Socialist Challenge No. 43, 27 April 1978
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Socialist Challenge
SUNDAY APRIL 30/EVE OF MAYDAY+11a.m. RALLY/TRAFALGAR SQUARE MARCH TO VICTORIA PARK*TOM ROBINSON BAND AND STEEL PULSE
WE SHALL FIE BE
CARNIVALI- AGAINST THE NAZIS AGANSED BY ANTI NAZI LEAGUE, ID LITTLE NEWPONT STREET, LOM
No 43 27 April 1978 15p
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DON WC2, TOGETHER WITH ROCK AGAINST RACISH. HACKHEY CAMPAIGN AGAINST RACISM, H MEY CRC, AND TOWER HAMLETS MOVE
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Where to go after
EDITORIAL
Socialist Chellen Editorial 01-359 8180(9.
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May Day message
MAY DAY is a public holiday this year in England and Wales. Scotland will, for some resson, have to wait til next year. But Lapour could not even take this decision in a firm way. This traditional workers holiday will be a Bank. Haliday - in other worde a bourgeois holiday on every Monday preceding 1 May. A symbolic indiciment ol Labour government policies.
It is alno ironic that the same Labour Government which declares May Day a holiday also imposes bans on demon strations. The one in London is due to be lifted on 29 April, but in Leads the ban remains. Accordingly Yorksrire miners and the Leeds ages Council are going to dely the ban and march on Saturday. Absolutely correct. That is the beat way to make a mockery of such bans.
SHADOW OF RACISM
But May Day 1978 will be celebrated this year under the growing aladow pr faciant tue select committee propo sals, Thatcher's speeches, the refusal of the Labour lefta to fight on this issue, are all an objective aid to the peddles of race nate and Nazi ideas It the National Front is growing today if is because the policies of the Labour government have created the conditions for it to do so
Our May Day message this year tharefore concentrates on replying to the racists. That is building the Anti Nazi Carnival. And that is why we say: All Oul thia Sunday.
Theirlies:
our replies
They say black people take white jobs
If you believe that, Just go down to Brixton. One in every our vound blacks hasn't got a lob.
One in every three unemployed London lives in Brixton - because it's a black arna.
So whose jobs are they taking?
They say black people live off the welfare state
there isn't much because the state has cut its spending, not because of blacka.
In fact, many black people came here to do joba in publia services.
A Tory Government once sent a Minister out to the Caribbean to recruit this 'cheap labour.
Enoch Powell, who now wants to send them back'.
They say black poople are overcrawding our schools and cause larger class sizes.
But there are thousands of unemployed teachors - and It's government cuts which caused that, not the blacks
Every time a Labour politician comes out with this crap the only people they heip are the dinosaurs of the Tory party and the NF loonies
So why do they do It?
First: immigration controls divide us. And when wo're divided it becomes far more difficult to resist unemployment, school closures and authoritarian teachers.
The argument that black people cause the economic crisin diverts attention away from our real enemies.
Second: immigration controls give the bosses the power to exploit black people even more. shittiest jobs, the lowest wages, dreadful housing, and they re the first onto the dole queue.
All this is bad enough. But there's worse on the way.
recently, there was a report from a Parfiamentary Select Committee, Written by Tory and Labour MPs It recommended even tighter controls on biack people coming into THE COUNTRY
It said that lamilies should be broken 12 and your parents are from India or Pakistan, you just should cary dany cords all to pennly cards for ine whoie populanon.
All this is coming if we don't fight back.
There is a simple solution. All working people and their
There's plenty of room.
British profitable climes
If we can get our hands on that money there'li be plenty to pay for schoola, housing. hospitals, and jobs for everyone.
There's room for everyone but the bosses.
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HOME NEWS
THE ANTI NAZI LEAGUE was founded In the autumn of 1977. In a short space of time it has achieved a number of successes. How best can we build it in the coming months? What are the problems and how can they be resolved? TARIO ALI poses some questions and suggests how they should be answered.
The founding statement of the ANL concentrated all its posed by the Nazis. It warned of the impact of the NF in the next General Elections and argued that the lad to be
accordingly those opposed to fascism within 1
The leading foroe behind the ANL was the Socinlist Workers Party. Clearly worried by the isolation of the far-left and the obscene witch-hunts in the media following Lewisham and Ladywood, the SWP attempted to hreak out of the circle, It did
by constructing a tacit alliance with a number of left ocialist-democrats and ignorng both the Communist Party and the rest of the revolutionary left. We pointed out at the time that this was an error. We still hold that opinion.
PROPAGANDA
The main effort of the ANL
producing MANS propaganda of an agitational character. They answered the fascist lies and arguments.
Given that their propage ida was directed essentially at people far removed from any form of socialist politics this their leaflets and posters ure too "simplistic" cannot be sustained when it is understood who the ANL is trying to speak to and for what purpose We should acknowledge that it has done an With the help of Rock
ANT managed to reach layers 'of otherwise have remained totalIv unmane to the eronical pamphlets, press and other propaganda of the far left and many anti-racist committees The development of SKAN School Kids Against the Nazis) to counter the NF is one such example.
EVENTS Ifthe ANt had confined itself to simply producing propeganda and people to sponsor it, me would have been forced to conchide that it would remain stillhorn.
For useful though its poster and leaflets are, they are not the
Sales Challenge beloves that the her siled
mistanic bolding a * - Tie best Ta Tight tor the eng Ded and dressmanic myse rantalion which coe, through i I inlied sroat inctics, beshit lo
Fighting racism and fascism
the carnival?
rough But the ANL has
CEIVENES
such as the Carnival. It is
ocunnine to oncanise loca
activities and actions as well. It
picketed and interrupted Judge
McKinnon; it hounded the
Waffen 55, etc. In other words it sees itself as an activist
organisation, That is why it is continuing to have an impact.
And therein lies its importance.
PROSPECTS
Hut what concrete focus does it offer the thousands and thousands of anti-racists in this country? Not just after the Carnival, but after the next general elections? It is difficult to say at the moment, Many veleran anti-racist activists are openly contemptuous: It's a sbort-termi operation. They'll be gone tomorrow and we'll be left to pick up the pieces. Now there is an imponant die truth in this How should problem?
In the first place we should organise local ANL branches "But they won't let us', reply
No one can stop you" is our reply. Ser up
ANL distribute literature and produce your own in every locality to take account of local problems. Where IDeal ANI groups exist work to build them. I can already bear protests: Stop stop. stop. What do where there are local antifascist committees?" An important point. But decisive criterion is whether they are organising activities. they ace, then they should affiliate to the ANL nationally, while maintaining their local identity
CONFLICT We are clearly not in favour of counterposing ANL to bodies such as ALTARE (All London Teachers Against
ALARM (ALl n0-1303 Lambeth Anti Racist Move. ment), or WARAF (Women Against Raciam and Fascism), but we do believe that they should affiliate to the ANL
There is a disturbine division today between the older, more experienced activists in the Ba-tacist Colources tolany of them being delegates from Samour 300 cocal 000ic 8300
soung, nuacant anti-
OUR POLICIES
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our opinion this is an unnecessary and dangerous counter position. It can begot rid of int a stoke by calling a conference ANL in the autumn.
DEMOCRACY
Such a confercace should be open tonal those active in the and it should do wo things which are, Jacking It should adopt two clear demands: No Platform for the Nuris and Repeal the Racist Immigration Acts. The growth of stale racism and the ise of fascismt are intimately -BREECHIS shauld be recognised by the ANL. Other
by local ANL committees or by graups like SKAN, Doctors Against the Nazis, Media Workers Against the Nazis, etc.
Secondly, it should elect Steering Committee to introduce the missing element of
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Wing of the AND Such an orientation would enable the ANL to develop a mediuin-term political persper. tive and offer a real lend to all militants who want to cogsee ut anti-fascist and
The forthcoming conference of the National Co-ordinating Consmitlee Against Racism and Fascism wire DC the ts asseuibly of anti-racists since the formation of the ANL. It would be disastrous if this conference decided to ignore the ANL because of soine justified complaints. Instead what has to be napped out is a set of proposals to unite the old and the new. That is what the bulk anti-racist SULLIVINE RABE They are fod - up bickering and squabbles, gardiess of who is to blame Unless we stem the rot many of these will becolne passive in the corning months. pulitics. Thus we Night For warsing chise uni BITH ILAMERE SERIEST NEARE MIE IS TE
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By their friends you shall know them
IRELAND
worth of Ireland
In Ireland.
The National Front has never made any secret of where it stands on the irish 1850c. June 1974, at a mecting in London's Conway Hall, NE leader John Tyndall spelt it out *This party has a duty to do all it can to support those Northern Ireland who fight for the preservation of British rule We have gathered here to night to declare our solidarity with the British Loyalists of Northern Ireland.*
The NF's "solidarity" has not been confined to words; the number of years to build sup ЕгОЛ Ви ОССи ШЕ O д port in the North of ireland. In loing so, the fascists have aliened themselves with some of the most violent Protestant
They first appeared in the North of Ireland in 1973, when Tyndall and Martin Webster visited several areas there in an attempt to persuade candidates to stand in local elections.
They concentrated their efforts in South Down, where Enoch Powell was to be elected as MP the following year. The Front Jeaders met Ute head of an organisation known as the Down Orange Welfare which despite its charity sound ing title was a Loyalist paramilitary organisation, guns uniforms and army-type structures. At the time this outfit ciaimed the support of 5,000 foliowers,
What became of these talks is unclear, but in April 1974 the Front set up headquarters in a Loyalist district of East Beltast.
This was followed by talks with two more groups of Loyalist extremists - the Ulster De fence Association and Ulster Volunteer Force, Both these organisations were then indulging in sectarian murder campaigas, killing Catholics for no other reason than that they were Catholics.
When, in July 1974, nine members of the UDA found guilty in a court in Blackburn of arms possession and
Illegal gun training police evid ence indicated their close con-
LEEDS -St. George's Day MARTIN WEBSTER's visit to Leeds Saturday landed him in hospital, unconscious. The NF was literally run out of the town, reports JOHN COLMAN.
The fascists chose Leeds to celebrate "St George's Day', and when their march was banned, they decided to hold a mecting instead, Only 67 attended it.
Nearly tbousand antifascists arrived to picket the meeting at the Central High School, mobilised by the most broad-based united committee that the town has scen..
The Labour Parry Young Socialists, various
Party branches, the
SOCIALIST CHALLENGE 27 Aonl 1978 page 4
Nazi activities in Ireland
ALTHOUGH the National Front screams most abou lack people, it has other causes. One of its mos opular is the NF's support for the Loyalists in the
With the help of information published in the latest edition of the Belfast produced Workers Research Bulletin, GEOFF BELL looks at the Nazis* activities
tact with the NF As for the UVF, it made it attitude clear in April 1974 whenits masazine Combat de. clared: Combatt wishes every Northern Ireland and trusts that it may crow in srenRin.
The Front's chief contact and supporter in the UVF was Billy Mitchell, a former member of the League of Empire Layadian Fronte Michell was at the one-time chauffeur of lan Paisley.
He is now serving a life sentence for the members of the UDA, commited during one of the many feuds that take place between with were
ANTI-RACIST NEWS
together with several black organisations ensure that the NF had a warm reception.
The committee behind the last mobilisation was formed at a publie meeting month, Over IND hundred attended, and the committee clected included street representatives from Chapel Town, where most of the West Indians in Leeds live.
The blanket ban on marches was announced oo 17 April.
Two hundred volunteered to go into the NF's meeting on Saturday, but They were prevented from doing so by the fascists and the police.
A police superintendent told the pickets that it was up to the chairperson of the meeting to iront decide who could go in. That was this cop's interpretation of the Representation of Bat the 1.000 police on the Labour streets were unable to prevent Anti- the pickets from dealing with Nazi League, und Leeds CARE I the fascists after the meeting.
Alone stage, the UVF and the WE were mannina to form a joint organisation and they "Loyalist Front" in a number of
All of these sinister schemes cameto nothing. The NF wanted the new organisation to be open to Catholic fascists as well as Protestant ones, and this the UVF woulda't agree to, The alliance with the LIDA fell apart when the N/ accused that organisation of operating protection rackers.
Nevertheless, the NF didn't waver in its distributed Belfast In 1974 outlining its attitude: The half-baked campaign agautat the IRA must *We are ar war with the TRA and all necessary force should murder of two be used to smash it. The Army
should be given the instruction that to destroy the IRA is its sole task.
MOORE STREET
NATIONAL
* FRONTS
NATIONAL FRONT wall slogan in the Loyalist district of East Belfast
Webster led the majority of his supporters to the MADED UPLO
station, where most arrived nursing Injured bodies as well as egos.
carlier this The anti-fascists suffered 20
arrests.
Although Leeds Council was notably absent from Saturday's events, the execurive is reporied to be going ahead with its May Day march. The han on marches aulti-fascists does not end until 7 May.
ILFORD NORTH THE FASCISTS did ford Nurth during the recent by-election campaign. bet they are evidently. the make their mark Do use area reports GEOFFREY SHERTDAN
together With National Front
powers
opinion.
of Ireland.
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However support for the
The Front
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section than ever betore.
should stay in Ireland
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ZLLES LEE DISSE should be punishable by death."
Recently the NF bas been trying once again to establish links with the Loyalists in the North
Tyndall himself planned to speak at a meeting at tbe University in Belfast a couple of months ago, but opposition forced the cancellation
with Loyalist sion. groups themselves presently going through a series of crises the NF bas a better chance 1o win support from a significant
of Loyalist opinion
The North of Ireland Loyal isis and the National Front cert control ainly have a lot in common. Hain share a view that Brilain
no Catholics matter what the majority of and walls helonging lo world. families, nearly all of them
They live leas than a mile NE from the school where the Milwall NF held its police-protected
A len nigbrs carlier, the fascists had visited the same two streets to wrench wing
windscreen wipers. and serials from a dozent cars. Loreta Herman, whose taxi-
bus08ld had Nar branch slogars scrawled on his cab.
hi is obviously a worrving thing to happen. This is how it started in Germans in the
While lord) Jewish comr mubity set up patrols and guard: to protect synagogues when the NF held its mceting in che boraugh, tleir concern is
shared by commenity NF chunts.
synagogue.
London, was daubed with swaskas anu anti-seatitic slogans carlier this month, the minister, Rabbi 1 Baum. Cold his congregation:
•His a neror sickness. Tbere
Anny should smash the resiscance to British rule in Ireland; DO LOUCESTHAULSHILE intervene apainst people who
whether Africa, Asin or Ireland
are all 'Empire Loyal iscs', While the NF's main target is blacks, the Loyalists" main target is Catholics
But the link is that both the Loyalists and the NF bave a belief in the right of the white
treat those outsice their ranks Pio dischmono ano repres
CLUE
But if there is a link berween the NF and the Ulster Loyalists, the Catholie people 10 Inc North of Ireland and blacks in this country bave a lot io com
After all, the British police's techniques of
helmets, shield, "snatch squads" and the rest were first tried out against
demanding civil rights in the North of Ireland
The connection is best illustare far greater problems in the
PORTSMOUTH
SUPPORTERS USHEEPIES fans found SOmE opposition when they arried at Portsmouth for their side's match aguinst Bristol Rovers, earlier this month.
Anti-Cascist leaflets were distributed ourside the ground in the first activity of the sewly-formed Portsmouth
of the ALEU-2Y82 League. Some of the football fans responded with pro-NF and racist abuse, bat other said That's what's needed when handed leaflets.
The leafleting was agreed by
1 100-strong founding meetie
of the Deane in the city and may beenme a regulur activity In answer to sections of the home supporters who shout
Abother proposal was that inrolving a Rastufurian. Da
Portsmouth Trades Councit
should be arged to make
anti-fascism
the theme of its Muy Das clearly need to be well briefed
rated by evidence from pacitis Pat Arrowsmith who has 10 counted how on a rosent trip to Belfast she saw Hritish soldiers 'National Front embroided on
Perhapsthat is the real reason WE CRUDES BOISH grown in the North to the extent it has in this country, the British Army is already doing much ol their dirty work for them
What the British Army and the National Front share with Loyalists is a common polic towards — as Tyndall put it
preservation ol British rule in Ireland.
The answer from anti-fascists in this country is obvious: "soldarity with the Trish resis.
*British troops out of Ireland now!
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is holding an evening meeting in a Hoston school in East Loodoo. A counter-pickel is heing planeed. Detuils from Alan on 01-226 0571 during the day on Thursday and Friday.
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DEREK DAY DEREK DAY, one of East London's most strident racists was sitting on the jury last weel at the Cd Balley: Identified ho
was challenged and remove trom the jury for that trial.
Defendents und lawyers on their neighhourhood racists,
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Workers power, not nuclear power
The successes and failures of CND
HOME NEWS
Windscale.
Environment and Resources Association.
The obections ta sed are distorted, omitted or dismissed with a high handedness that reveals Parker's underlying assumption that the nuclear industry needs reprocessing and therefore it should have it.
We just don't have an energy policy in this country. We have had a series of ad hoc decisions made under pressure from the
give us cnough power stations to generate 40 per cent more electricity than we ever use.
Senious doubt Has been Cast on the forecasts of future
and Ikelihood is that we will only need 60 or cent or present energy consumption if we use the simple technologies already have to conserve and use fuels more efficiently.
While we have more energy than we need at present, we still have families and old people who cannot even afford to beat their homes properly. Generating more, CISC BUNCH electricity will not help them, Dur cReTEy conservanon would
In fact, the 'need" for nuclear power is based on the needs of industry not the consumer, the decision to order 2 (NUCLEAR) and Drax B (coal) stations has indicated.
Reprocessing of spent fuel to produce plutonium and development of so-called fast breeder reactors' are the two key decisions which will lead us to a plutonium economy. Both these decisions will be made in the next year or so and the first
why we need to be concerned MDOULECTSUCHUHI
with the issue.
movement.
At its height, the Campaign
for Nuclear TANTRUELI
claimed that 100,000
rallied at the enu of
Aldermarston march.
ESTSMALEEE CHRI the campaien, led by Bertrand
Russel - pledpod arseit to civil
disobedience
bomb. it railiet 15,000 in
Trafalgar Square. and 1,300 of
us were arrested
Although CND persistentis
refused to clarily the political
meaning of its demand for the
unilateral renunciation
nuclear weapons, this demand
retained its threat for both the
politicians of the right, and for
Labour's richt wing. As they
never failed to point out, the
fight for this demand challeng
ed Britain's role in the NATO
alliance.
The campaign also
problems for the Communist
Windscale-what now
FEW PEOPLE expected Justice Parker to do more than a balancing act before recommending that British Nuclear Fuels should build its reprocessing plant at
In the event he has produced a report so biased that it will eventually embarrass even hard line advocates of nuclear power, writes TONY WEBB of the Socialist
Plutonium equals Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
Windscale was originally built to provide plutonium for the weapons Throughout the industry there is a bazy line between military (security and secrecy conscious) and civil uses of nuclear fuels and especially Plutonium being around the globe will have one inevitable consequence: someone somewhere will try and probably succeed in making a nuclear bomb. It is these ICTTONS WOU CRESS BE BREESEA! governments who might wish to TO SAC WORETO TARONE No system of inspection systems, or Eccancal fixes' of the plutonium can safeguard us from the produc tion of a nuclear bomb built from reactor grade plutoniam.
In certain circumstances this could be done in a matter of hours on a change of government or a government's policy.
For Britain to go ahead now s more irresponsible when the United States has called a halt 10 International Poety uation Programme; and when there are international efforts
the Brazil which signed Proliferation Treaty
Workers Power not Nuclear Power
The threat of "terrorism" is | spiracy
An old campaigner looks back
If Britain was the last major Western country to | develop a movement against civilian nuclear energy it was not because people here have been unconcerned
Twenty years ago we saw the first real post-war mass movement, and it was around the issue of nuclear weapons. RICHARD KIRKWOOD, a member of the Workers League and an observer on the Socialist Challenge editorial board from the International Socialist Alliance, recalls some experiences of the
I of the demand might, it feared. detract from the CP strategy of lad a broad peace alliance linked to the Russian policy of peaceful The co-cxistence.
Thus in 1958 and 1959 tbe CP actually opposed CND. It only TOOk the campaign in May 1960 after the success of Aider TABILIES Tartin maEster 1960 Tollowing march which pulled many of Rs sympathisers into the novement. of The other reticence was that unilateralism implicitly explicitly Russia's nuclear weapons. The more radical supporters of the campaign apposod POULIS as such, many leading members of CND TSISLE gusted with the Party: The radical implications 1 intervention in Hungary.
programme.
plutonium. shipped treaties,
trades union rents, Workers in the nuclear industry are subject to a wide range of legislation inclading tbe Act, the ANTONES (Special Constables) Act 1976
permanently police Force in the UK, and the Emergency Powers Acts, 1920 and 1964.
It is obviously a secrecy and
when security ridden industry.
the I Cycle Eval- extent of this can be seen by the
fact that both BNFL and the UKAEA contain *DO strike During the Tweek unofficia strike at Windscale last
even not only were troops ready to
and by Nob Пу in safety
need for which was disputed b the strikers) and Tony Bean implicitly threatened troops, but one strike leader we talked to was threatened with imprisonment under the ConThe CND bad a big impact in youth. Schoolchildren all over the country were wearing CND badges in 1961-2. beneficiary of radicalisation was the Young Socialists, Labour's relaunch of much-purged youth movement CoDe need for wider CND. The need poliss into the VS. Here thes politics came radicalised young workers, and with the tiny revolutionary by the revolution.
revolutionary organisations for the
REAL SUPPORT especially But epite adding
despite Teacers and achieved real support in labour movement. reason for CP marston marebes were enliven
Led by colourful trade union banners in fairly significam nwbbers.
When a German peace march was banned, we were joined by
Great an impressive contingent of 500
and German Islington CND dis Committee,
Russian by member
Review (later the Internationn
being used to crode civil and Property Act 1975
We know of the
Official Secrebs
Energy
the first mission armed private
The employment".
agreements clauses infiltrators,
усат opening
equipment (tb
wide range to usc activities, sabateurs recently
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its
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contact
mandated.
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tion,
extent of personal and political velting backin that takes place in industry as a result of the Reinforced Steels occupation. The Flowers Com-
workers in the nuclear industry герогі that that the and associated trades will be required to be screened before being employed and they may be subject to unusual surveil lance during the course of their
General surveillance 'might include the use of informers,
wire checking bank accounts,
of mail". State for Research has recently shown Windscale. how police computers are beans used to store information 0b a
of political hunt and found to their cost. When after all thi power. dorisal, your daim may be
combined now the Socialisi Party) had more affliated unions chan the local
The height of CND siccess in the official labour movemen: was its victoric at the 1960 TUC and Labour Party con-
The TUC decisions
were confused. The right wing
of the Engineering Union decided to vote for both
unilateralist as and for official Labour policy which contradicted it. The TUC was thus left supporting both at once!
Labour Party
conference it was the trade union block vote which swung
conference against tbe Jeadership, despite a vigorous
effort by party leader Gaitskell
But in the end, CND failed to Tie atta tele bire
Not the hreci
strikes against the
bombs were a failure. This was
bocause they came from outside
of the labour movement, as
monument of CND Is those small groups of working class youth who went
form the hasis for revolutionary polities today.
distiased by the whisper of "national security" in the chair.
The provisions for disclosure
information to shop stewards for bargaining purposes under the Employmen Protection Act are similarl restricted by a 'security" clause. With the difficulty we bad getting any information on the
Wind MOANCS COLLOCL scale, you can kiss this "night" goodbye as well. yards.
Finally, the Health and Safety at Work Act provides for disclosure of technical information to trade union appoint-
salety The Act specifically exempts the em-
supplying any information the disclosure of which would be against the interests of national security.
In its evidence to the Parker
the TUC stated: "Safety representatives... hav
met relevant secunity regulations should have access to health and safety informa-
details of hazards and accidents and access to their members workplaces'
If this was the price of TUC
for the Windscale
plant, Parker has repaid then
by totally ignoring its sugges-
He did, however, use the fact
TUC had given fix supporting evidence to disouss the points above as hearsay evidence and suggest that all the workers at the plant were happy with the arrangements.
Create Jobs not Plutonium
Nuclear power is very capital Intensive. It will cost t600,000
cach massive insulation programme would cost less and would create more jobs Can the Dacia progn
save more energy than could be produced by nuclear
of smal heat and power
CND Rally, Trafalgar Square, 1959
heating) would create jobs for workers in the power engineer. ing industry and in the control systems, piping and domestic heating installations for many the alternative renewate
alternative renewable resources we wave tea. geothermal, and solar power.
Wave power systems being developed at present would
workers in the ship Wind-clectric systems could provide jobs for aero space workers. There's no end to the possibilities given the right funding and given that we can halt the growth of muclear power.
But the Government want nuclear power and most unions have bought the lie that nuclear power will WHACE PIR
curity and prosperity
The truth is very differen Nuclear power 1s very expen sive it will soak up what little investment capital there is and starve other developments and create few jobs. Its maint "virtues are that it reinforces me tenaches towards CELEBAL sed control, ensures long-term profits fOr big cherg: consortia and helps the Goveroment and CBI sidestep the power of the NUM.
Nuclear power is a lechnical
for the problems There are viable alterontives which would be less
which would pre sent less of 'a threat to organised labour and which would create more jobs in more areas of the country across a broader range of skills and be more amenabl to workers control, So who needs nukes!
Further details from SERA 9 Poland Street, London WI. Tel: 01-439 3749. The following pamphlets are available. "What choice Windscale Czech Conros, from Friends of the Earth, 9 Poland St, London W1 (£1.20 inci. p&p). *Meet your new industrial relutions
SERA (25p ind mannger
NO H-BOMBS.
-NOT EVEN NYES:
SOURES CENTELE GRAH
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Liverpool sabotage
Bosses come unstuck
HOME NEWS
THE conference
They expected
one-day general strike
delegates, report.
Delegates at the Trades formulate Council meeting heard little about mass action. It seemed that anything the Communis Party did not agree with fron the conference was simply tiled in the waste paper basket. And anything that called for mass action was blocked.
"The Conference calls upon the Trades Council to set up a Council of Action composed
trude unions, political unemployed workers, manily
unsafe work conditions.
CHRIS ERSWELL,
on the job.
The dispute began when a
trian shop worker returned to
work from sick leave thanks to
the effect of working with the
Adhesive BOstick 1437.
glue is used for stickine parts
of the interior trim to the car
hody, as it passes down the
Over the sears, this Job has
been notoriously unpopular
because the fumes from the
cluc cause dizzibess, nausea
and headache. BETC COATISLI
on the job has been high.
PROTEST
The worker concerned re-
quested that he be allowed lo
HO SOME piler job
The foreman thought
otherwise. And although the
union safety officer was called
Тот. management refused to
allow him to be released from workers.
SOCIALIST CHALLENGE 27 Apri: 1978 page B
NALGO backs 9 May strike
that never was. That's what delegates to the Liverpool Trades Council were saying after their meeting last Thursday, 20 April.
hear about action unemployment following the 9 April conference attended by over 500 delegates, which called for a
on Merseyside.
PHILLIPS and AL. WALKER, both Trades Council
policies and ordinute the struggle against the economic genocide of the Quite clear and direct for who voted for it, So SUSPIC what did the Trades executive who opposed this, plan to do?
They called a meeting on 14 April 0l sponsored the conference the Building Workers Union, the Confederation building to Unions, the National Union of
Socialist Challenge
Trade Union
Conference
Saturday, 1 July, 10.30 am
Digbeth Civic Hall, Birmingham
Vauxhall safety strike
LAST WEEK, Transport Union members came out
on strike at Vauxhall's Ellesmere Port plant over
La trim shop worker at the
plant, reports on the dispute, and argues that only
action by workers can do away with health hazards
This section.
A meeting with the arca manager for the tram shop ro lodge a protest didn't anything. The safety was not qualtied to deal with the maner in the view of management.
HAZARDOUS Tram workers then left the job. and a mass meeting of the TGWE was called. manded to know the chemica constituents of the glue and is safety, and finally voted to home for the rest of the day.
This was followed by the night his shift and the next day's shift, The quickly Changed. ventilation equipment flown in By Thursday
Scamen, and so or
delegates, and the others on This meething then declaned
itself a Council of and. procoded to call for a VIV day of action, not a stoppage.
"A one day generul stoppage of all industry, services, shops. ele. throughout the counts on 9 May.
LOBBY Instead leadership on calling TOT SIDELOCES Council support this
buck, and left it up to each workplace and ution branch to decide. who Ir is noc guing to use the day
for a miss demorana Liverpool and visits to other of Ship
The dispute was over The glue was analysed and found to contain Safety engineers took measurements of the concentration of cos wett above in histole colene vapour in the air. limit value (TV) used to measure safety limits
compment war installed it was below the limit.
officer of tbe glue
replacing it by using studs Is now heing considered. Tus 1! beller. highly bazardous. benzene, a carcinogen.
The concentration limits toxic substances is suspect ar злу Tate. The
die- decides by an American body
- the Anserican Conference of Industrial Hygenise. (ACIH) This ise't a government body: it's virtually i company front.
attitude better than Expensive dor trem in are fame
was nuisance, or other torms appease the
the
- but did | Parliament, With this sort of Trades Counci perspective " political parlies.. strike action.
Full support Action march from
The Right to Work march a march of employed unemployed people the union organise!
Merseyside to they passed the
in the supporting the march. in Richi sins ark Right 1o
Trades Council has instead organised a lobby of the Stalinists and their like
you at the Confere
...why don't you?
tolene.
- the scale
- but when the sentiation
The possibility of gerring rid
altogether SUL
Commercial toluene is li contains
measuring
TLY scale 1s animal among workers, guessing,
Some of the limits on the
посіла *reasonable free- And
And they are hased on
will be very difficult to win support for
the unemployed, a Right to Work
Liverpool the bureaucracy. London to be held in late May.
The execulive claimed that the conference did not support
but instead had decided to suppor
and election which Trades Council would attempts
John Desson. secrelaty or the Right to Work Carpaign unfottunately made a tactical ettor at the conferenee by not sticking by the dates for action
original resolution This gave the executive the excuse ID
support to the ситразця.
This sort of manoeuvring i by
SPEKE
so-golden
the
shows attempting
few more Speke.
SUPPORT throughout munist
bolt plant®
10,000 And
inadequare intormation: from
experimens, obser- way
sation of obvious suproms
and •from inspired by exper
hence of similar subsiances
research to detect long cerm
Asks trom small expesures calculaced.
even if it did. would Still -be
marketed in the meantime.
Exci ACTH doesn't ciami all
workers will he safe if its levels
9 May GO called a
Trade
makes the formation of a left arca caucus on the Trades Council a major priority. In practice the campaign, CP'salliances with made union Council opposition, is pressing officials means backing down ahead with it march which from any real action to fight
The trade union bureaucric do pot want strike action lest
the Labou Party in the Council election Fergusan.
thre horizon, Further
Despile the burcaucracy's obtained from Bohhy Kilbride,
ta sabotage action, it is imperative that the |pool, tel (051)-709-1844:
Speke jobs crisis
Left unity
can
save jobs
workers have rejected Leyland's not- Live
handshake.
This gives a good basis for the union leadership to mount a fight against
Edwardes' plan. writes PAT HICKEY.
Bus the combine conunitree
Sign 01 CYCL fighs The decision of Speke workers 35 scen as nothing other than a negotiating ploy to squeeze a
pounds from the company for the 3000 Jobs al
Combine committee leader aren't trying lo
for Speke workers CUTINE While Derek Robinson, Com-
Party ENUTAELSUL of the combine, declares that not
the TR7 continuing the negotiations over an incentive scheme which will cause up to this
jobs pol this, despile the overwheleing vote against the
scheme only two weeks ago, The combine contritice maits committed to a massive and improvemen: in productivity
so Leyland can compele it international maricers.
has a home needs
Bostik1
CLEAR ADHESIVE
kept to. The only protect
would be to screen every
worker for particular sensi
livites or existing diseases.
Furthermore, in thes coup inspired safety acasures
ay, there is no legal force to
implement the TE.V, once it is
And many sub-
stances have not been rated.
The lesson from Lie dispute
al Vauxhalis is that workers
musta't accops bald banage-
ments salemicats that their
stoppage is built Already the Liverpool NAT.
hranch executive has special meeting 10recommend support for strike action by is a 00d members
unicaists Spoke concerned with direct closure
meeting Best week to discuss the re-stablishment of'a Speke
trade enion committee
And the Kaunt lo Work
despite -Trades
hegin; 24 May. In has gained sponsorship with many shop stewards committees in Mer seyside including From Birds
Metal Вох. Masse and the AHE Docks and Harbour Board
be
Street. Liver-
With this kind of perspec-
workers who have Little
fwith in the combine's derer-
mination to lead the fight
against the Edwardes plan are
not far from wrong! Speke
workers are being used as
negotiating fodder while man-
agement is being assisted in the
This leadership must be
foueht in every Leyland plant.
Militants should be pressing
for delegations to attend the
Liverpool
sponsorel lobby with the
message No the
Edwardes plan"
Delegations of shop sea-
ards and shopfloor members
should go to Speke to discuss
the situation with Speke shop
stewards, so offer resistance,
and report back to their
SCENTS
A coordinated fightback by
the left in Leyland could rock
present Teadership and
force a change of course. But
lett unsly and
agreement caution
project be fought 101
ihrauchout Leyland
only way the 10S-15 CO
disastrous cycle of job losses
wages and
conditions can be stopped, and
a fight for a workers solutions
the chila -cun hegin
conchtions are safe. It's
necessary lo rely on our own
Jurgements and common seuse
when questions of satesy arise.
And various tanapementaire
clearly not trustworthy The
aen should be to fight for a
pure atciosphere by getting
chentical removed and
reorganising the work. This
can cost money, and it's only workers"
achieve i
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HOME NEWS
THE campaign to defend victimised Cowley militants received a boosl when last week's enquiry of the Transport Union into charges brought by Oxford Trades Council was adjourned sine die. reports JOHNNY HAINE.
Three of the militants — Alan Thorett, Tony Homer Dave Pinnington TaLru Iotun Ponta: Frades Counci president, and Keith Dansey. secretary. Power — now facing the sack from Leyland for alleged fraud — had blown the
at an carber Trades Council meeting when he said that the TGWU enquiries were "designed to curb the activities of certain individuals',
DISOWNED
When Taced with this exposure, TGWLI regional SCC CTAE N-RENCTS, quickly disowned Power. nied that on lhe Dasis of the
prescnica, Impossible to proceed with the charges against the militants.
"evidence" will Iwo lengthy letters written Dansey purporting 10 have come from the Trades Council-
NUJ Conference
Journalists, al its JEREMY GARDNER.
Condensning Sain 'Suppres sien Silkin, and the manocuvres to proten the ideniliis ot Colonel Hugh A Jahnstone - the conference
backing to indosttial action on the opening day of the Aubrey-Berry-Campbell Irial in September.
Delépates also gave their supporl to a condemnation of distortion and self-censorship
ICOla ibself in ls coverage of Ireland.
Some Belfast delegases from
mo-Uninnist papers ciaimed
There is no war, there is na suppression. We pel on very well with the RUC
ALL VIEWS
The sucoastul motion cniled for an end to distorcion, that the views of all sides in the confliet could be heard
Jst those appeptahle to Ray
Mason and Airey Neave.
New eldelney an reporlinig
and exposing the NE and orler
cacist organisiimrs were
Ereci: Pernaps significandly
ine one sands io co up apanas
the guidelines were andon Evenine pacer dele-
Manserod ca cam hey
hampered the freedom reporters.
Cowley victimisations
Round One
to militants
Although they were written six (tu months ago, Council delegates bad never scen them, lel alone voted on them!
INTRIGUE
Such is the web of intrigue that Danscy openly stated that the officers had the fill support O1 mc Ius Tor Their Dlal and anti-democralic
and for Mathers, who insisted that the ielters had to he endorsed il the enquiry was to proceed.
Mathers has been torced to change, bocause of the overWnE TS TENDOIEE ULUIC CHA sf the TGWU to the campaign launched recently to defend the Cowley militants From TGWU branches in all parts of the country, resolutions have arrived on the desks of Brian Matbers and general secretary, Moss Evans. calling for the charges to be dropped.
Of course, the struggie is far troi ovet. Duci CharEes BEC still to he considered at the regional committee meeting sn He July. And Trades officials will try to recover their was position.
AFFILIATE by That's why the organising committer for the campaicn
Anend to
distortion
THE LABOUR Government was condemned as atracking democratie rights more than any other government since the war by Denis MacShane, the newly-elected president of the National Union of
conference last week. reports
Ammong the freedoms "tirea lented" ure chose to 'sensationa15e115 daties DE racis oryarisations.*
PROVINCIAL Dea shih towards the base Deciaion making of the Lion aerced that delegates meetings Chapeks vil der will determine HAMS AINNCCOER solicy, which is for a retarn N free CUILLUYE This is a greater uman democracy: But proposak thal would restore and ardion through a
so inflation wete defeated, On the introdscdion of nes which the jabs printers, a polcy sharing with no low of pay was alo lovt
FAILED
from Rich: wingers faired hadly in the eleccioes for presiden. and WICE PELErE Tanu To onei any answers oo censorship. new Tenauiar, am par.
decided to siep up ils 'activity. Socialist sapporters in the TGWU-are urged to get their branches and shon stewards commnes tc affiliate to the campaiyn.
Campaign Organising Com23 DISLLLLESE0 Blackhind Oxford.
Convenor defended
man- THE 5/293 biranch of the
TranspOrt Horkers CIloE chuired by Alan Thormett
promising HUTAM03 BuR UMP DIERD of Enelneering Union workers at Horsepath service division of British Leyland.
Power is threatened with the sack for ulleged fraud involving his travelling expenses to participation meetings:
WITCH HUNTER
Power is suspended on fol ay, and full-time have OHITE ILTTIC management's moves aguinst him. They have urued norml while meeting with the company is
John Power has played • leading role in the wilchunt againsi the Cowley militants.
Nevertheless, while he is sow himsell a rictim of Leyland base WDCITWES
newspaper
wage
ISE TESIEIL move towards
aficial union poster seys! living standards sLidine scale of
with nachiculer JouEnens CAaTrer to take up campaiens on the
threatens _ocmnalsts and DITRU-E MULILL
passed and to fight for chose
bulld Journalists in IOETWSEBCE W'estminster Press peper group who are takine action over pay
newly-formed
200040 Challenge
ALAN THORNETT
Overmead Leys, resisted.
supported.
BIRMINGHAM full support to
Even its high reccive oniy
officinls was promptly sacxed CED taght BTGTOM
further drawn with Grunwick.
nickel Sine lutions and Nationel Society Mechanics.
SORRY FRIENDS
I'M STICKING TO THE CODE OF CONDUCT!
SUPPORT THE NUJ!
HUMPHREY BOGART delanding the National Union Joumalists" code of conduct. Well, thal's what the slogan on this
Ir is now up to the left and in
many delegares to 3
that were
London on 3 Jene The most immedinte rask is
solidarily witl:
Thomsbn te and the 11033 provincial COURT.
DON WCZ -Iroan Mam.
warters ain ie Naze lespecialy welcome.
OXFORD Nurseries
withdraw
reports YOUNG.
Las!
mOTE
accupied io
bosses' allacks, all temptations anL picas to let him go to the wall must be
His sacking would be a majo blow to trade unionism and victory for the Edwurdes" plsn. which Power has so slavishly Alter tbe
LTACLR
Ad. Les, a small engincering
Birmingham, wages as low as t26 a week
paid workers 140 week. the
Nor surprisingly, the company is determined to sop any for altempus to unionise the Tien. UTIVCLI When Richard Green, a young worker at Lees, started recruiting menibers to the Nationa. cerned Society of Metal Mechanics, he
Those whe joined the union
official strike.
Comparisons are already being fresh ideas
Financial support is needed
is beip on the Donations, resa inguirip Rd, Oxford.
Di Mata 70 Lionel St, a fight.
close,
welfare. group secured ile signacures of
petitiun.
The group is to hold a joiat meetine with the Campaign Agalest Kacism n the Meula in
Peace News Picket
HIGH STRAND, LON- Tuesday 2 MAY
'H.A. Jobnstone' placards and "H.A. Johnatone" banners are
Friday.
IN BRIEF
AN OXFORD Couneil representative had to
in confusion Huil: when he attempted to eviet the Oxford mursery occupation last week,
CHRIS bur
Several Hundred supporters gatbered outside the nursery
TY CONCHS 30 sup thresiened eviction, and now the new term has starled win
children than ever altendang the cless.
The nursery has now been
over five weeks The Council ha: ignored loc sappor of 5,000 petit oners
Tot BELUSSIUT" from trades union branches regional Labmur Parties, from Joan Lestor MP and even fram a local newspaper
Tailure of the atteragted eviction on 19 Apri the Council contasued to voice
threats,
The campuign is quite clear steps aboul its plans however. intends to keep the nursery open and to resist all attempis to close il. Whatever happens
lishi will
A national rally is plinned
mited rum snaps
e cotine the cuns alf oue
Everyone conDILITE about the culs, Tacing thein is welcome tn this meeting. Come and help make it a success to take the campaien into new arcas with
trom Chris Young, 3H Harst Sr. Oxford.
Donations and resolutions to Michelle Flood, 35 Alesandra
HULL - Cuts
THE HEALTH Service axe is being swung again. this time in Humberside.
But as PAT CROSS of the Hull Working Women's Charler Campaign reports, the local people are not giving in without
Two hospitals arc
both small and frienals, with a regutation for pood celations belween pat ienes and scaff and a hieh standard of concern for patient
The nospiais, a exnae
NATIONAL ABORTION CAMPAIGN
COMFERENCE 29-30 APRIL
firee Saturday April 29:
10 am -ALl dny
OPEN T0 ALL WHD SUPFORT NACHHINS
COACHES leaving Irom London for the National Abortion
Cempaign conference will depart from Kings Crees at 8.30pm
cological unit and a maternity bonbe, are both on L the same Humberside ares heallh attl west ority plans to transter all theil services 10 bospuals in cas
The effeets of the rationalTation ol these sengoes wil be drastic Nor ony would sisme bospital ssaff lose their jobs
• pregnant women would face inng and tiring journeys across Hul'
TBOSE needing TLIUL logical aperalsons would be pui on even louper waiting lists than noe. And there would he a Ioss ef the autonomy and special skuls of GPs midwives in favour of nepessary medical inter-enton
chiidbirth and MOTE impersonal trearment
A committee so save the hospitals, formed at a public meeting, January has already buil! considerable support in the arca, Including n petition of 20.000 signatures A mecine with speakers frorn the Elizaberh Garretr Ander son and Hounslow hospitals is planned to discuss the next
SELESUE
Furher information from Par Cross, Flal 2, 49 Spring Bank, Hull,
LEICESTER
THE Leicester Mercury
has recently opened its
pages to a campaign of red baiting. Why?
Because Leicester Trades
Coutcil decided to send a
delegate to the Lizison
Commitee for the Defence of
Trade Unions Lanference.
A series Bf letters bas
appeared in the paper be-
oaning this decision, claim Ing that it does not accord with
majority views; that the far lehl
is sapping the authority of the
trades council and thai
workers should boycotl the
Mar Day rally
Instead, demand the Mer
cury's carrespondencs,
eis shoukd pledge themselves to
a das of exira burd wark, no
strikes and n0
Ene Tars Or mogciaBod u
Jocal trades unions who sarted
CT-ROBUCI rapidly
receised enthusisstis suppor
MP: Tom Braille : and
Granille Tanner and from the
prospecrive Tory candidate
Ray Gordsail
Local trade unioniss bav
tissociated ahemsclves from
these letters
Priniers and journalists shoulc
SOLVHRHC HELE C. UUILEE W
deraandine a righi of reply aborhion
on Denand
A WOMAN'S RIGHT TO CHOOSS
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xamine some of these local id tactics. Plus an interview lidate Socialist Unity ection alliance supported by
Islington
local Murphia'
local elections.
Despite lavish claims for the
pre-war tower blocks in the north of
estensive repair or demolition. Yer
blocks 1I81035 so-called broblem lattifics.
CAMFAIGNING
The six Socialist Unity candidates in
the three wards covering this area -
fighview, Hillrie and Tollington -
have been carapaigning vigorously on
this issue. Socialist Unity is the only
organisation that supports
demand by tenants of Blythe
Mansions for demolition
Inmediate rebousing This has met
with a ready response on the estates,
Despite the countil'» miserabile
record. Noni sington remains s
Labour stronghold dominated by the
Michael O'Halloran, Steve Hundred,
recent ward by-election, was voted off
the Hiphview Ward candidates' list
SWINDON, unlike
overwhelmingly working class.
by Socialist Alliance.
Swindon became the engineering and
Western Railway, During the latter's
Plessoy,
Vickers and Pressed Steel
TOTELE much
workforce,
But during the 150%, Whitchall decided to expand Swindon, to make 10 into one ol bandon's averspill
E COLO nave been made 3nto a good lown. But Swindon is vet another example of has the tule of
profit has twisted and distorted this
potential — with empty office blocks,
ST UNITY
NG BACK
lessons of Brixton. is
Fighting Labour's
'ARSENAL for the Cup. Labour for Islington'. Believe it or not, this sentiment emblazoned on posters is the main slogan of the Islington Labour Party in the
However, Arsenal's record as a football club has been far more impressive than that of the 100 per cent Labour council in this North London borough over the past four years, writes JAMES GOSLING.
for no better reason that trying to recruit campaigning council tenants tome LaDdur "'aTLy.
The "Murphia" non burause of ts clase linka with Murphy, local CORLETO as "agitators" and refused to let them two te party Nexr to housing, racism is the big Front is standing in 50 out of 52 seats in the other two. No less than 19 of the lascist candidates work al the Uoper Street post sorting office the
FESTIVAL The only people to counter this menace have been socialists, Socialist Unity supporters. and left-wing Labour Party members who recently united to formi the Istingion Cannaign Agamat Racism and Fascism.
In a matter of weeks, the campaien organised a Festival Against Fascism
Far left unity at thepolls
other towns Midlands, has been since the industrial revolution
There are almost as many working men's clubs as pubs to testify to this.
MOIRA KELLY reports on the election campaign
poor services, faceless estales, and NOCHI ECOVALCHE Socialist Allance is a broad front of
socialiss whose supporters include Mave members of the Labour Party, the InternataDna MarAISE Socialist Workers independent socialists, Its candidare, Bob Cherley, was selected ar an open meeting, and it was at open meetings thai all the policies of the Alliance were discussed and vored on.
apprentice at Plesseys. poists taking up campaign, he says.
the Socialist Workers Party in Swindon — and the
ARSENAL
FOR THE CUP
LABOUR
FOR ISLINGTON
course of las Saturday collection raised over 1260 and 20,000
along
Unity badges were sold.
Labour council
provoke as the right wing is
building ALLALSS LOLOUTHUU!
Tufnel vandalising of the Asian Centre that LIESEEMELCULS
thal
independent
and postering over the next week.
YOu- 10 Comitee Rooms Lane Estate of ting 2633387 south of the
is ruled by multinationals.
Garrards, annouseed redundancies in the town
issue he adds. Here in Swindon Willshire Coancil has not one nursery.
Vol parents and che local comotunit Bob says that he is personall
Group, the
favour of abortion
Расту, and
child:
The main
Fare jobs, curs, will be going
Brent
the people themselves reserved areas.
IO NON
on Highbury Fields which attracted a thousand or more people during Lhe
alternoon. A
special "Doa't Vote National Front'
every major estate in the course of the
with Anti-Nati League material. Sixty-tine copies of Socialist Challenge and 48 Socialiut
However, the major concern of the In
wasn't the racist threat but whether the Festival would
Front violence.
Since the summer of "76 there has
that slimation? been an increasing number of racist
including the stoning of a Pakistani militanis woman wheeling her baby along the
Road and the
candidate And election agent Michael Simpson has also received a bomb threat from a
White
publish any more socialist material" policies Labour DE CUELLILE living standards and its support for EVILI ILS
provided the breeding ground for the fascist Front. shout be in the
Socialist Unity campaign teame are going out from 6pm every night. Helg
help. contact chie H0 Hornsey racism, and women's rights, Swindon
and Spillere have ult VOTING I stand for a fight for the richt to
-The Swindon
•We are also taking up the nursery
provided o know cach arner.
Socialist Alliatice 3s
campaigning for an end to this and for miseries to be financed by the local authority, but to be under the control
alternative. not in "bur 1 firmiy bellere that it is a women's right so choosa: boller to end un unwanted pregnaney than to bave an tewalled
Carnival againscracisi in London on
from Swindon. meeting.
Labour candidate
supports SU policies
TIM MeMAHON is a Labour Party candidate in the council elections in Brent North, London. He agrees with all Socialist Unity's policies, including opposition to all wage and immigration controls, and Socialist Unity supporters in the area decided to support him rather than running a separate campaign.
JUDE WOODWARD talked to MeMahon about the Labour Party and the coming elections. What do you think are the major
ChE.
The major single issue where 1 am think that the major overall issue is closed committees of the council or I think that councillors should be recallable and accountable. And they should try to hand over as much responsibility as possible to people in the community. For example, our manifesto includes a clear commitmeot to democratising the running of schools in Brent, to include school students not just parents, with no
Being a councillor should not be one's only role, as some of them seem
It b a point of political pressure, but it should go with work in
TEM DIALE class, not as an alternative to them.
Socialist Unity calls for the return of the Labour Government, and it won t stand in marginal Labour seats. It doeso'1 sce itself as an organisational alternative to the Labour Party, But it hopes to be a political pole for those people who want to fight back against Party's the Goverament's Tory policies.
areas Labour Party members couldn't get agreement to an election programme like yours. Lo you think thai Socialist Lnity can be usefal for cass struggle militanis in
To a certain extent is may help
and socialists within tbe YOU Labour Party because they can say: 'Look, if we'd been acting on OUT policies thicy wouldn't be outside the Labour Party:'
see that some members of the Labour Party and trades union hureaucracy have denied their origins and their working class base, 1 still feci that all working class militants and socialists of whateve bue should be in the Labour Party.
It in the party of the working ches
democratic proletarian parry, 1 think that party democracy is a major issue. Other
Labour •Party fighting for chis with me.
If there was a mass proletarian party then l'd he in it. Not because 1 am a working class control and working Class democracy, Not sporious social densocracy. Most ordinary members
including many school studebts
Jasked Hot Charley for Jus views on The Lambeth by-clection resus and the experience in Swindon of the Socialist Aliance cantpaien.
There. will the voting,'
considers, 'So farie's greas to have gor
We should anu
have worker together. In Lambeth I see what 1 calla mutti-dupbcation of
simular programme struggle to night for a socialist
-te an clection you are a Comone
Thie job must be to nive a platform to
those in strusale 1o
forward and to build the party. We cab do this best it we unite.
Thar unity will rake a further step
forward on 3 Mas
Hallas, chairperson of the SWP, and
Sociplist Challenge editor Tario Ali
will be speaking at an eve of ciection
N.Ii
of the Labour Party woeld agroe with Bur Socialist Unity is a young and small groupiog, not a mass party. Nor t the Socialist Workers Party. In fac there isn't one. But we do have the Labour Party It represents the interests of the working class, however inadeguately. We have to fight within it. Though I do welcome the support of Socialist Unity and all other socialists in the clections and in campaigns such as anti-raciser where ] wark with the Anti-Nazi League and Socialist Unity supporters.
I question wbether Socialist Unity is really a pole for the fightback. We are recruiting many neople to the LabouT Party in Brent at the moment. I think in general, class struggle muntants stil go to the Labour Party and fight
What do you think of the Socialist Cnity manifesto?
I agree with all of the policies contained in it absolutely. But most of
the policies of the Labour Party. Where I disagree 1s when it says it is fighting back against the Labour Party's bankrupt policies. 1 don't think that the
policie TaTE bankrunt wilatever we may think of the Labour get the Labour Government to carry out Labour Party policy. That'swhy I think you should be fighting inside the
сап help the Socialist Unity campaign in your area by leatleting, canvassing, and assisting with meetings
Your local Socialist Challenge group, listed on the supplement, can put you in touch with Socialist Unity.
Comment
The SWP in
Spitalfields
DO THE contrades In Splafield Soculist Workers Party realise That ball the population of the woehd ure poten? E think not, and neither will ancone else rending their elecilos
There is mo mention of abortion -an Ineccusable omission. Bowerer, even worse, two paris of the addreas reler to "sour kids and wite', J wes under lhe impression that wemes had the vote or perhaps the SWP knows differentis!
For ang revalelionary left party to produce sich leuflets is scandaloas and is another esample of the lett's lip service towards women
E have been a member of the SHP for more than a sear and do beliese thut SWP has a very importunt robe to play In the fight for sicialisn. Harverer, while the SWP condinue/ •to produce such leafleis as those ir is circulating in Spitalfields 1 ami mot prepared remain in the organisation.
I mcgest thut any otber corrades writing manifestos Unity publications befor
ANDY ATHERTON (London
SOCIALIST CHALLENGE 27 April 19/9 pago 9
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End of the ugly dream
INTERNATIONAL
Narita airport outside Tokyo, is more than a decade old. It began at the height of the Vietnam war. It is still going on.
militants of the Fourth International and backed by the Farmers League postponed the opening scheduled for 2 April. The Fukuda Government was thrown inte crisis. Our Tokyo correspondent sent in this report: •Under a spreading clear blue sky, a warm spring breeze B geally blowing across the grees elk or the Horuso Diait There isn't even a shadow of supposed to fly over this plain March opening for which widely: the Fukada Government tried so violently and forcefully, by evicting farmers from the land they had lives and worked on for generations and hy polluting this rich agricultural plain with noise and exhaust fumes. was finally smushed.
"The ugly dream of the people im power is indeed a fallure. The just struggle of the mass of people has won a great victory. are observing!"
APPEAL
These were the opening para graphs from the Appeal Japanese People ssued by the
ese Revolutionary Communist Leagne — JapanThree weeks ago 1,000 young people gathered in Paris. They came from all over France to make plans for the formation of the Jeunesse Communiste Revolutionnaire (Revolutionary Communist Youth later this -year.
The JCR will be the youth organisation of the Fourth International in France.
Hundreds of young militants from the schools, technical colleges, universities and factones are already reading Barricades, a montbly paper
SOCIALIST CHALLENGE 27 April 1978 page 10
Tokyo airport struggle
THE STRUGGLE to prevent the construction of | Seinen Kyoto (the youth organ- the medis, our
On 26 March a sensational protest initiated by the
/ ese Section of the Foarth International). Its euphoria reflects the most important victory in
the 12-yeur history of the Sunrizuka struggle.
The struggle has continued for so long because the Sanrizuka farmers and residents mave reluseo то скрошатс и successive governments.
SOLIDARITY
Most of these farmers tended
the strugale detached them TOM BUT IL DOULS
They united instead with the
only bolitical orrunisatioms
who were prepured to help
them in action. These were the
far left groups
Of these the most consistent
work was done by the JRC..
This is now commonly acknow-
ledged in Japan.
The commendo-type opers-
tion which led to the occupal-
ion of the control tower and the
destruction of its equipment
spearheaded by the militants of
French youth organise
I for youth produced by the | country where military repre
Founh International
France. Sales have reached
The meeting, which included
VOUR BETTER discussed
the political situation in France
arte che fashire of thie left to
win the clections; what sort of
youth paper was needed: and
how the ICR would be buil
and organised.
There were workshogs on
alism, sexisin, and the World
Cup.
mecting outlined member campaine
TILLSE
important centred on the
World Cup in Arpentina, a
isation of the JRCI).
Twas an extraordiEs lear. fully supported by the United Anti-Airpon League, The organisation backed by farmers HIE TACA.
CAMPAIGN
d that this was so isolate arnon. l was only made pussihle because of a huge rally
20,000 workers. attentice by farmers and students in a nearhy bark which attracied the attention of the 14,00 riot
The latter had been mobilised matlonally to ensure thai the airport opening was not postSHICH
The JRCL has been attacked widely in the Japanese press o he supporters of the ruling and some have called for it to be outlawed.
they reject any form of terrorism as a method of struggle Their aim was to stop the opening and they succeeded.
MILITANCY
They stated: The milifants
who occupied the control room
acted under clear instructions: 1. Not to injure any workers In
the tower. 1. Not to take host-
ages under any circumsiances. Despite the false accusations in
leaves thousanus militants imprisoned
WEEKET
and tortured.
The conferenced ended with
a rally where Alan Krivine, Ihe
editor of Rouge, the Trotskyist dato or the plain were wat the main speaker
militans from the Canadian,
Spasish and British sections of
the Fourth International.
But the ovation
greeted the leader from the
parish youth organisation of
Intornational.
The ICR in Spain already
bas 2,200 TEETECT
guariers of whom are young
haif women,
Here is an amono Follow:
mainco tarm to the revol
After its defeat an emercenc cabinet meeting considered the
if asserted that the actions were an outrageous act of violence by estremists which has nothing to do with opposlion to the simort by some
This attempt to sepurate the evolutionaries from
was dealt an immediate Insegawa Take, a 70yeur old leader of the Anti-Air port ague's Women's Bri
replied: been struggling together for so long. No matter what you read in the papers you can't sepurule the farmers from their supporten
Isuki, the Chairerson of the United Anti-Air port League hacked her up: But the comrades Insist thut that l'd like to raise the victor sign
ABANDONED
"We'll struggle to have the airport abandoned utilising all sorts of tactics from now on. Peuce WIRE NOT DE TESTORCUSE Nurita until the governmen abalishes the airport and reurns the land to the furmers."
The two large workers parties
Japan had differing re actions to the crisis.
The Socialist Party was surprisingly mild. They were wised to "illegal setions" but criticised the government constructing the airport without the support of the people.
The Communist Party at on stage was extremely active in the Sunrizuka strugele Now they are arging the Government to take a determined attrade aguinst the 'violent, gangster groups.
SECTARIAN
But the CP remains opposed to the introduction of emerPERCY HASUS
The Japanese farleft (with the exception of the JRCI) often conveys the impression of warring bands of samiral.
The Chukaku und the Kocurhero are the two other importand far left groups. For over a decade they have now been en gaged in physical attacks on cuch other.
sectarian wurfare known as "achigehu. The JHEL has consistenily ooposed this lunacy and urgued for a united front soninst the com mon coemy, but without much giether result of teet Whether it new Murch victory will allow it to exerl more influence rummins to he seen.
PICKETS
The Fukudu Government Is now planning to open the alrport some time in May. Rumour has it that the date sel. ecled is 20 May, an important day in the Buddist colensar.
This is the sisth affempt to open the alrport. If it fuil the airport might never open
More impartantly the Fukuda government might fall, precipitating « general election. That is the importance which the Japunese ruling class attaches to the opesting of Narlts
The Japanese militanis fightIng the government hase asked for a campaign of solidarity thougboat the world. They want people in ull the capituls to picket the Japunese Embassy on the day of the mest attemp ted opening
We hope that readers of Soc talis Challenge will respond to
MILITANTS built towers to block runways. this appeal.
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Anti-nuclear international
Putting a spoke in the nuclear cycle
"developed" anti-tudear movement -bas
Conflicts over energy. especially atomic energy, have become a political problem of the first rank. The movement is growing daily.
On the other hand, it is evident that our opponents, the energy trusts and the state, are reacting to our opposition with a combination of repression
They are determined to carry out the main hody of their
programme, Socialist Challenge. Can you explain why the mining and export of would be had for australia am thinking of some reasons
The mining inelf largely destroy the culture and the quality of life of the Australian blacks up in the area where the mining actually occurs and they are practically the
only aboriginals left that main-
grated form. Mining would create Wicholism, and so on It would decimate
There is also the exposure of
radiation and gas.
But the reasons that prope the movement forward are the same ones as elsewhere: the usolved problem of nuclear waste, the dangers of reactor accidents and, perhaps most of all, the accompanying nuclear
reapon proflicration
think it is recognised in Aus traiin that uranium mining would just be the tip of the
Once uranium mining starts,
richment, nuclear reactors to Siblicy of waste storage in the BUTTLE centre of Australla and eventually a full nuclear fuel cycle in Australia, so I think Australiana do see it as shusting the stable door before the horse bolts.
What sections favour the mining and export of uranium?
The mining corporations themselves Of Course They have spent over a million dollaus in advertising in the last year to try to persuade sections of the Australian population that it is in their interest.
The righr-wing unions like the Australian Workers Union, who are very small have come our in favour, because they accept the argument that it will provide some coonomic advantage to Australia,
Some of the Liberal voters and of course the Liberal Gow-
who are thick thieves with Lie Mining Corp USENTS
And of course there are pres sures on all the political partles from couptries Like Japan. America, Germany and Eng
INTERNATIONAL
Swiss movement appeals for
The Swiss anti-nuclear movement has launched this appeal for international co-ordination of the struggle and a day of action later this year. We fully endorse these sentiments and hope that the British movement will be involved in this important development. IN A number of so-called though they do not know how
the to solve the problem of the
The losses that society will and undoubtedly have to bear, but
short term, are of no concert to them What makes this state Attairs even more serious is the fact that our opponents hoki Ine levers of power tor toc line being.
Everywhere the anti-suclear movement is confronted with the problem of trying to alter in a decisive way the relationship of foros, which remains at the JIM FALK is a leader of the Australian movement | progress. against uranium mining and co-author of Red Light for Yellowcake — a definitive study of the dangers of uranium. He was in London recently and talked to
and who can see that it Australia witholds its uranium on volved, this will have serious fuel cycles around the world.
What about the position of the Australian labour movement. the Laboar Party and the trade unions?
The Australian Labour Party Last year changed its position on uranium. They had previously been in favour of uraniut atioing, and on 7 July they adopted torium on uranium mining unIll the hazards that are associ ated with nuclear fuel cycle had been completely solve The reason that policy was aclopted was massive pressure from the rank and file.
On 15 November the biannual Conference of the Aistralian Council of Trade Unions passed a motion. It was the main issue of the Conference.
The right-wing trade unions put up a motion that uranium en- miling be allowed to po ahead That was defeated by about 5 to
The left-wing unions por up a motion that an indefinite moratorium should he agreed to.
That was defeated by a reasonable margin, but the executive Who are pro uraniunt mining where forced to pur up a fairly strong anti-uramium and it was the motion that was carried.
The Government would be given the following ultimatiura that they must agree to within two months: that there be a 12 during which there would be a At the end of 12 months there wond beareterendom and the unions would abide by the reThe Government has already announced it would not have a referendum. The motion went on to say that if the Government refused the referendum, ACTU would reconnend to is members that all labour withdrawn from uranium mining, the buikling of uranium mines, and die uranium and the recommendine and consulting
present time unfavourable to *That is why it is necesary to address ourselves
working class and the trade
until now has, in its majority,
remained outside the anth nuclear struggle. radioactive it appears to us that an
improvement in this relation
laboration berween tbe ditter-
of UNITY
It is bot necessary to dera here the fact that, despite the
disagreements and competition between countries and nenis, toe nuclar brocrane is the work of an enemy which has wide-ranging international
Interview with Australian anti-nuke
One union, the Waterside Workers Federation, which has already taken action on nuciear
of mass rank and file meetings,
have they will not handle Australian
mines, past 15 November.
What is your attitude to the referendum?
We have consistently taken Te boston that a telerend on the issues is the wrong way
The companies would pour A BIR DE BE SHOEBC dehale hefore the referendum actually occured, as they did in the United States, and may well be able to buy hasty decision from the Australian people.
What strategies have you crolved to further the campaign?
We bare. strategy at Parliament at all.
Party to adopt a policy of op-
to keep the issue alive not hecause we thought the election of the Labour Party would end the matter at all.
Citizens manifested in various ways: by citizens occupations, withdrawal of labour.
Hasn't the Government threatened to use troops if necessary:
Yes it has threatened to do that, of course the Government can do many chings if it is BALLIS politically possible,
moment it would be very dif ficuit to see them building the mines with troops, as it would be doubtful if they would have the skill.
What about Queensland where the State Government has banned anti-cranium Why do you think that has happesed, and other states might follow suit?
The banging of anti-uranium marches in Queensland is only one part of escalating repres sion in response to the effect. iveness of the movement. be The other escalation has beea the decision to carry uranium mining under the Alotransport of mic Energy Act which means process of any person obstructing any part of uranium mining would
- links.
the collaboration
which up day demonstrations
establishments requires international
construction
tonal pout of unity.
This demund
conti- the disposal of waste. year oT a 510,000 fine.
This includes
Jum mining.
materials for the
TEN TETELL
movement? themselves a not aimed OuT
OF.
opposition can be
by the At the marches?
you think out the
be
We believe that consciousness of the need for international
be simulated by a concrete action.
This could be an international
of action marked by organised simultaneously in several cities
Morcover, we believe that the demand for a general halt to
La moratorium
COUEEMISHLULEWI MAN
oflers the advantage of relevance to those outside the active anti-nuclea movement, and addresses itself to the wresolved problem of
radioactive
We should discuss whether or Such not the international day of could land them in jail for a all
strators. writing or It is speaking about stopping uran-
cocouraging others to withdraw labour from the supply of materials lor supply of materials for uran
Il is true that the Australian police have been told to collect mames and addresses of people Act. involved in the anti-uranium
The Prime Minister announc- campaign? ed that he called on all Australsan police to collect dossiers on
THE ACT 7
IS A
SHIP:
action could and should be OTELICE CARDITST GETTIN Key projects of the international Mactor programme
proposal, if it is i supposco to launch a serious
anti-uraniums demon-
well known that the Special Branch and other parts ot me porce and scuret pole do keep files on activists of one SOLO SEDUCT SHUILIS TELL HEI the call by the Prime Minister had two motivations: to intimidate demonstrators and to provide dossiers for the implementation of the Atomic Energy
Have you been able to get much international support for your
We don't regard it that way It's our part in thar.
STOP
ACT THAT
SAVES FOR
HALF LIFES
PICKET outside Australia. House protesting against the arival of Uranium Ore In Britain.
international collaboration, must be prepared in an open an democratic manner. This why we propose it lot the autumn of 1978, or even later.
We will be able to convene a two day meeting in Switzerland
June which will allow delegates from different move ments and organisations 10 decide upon the principle of this international day of action.
technica organisation and content.
This addressed without exception to all organisations of the anti-nuclear movement, and more broadly to the movement for defence of the environment, regardless of their particular Mandpoint.
The National Coordinution of Swiss Anti-Nudeur Organisations, round, so it's a difficult guest. ion. We regard our campaign as support for the international
The argument for keeping
ground is not that you will that way stop nuclear power. There is going to be a uranium gluc because of the success of the anti-nuciear movement around the world.
But by keeping our uraniu in the round we support those movements in other parts of the world which are successfully stopping the nuclear fuel cycle SOCIALIST CHALLENGE 27 April 1978 page 11
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25 per cent vote to stay 'Leninist'
West Germany does violate human rights
Spanish Communist Party (PCE)
RICHARD CARVER reports.
sial thesis 15, which redefines the party as revolutionary Marxist and democratic' dominated the regional conferences in the run up to the Ninth Congress. Lie first in Spain since before the Civil War. But the congress itself took Fele discussion on the issue and it was something of an anti-climax when 75 per cent of the delegates stuck up their antiLeninist' hands In the assembly hall of an expensive Madrid botel late last Friday.
SYMPTOMATIC
The lack DE COALEs symptomatic of a problem which angered many members throughout the pre-congress discussion.
Even of leadership Andalusia moved to condemn the of open discussion.
In Asturias, where there was a
minority thesis 15, walked out of the conference. And in Cataionia, where a majority opposed the leadership, all hell broke loose.
What upset these opposition-
ists was that general secretary Santiago Carrillo seemed more concerned with adapting to the needs of capitalist democracy than democratic
principles within his party.
Along with the
Leninism comes the end of
TEEHANC centralism
engendered organisational
practices which in reality lead
bureaucratic centralism.
explained one party leader.
But hopes that this might lead
to real Leninist internal democ-
racy were quickly dashed, when
it was explained that the party
wowd malain is ban
"Factional
organised tendencis
ibe Moscow daily Pravds
AS Argentinian dictator Videla
goes into an even closer huddle
with his expensive New York
PR firm, Brilish rallitants hase
used the run-up to the World
Cup opportunity
launch the British Argentina
Backed by the
Support Movement and Third
World Fint,
meeting was attended by a
range of working chos political
organisations, from the Labour
-alerty CIET CENT
Marxist Group, und already
has significant trade union
*The campaign demank that:
*The Beitish Goverament grant
Visas to Argentinian political
prisoners. 'All aus trude between Britain and Argentina must end.
*Britain break all diplomatic
links with the dictatorship and
INTERNATIONAL
Spanish CP congress
Amid new salvos of denunciation from Moscow the
has made its 'historic" decision formally to drop its "Leninist" label.
The debate on the controver- | reacted in typically venemous
style. Eurocommunism, it said Sunday. blackest purposes of reaction.'
Parties which ignore Marxism-Leninism doom themselves to wander in the dark. This is the experience of the Communist Party of Crechoslovakia."
There is a tiny hypocrisy in this.
Marxist-Leninist' of the PCE in the 1930s which got rid of internal democracy and Initiated the collaboration with capitalist partics Carrillo continues to this day.
What worries Moscow 1s thal the PCE has always been the spearhead Communist Parties" away from Moscow The abandonment of LeninIsm is determined more by local than international considerathe tions, but still the Kremlin is like concerned that it may signal a new stage in the turn away from Moscow and towards national imperialist class.
The PCE has gone furtbest in against this direction because of the relative strength democracy in Spain.
OPPONENTS
The Socialist Party (PSOB) got five times the vote and six times the deputies of the PCE in last June's election.
And the PSOE-backed UGT has conne from of challenge the PCE-controlled Workers Commissions Tor the allegiance of trade unionists.
Leadership SCENCE congress attacked the PSOEs go it alone attitude and its desire to create a two party system alongside the bourgeois UCD.
In contrast the PCE calls for a 'government of national conand is the defender and NOTICES Pact, the version of the Social Contract.
Argentina
Campaign
launched
use influence and World Bank to end the junta's international support.
The IMG delegate to the founding meeting that the Fourth International, along with mist Argentins ion, favoured a boscott of the
founding word Cop- But the IMG felt that the important thing
dictatorship.
International campaige did not support that position. As part of BAC's campuign Celia Guevaru from Argentina [Che's sister] has been on a speuking togr. The remninin meetingsare in Liverpool on 27 April al The Swan.
Road, and Leeds, 28 April, si the Rupert Beckett Lecture Theatre, Leeds Universaty.
You can get in touchs with the
SOCIALIST CHALLENGE 27 April 1978 page 12
the
dose of It was the
SANTIAGO CARRILLO
which
dropped the term "Marxist-Leninist, Carrillo argued that the party had a lot ground to make up: we canno wait another thirty years, as the other European CPs bave done, to percentage which will allow us! the
the
social The first session of the BOWMELE
Russell human rights Germany has reached its the conclusion.
The with Berufsverbote and dealt ruling soley with the question: Are Y CSE VICTORS acoess to professions because of political views. The answer to most this was a unanimous yes.
of The international Jury further
Spanish concluded that this represented
La threat to human rights and Explaining why the PCE had 1 was applied in a discriminatory within the IMF campaign ut 132 Cowley Hoad.
Oxford (0865 45678). Copies of Videlu are available from ibut
explained SITES.
Europesn ARGENTINE
MALITARY DUNTA speed WORLD CUP
was unity aguinst the
the
London
party. of lost The
back
cloctoral Tribunal on
in West
session was concerned
being denied supplementary whether
sional bodies answered evidence. were thoroughly and documented.
Callaghian and evidenee.
following: * The gathers
Th E350m on
REPRESSION activites
critical
"oyalty'
The nears the case
gated
especially the
and Etienne Balibar.
But the leading
distance positions.
to be a determining force in our according
opponents of this line. the 25 per cent who did not
thesis 15, are a mixed bunch. They range from pro- relations Moscow (though there are only ginning a few of these to sections like | tions, without using coercion."
Russel Tribunal's first hearing
BERTRAND Russell Foundation press conference, preparing the tribunal. way against people of particu-
A narrow majority felt that a
question discrimination
practiced by other bodies, such
as trade unions and profes-
could nor be insufficient Some
The obstructive attitude of
the authorities prevented the
Tribunal taking verbal evidence
From the povertine sell ta evidence
confine ieseli distinguished
published official positions
It roviewed more than 500
cases before selecting 12 which
researched British
The reemen over ye
showed
intelligence service information about
every kind of lawful political
West German
SLEE used •to cast
doubts on the political loyalty
of applicants for public service.
Legal political partles who goveroment the сал he considered continental the constication",
Even association with member:
or sympathisers of such parties
can cast doubts on a person's
prospective emplay behind closer
doors. Applicants are interro
their political
opinions. Refusal to answer or the USA.
where members, young, come under the influence of the Trotskyists and Maoists. position
like the Catalan theoretician Manuel de Cristal have linked up with intellectual oppositionists in the French party, such as Louis Althusser TO TELL.!
apposition strategist is Manuel Sacristan who bas gradually taken tus
Althusser's He argues that: The Eurocommunist analysis LOUCHE take acoount of a revolutionary European dialoctic. Eurocommunison 15 not a strategy for socialism. 'Euroconusunism as a socialist strategy is a crass utopia.
which the classes will be prepared to abdicate in full swing, while an ascendant cinss
change the of production, rela WHETOOLL
attend is taken as admission of
guilt. Denial of radical views is
often disbelieved, even without
evidence to the contrary
* Concepts like loyalty
vague and undefined, exposing The
subjects to uncontrolled and Mopped
arbitrary rulings
people be
considered "loyal", but because
of their associations likely to
become disloyal
The jury which heard thi
is composed ment European
figures, such as the Norwegian
and the
French theologian Prafessor
members include
harrister Lord Gifford, Labour
MP Jo Richardson, POOLESSE
Ruth Class and playwrights
Howard Brenton and Trevor
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*In general che CP position in the capitalist countries where they have apy importance, is a
Bernstein. (Bernstein was an carly social democratic theorist who was subject to a blistering polemic from the Marxist wing of the But, alibough Sacristan tries to bridge the gap between the everyday practice of the party and the final seizure of power, the rift is too great for him to fully shake free.
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politics, which argues that the capitalist class 15 now stronger than ever
The Eurocommunists use this inversion of the truth to justify gradualism and class collabora tion. Sacristan wavers.
The strength of the opposi tion and this continuing irritant on the party's left flank mean that the Ninth Congress will not signal the end of the debate. I was just the beginning.
Griffiths.
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Portuguese autisorities him leaving the
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The politics of education
OPEN FORUM
by JAMES DONALD and KEN JONES HUNDREDS of teachers will be meeting in London this weekend at the "Politics of Education' conference called by the Socialist Teachers' Alliance and sponsored by Teaching London Kids.
iencing the threat of redundancies, compulsory transfer and school closures. Alongside this insecurity, their competence is being questioned. The autonomy they thought was theirs teaching methods, and methods of assessment - are being lost. How will teachers respond?
help teachers understand and respond to changes in their work. This is vital as it is becoming increasingly evident that the ritual howls of professionalism from the National Union of Teachers won't help teachers. To be told that teachers only need adequate resources and that they should then be left to 'get on with their jobs' doesn't aid teachers in meeting the mounting problems they are facing.
WHAT IS the crisis in education?
It is not enough to say that it arises simply from the changed needs of industry", It is also an aspect of the political and ideological crisis in the workers movement. Here, an elsewhere, the inadequacies of reformism are highlighted. Ton after 1904 and the tr dae tion after 1944 anc towards comprehensivisation, iceds of late capitalism. They also corresponded to, and absorbed, the Jimited demands of the working class organisations. While these isations led a movement to develop equality of educational opportunity they never tackled the problems of who should carol education and what the content of education should
SERIOUS
Apartment of Education and Science and local authorities; the second, to the teachers in the schools, working with state bodies such as the Schools Council and the inspectorate.
To make these points is nor to deny at le comprenesve morme was a major democratic advance; but it is to allim that the retorm move. ment did not seriously concern itself with the class nature of education — Its structural relation to capital.
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The conference hopes to develop a framework to
influence on teachers, supported, comprehensive movement. It utiled somewhat belatedly, the opportunities provided by educational expansion to increase its in fluence over the curriculum and organisation of education, It did this in co-operation with a part of the state educational apparatus, which pushed Tor the transtormatoo of oducation to meet a dual need: on the one hand, other, the needs, as interpreted by educationalists, af the individua child. Teacher inittative was seen as the best means of achieving this change at the level of the curriculum By the carly 70%, a complex system interests existed. The abour movemen: backed by the UT, supported the extension of ec acation on egalitarian grounds. The dorsed by most sections of the capitalist class HOLISHCHES BETUDE amental social change, but because they seemed to offer a means of training suited to desclopments in nroduction techniques and to the growth of new sectors of emplayment. Comprehensives were also seen as a means of breaking down divisions between classes, and as the best way of educating working class children in the responsibilities of "citizen*Under the impact of the social and CUELEINES achieved then is breaking apart, Imwant to take back many of the con-
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cessions made to teachers and working class intereses during the 60s Now, they want to relate education muen more pose y to maustral mun ing. to strengthen those aspects of educahon winch sist in the socia control of youth, to reduce expendwe da was accus products as pects of education.
CONTENT
Thar is why the attack on education
Some areas of educational spending
the Manpower Services Commssion. whose ducational projects will pro vide a low level of post-school industrial training, in a purely vocational manner.
traditions of the labour movement, of But there nothing in the recen the NUT, of progressive teachers, of the organised educational left-to encourage such a response. Until the last two years, most forces have found the existing system of educational control adequate to their aims. The labour movement saw its task as only to press for the further extension of oduo ation: the Labour Party and the local education authorities were seen as adequate tools for this task. Teachers ere happy with a system that seeme to allow sociated the development of educ ation with the furthering of their rofessional intere
wise seen as unproblematic Educ tion was thought to be good in itsel -bringing better jobs for school leavers, providing a higher level of culture, beneliting industrial production and the development of ser-
* The conference organisers inform us that the conference is now booked aut, and to avoid being turned away after travelling long organisers urge only those registered to come.
vice and white collar sectors, distributing social privilege more equally, allowing the development of pedacogical theory and practice.
Yet it is the existing system of con trol, and the existing conent of educ ation which are now being attacked by the DES and industry. And these are the questions we on the left have to raise if we are to redefine the purpose of clucation, and activate forces in the working class movement to fight for them.
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The conference roled to continue in
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its past, but not is future allies, While complaining of moves to centralise control of the curriculum, it nowhere nored the source of these
ments of industry. The NUT prefer red to interpret current dehiles as a discussion taking place purely within educaton. A lumn stand by teachers it was argued, could put the man darins of the DES back in their place It was not necessary to ally with the working class to do this it was cough to firmly restate the old terms of the partnership-
CONSCIOUSNESS
The Connunist Party has fostered this consciousness. While it was in the Lore ront of the movement tor como. rebensive reform, it has never in prac tice gone beyond the view that the problems of education are questions of quantity, access and class bias. It did not see the process of education a a matter of class domination.
Leading CP teachers now answe the problems of content and control by denying that there is anything radically wrong with the existing system Were on the enough they sae. But there are fought the CP's policy of alliance with the burcaucracy, militant group: within the NUT have tended to put "educational" issues as secondary in the political struggle to narrow econ omic questions - teachers" pay and working conditions, the guantitative aspects of the cuts. The assumption has been that teachers can be radicalized simply by engaging them in such campaigas.
CURRICULUM
But this ignores the way that teachers consciousness is shaped by their part in the educational process and the relation of education to the main
The Socialist Teachers' Alliance cstablished itself as which would try to relate both educational and econome struggles to polltical goals. Even so, it has been slow to respond to the educational crisis — though its record as the only force in oppose the NUT resolution on the curriculum is praiseworthy and to
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At the other extreme, some radical groups and individuals have filed to relate their educational practices to wider struggles even though they are acutely conscious of the effects a the educationa crisis on teachers b confusion of many progressivist
deeply ambiguous relation of 'progressivisa" to socialism.
Is radicalisen has always been indiv Idualistic; it has sought ways of teaching that value rather than repress the unique experience of each child. It actually originated in n liberal political desire to achieve social control through consensus. rather than coercion. Its main rationale is an often muddled version of bourgeois pay chology.
PROGRESSIVE
It is from such Utopianisn/Liberal-
Ist thal whal is good in progres siviser has to be rescued. Socialists can only do chis if they overcome a 50-ycar old weakness of their own, and recognise and assimilate the strengths of progressive education -the insistence that what we teach and how we teach really does matier
What we are faced with at the moment is a deliberate devaluation of the whole process of education. We have tothink what sort of organisation will be able to respond most effectively le that challenge without losing the
strategic perspective of working clas
strugele. It will have to be socialis That means combining an efficient political organisation with a materia Jist theory of education. 11 is not a question of either/or.
PROFESSIONALISM
Without the one, it could offer only an academic critique; without the other, it will be just another profes sional pressure group. It must b concerned always with teaching, an not just the conditions in which teaching is done. It must contribute to an oppositional educational practice, for politics happen in the classroom a well as in the union. enodid not te defensive, but must be prepared to intervene nepressively 10 Dublic de bates
Finally, it will have to be un ailiance. That means breaking down the professionalism which still divides tenchers from students, parents and other workers in schools and colleges. It means drawing to it not only teachers from all levels of education but from different radical traditions with dilfering modes of thought and action.
Those differences will be objectively present and there will be tensions
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while encouraging tbe genuine debate which is necessary for the development of socialist strategies? That is what this conference is trying to achieve. That is why it is important others
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