War on May Day

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Nearer the rank and file, too, jingoism testing against and campaigning for workhas had its effect. Merseyside dockers ing class blacking action to stop Thatcher's have said that they will cancel their strike planned for May 10 if there is a national The Thatcher government has already emergency by then over the Falklands established itself as a ruthless enemy of issue. Thatcher's 'national interest' will the working class in Britain and in Ireland, as well as a staunch ally of Reagan and the The record of some Argentine labour repressive regimes sponsored by imperialleaders in the rrisis has heen more honourorted the storming of South Georgia. orted the senaing or ine meet anu ne supp- IVAULIN HI LIN LIVIN MAN NOVI able. Exiled Argentine trade unionists Other labour movement leaders are ave appealed to the TUC to meet them to silent. Only a tiny few, like Judith Hart and discuss joint labour action to achieve a A British 'victory' in the war over Malvinas would simply reinforce stance, and increase the ability of Br class action against the war - instead, using the crisis to their advantage. imperialism to play an active role in they have looked towards the United Nat- it is up to socialists to save the honour of intimidation of workers' struggles ions, i.e. the assembled diplomatic weight british labour by pressing the TUC te oppressed peoples internationally.

respond to this appeal, and by openly pro- would also mean increased taxes or cut Bradford 12.

AFTER supporters of the twelve Asian youth activists arrested during the riots last summer protested outside Leeds Crown Court on Monday 26th, defence lawyers tried to challThis challenge - unprecedented for over 150 years - was based on the fact that the panel was disproportionately middle aged or elderly, and no Asians had turned up to serve as But the judge turned it down. So the trial - on charges of conspiracy to make explosives — continues.

The Bradford 12 defence campaign needs support: contact c/o Box JK, LAP, 59 Cookridge St, Leeds. MAY DAY is Yet this May the British Thatcher's wi Some back do the Tories tried to play possible, but of the big capitalist powers. International Workers' Day. Day will find the leaders of labour movement backing ur against Argentina. it openly, even trying to outin jingoism. Michael Foot has the issue as many ways as when it came to it, he suppFRI SHE NRADFORD 12 tests dosiny stains... BLACK COMMU Mitress: overwhelm class interest.

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