the film does not connect this to the fact that France provided the greatest economic support of any Western country for the German war machine.
There are scores scenes of the collaborationist blackshirts their leaders. It looks impressive e leaders were the leaders were uniormly mealocre and that the Germans considered them negligible forces, playing against the other. Torture Hundreds of laborators condemned for torture and extortion were pardoned after the war in tell for volunteers lo fight with the French colonial armv against Ho Chi Min the Vietminh.
This the legacy fascism:
Until film makers with access to the archives can use their material from a committed knowledgeable class posttion, we must view films like One Man's War with tue utmost care.
• One Man's War plays at The Everyman Cinema Hampstead, London unti history which has been so pointless ...'. Usetul am munition against Thatcher's militarism.
Dallas Wed. 30 March BBC1 DID YOU know JR was smuggling oil to Cuba?
it's true Dalla: has always been the only one of its • type remotely worth wat ching, and this added in. gredient should be good for a laugh. of off colclear and readable way. of ship and suffering for Collel drinking the odd beeo to read this ingham 4.
Hard Times (Published by Pluto Press £2.50)
vith able Marxist economists and it's certainl short of people that can explain economics in a who actually has mastered the art of with a complicated subiect by the use 01 the English language rather than internalised left In Hard Times Bob Sutcliffe shows what has gone wrong with the capitalist miracle which so disarmed the Labour right and its pet economists forever. All that was needed was for responsible' people - like the right-wing and certain sections of the capitalist class — to administer a new and inNow unemployment has broken all records Production is stagnating and living standards for millions of working people are on the slide.
Hard Times shows how this has happened and how the moderates' dream became a nightmare. need for profit will only inflict even greater hardbook gives a concise criticism of the 'alternatives like those put forward by the remains of Keyne sianism and the Alternative Economic Strategy. It argues for a radical socialist solution that Make sure you use a bit of that Easter spare £2.50 and with 118 pages it is affordable and Upper Street London NI and 137 Digbeth Birm
(These listings are free for all major labour movement and Cannones semi display advertisements cost 5p per word and must be paid Socialist Action, 328 Upper Street, London NI 2XP not Thursday, one week prior to publication.
• Monstrous Regiment present "The Fourth Wal' with material by Dario Fo and Franca Rame. A vocal and musical presentation anacking toe oolica and sexual servitude of women Socialist Action 1 April 1983 1.30pm, march to rally at •• Hunger Strikers Commemoration Rally, 1 May in Bırminghan Assemble at Spark Hill at 1.30pm.
'Plantation Workers of rAm An internatona conference on 23/24 April organised by the Sri Lanka Kesearch ane intormation Group. Further details from SLRIG, 9 Grays Inn Bullaings, Kosebury Ave, London EC1. • El Salvador Labour Movement Conference. 14 May, County Hall, SEI, include DOCANCIS Salvador Moncada, FDR/FMLN London presentauve. lus. Lr an PYS branches are inviter to send two delegates. Details from El Salvador Solidarity Campaign 29 Islington Park St, London N1. Tel: 01-359 2270 • International Women's pay lor pisarmament May. For more information please contact 'May 24th', 16 Arundel Rd, Brighton, E. sussex. • Labour Committee On Ireland Conference/AGM. Sat 23 April, County Hall, London SEI. Discussion on new marazine and trade unions. Details: Box BM 5355, London WCIN 3XX.
Labour Campaign for Gay Rights national "The fight in the labour movement for lesbian and gay male rights' Sat 9 Ald Market St, Bristli Shepherd's Hall, Deals, uk cos kaleen Rd, Southville, Bristol. Tel: Bristol 634203. • 'Public Service Action' - newsletter for the labour movement. must issue lusi out. Send 30p inc post (bulk rates available) to publications, 27 Clerkenwell Close, London ECt, 01-253 3627. • 'Greenham Common and Lamour buone meeune on Thurs 28 April, sponsored Isnagion LaDour eND ane Islington Labour Womens' Council. Speakers include Helen John and Anne Cesek. Islington Central Library, 7.30pm • Ireland and Labour' public meeting with Ker Livingstone (GLC leader) and Clive Soley (LP deputy spokesperson on N.
Called by Islington Sth Labour Party. Thurs 26 May, 7pm, Islington Central Library, Holloway Rd • 'Gay Liberation and Socialism'. Speakers from the Labour Campaign for 7.15pm, Adult Education Centre, Shakespeare S Nottingham Organised by Nottingnam radlan sociely Details: Eddie Ashbee (FS) 0602 784870 or Chris Richardson (LCGR) 0602 780124.
Socialist Action Forums CARDIFF Speakers: Pat Hickey (SA), Ray Davies (PPC Cardiff N), Monica Walsh (NUPE). Wed 30 . Ex-servicemen's Col. ollowed My Social Bristol Mews, Penarth SOUTH EAST LONDON After Bermondsey, which vay for Labour?' Speakers lan Freeman (Editor SA) enris anigat (London Labour Briefing): Thurs 7 April, 7.30pm, Deptford Town Hall. 16/17 leaders attack socialists that reject these right wing policies. the central role in organising this government committed to socialist policies. After Bermondsey and the miners ballot, the Labour the movement passively watch the Tory onslaught against workers rights. Yet there is a strong minority of working people • Socialists will play into a left whe ta can take onme lories ane ment tor a taoou • The Socialist Action trade union school will examine the history of our movement in order to arm socialists
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