nature of this entity by razing Lehanese and Palestinis civil concentration.

it clearly shows that the Arab

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COSE HE HEN IN SMOM not only further exposes himself

the downtall and that of rulers of the

themseives to the dictates imperialiem:

These remarks ware taken from a

General Union osas ine Students during He occupelion of the Arab League offices in London last weekend.

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