Norman conquest

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A VILLAGE hall in quiet and picturesque Basing, Hampshire, was the sutprising setting for the wealthy, privileged, influential ana lory businessmen of Basingstoke to hear Norman Tebbit last Friday.

The poor chaps had had to manoeuvre their Porsches and Rovers down narrow, snowbound lanes because of a last-ditch attempt to protect Tebbit from the public. The venue had been changed three times, and each time the Basingstoke Labour Party and Trades Council reception committee found out.

Out of the 90 Tories invited to the luncheon last Friday, only one third turned up. And 50 or so demonstrators from local unions, Labour Party, and unemployed, were there too.

Police herded the demonstrators into a field. When Tebbit arrived, over an hour late, he was greeted with snowballs, eggs, and tomatoes.

The village of Basing will return to normal. The owner of the small business next to the hall, having had it shut for the day by the police, will open up again. And the local Fories are now looking for a more secluded allotment shed for their next visit from a government Minister. cessions will destroy apprenticeship training altogether, further diluting the status skilled workers.

Guide

The guide states, "on status, pay and conditions negotiate with the employ. er about whether, and what proportion of young people recruited have employee status [and-be paid a wage or salary at the agreed rate] or trainee status land be paid an allowance of £25 per week]".

What employer is going to employ young workers when they can take all youth on as trainees with the allowance paid by the Manpower Services Commission?

YTS will continue to be more beneficial to the government and employers than to young workers.

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