the Common Market, back a nuclear freeze, and form an alliance with the SP and Liberals.
Charter seems to favour a rather electic mixture of the Soviet bureaucracy and patriotic sections of British capitalism with a union militancy mixed in for good measure.
One thing is certain however. The removal of the CPGB as a political force is an outcome to be wished for. The quite enough of Marxist professors who go from apologising for Stalin to apologising for the SDP.
We trust the Morning Star's split will be deep and rapid.
The Home release on Sunday.
The Home Secretary resence in the United Kingdom of Stokely Car michael (Kwame Ture) would not be conducive to the public good.
In addition to demanding Kwame Ture be allowed in the country immediately we ask if Leon Brittan is conducive to the 'public good'?
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bit of trade workers movement has had Office issued the following press • has decided that the These are expressed in LAST FRIDAY'S miners ballot to replace general secretary Lawrence Daly, retiring early through ill-health, was a close-run result. secretary of the Derbyshire miners, was ahead of the right's strongest candidate, John Walsh from North Yorkshire, by only a few thousand votes.
Heathfield, figure in the NUM. known winger supporter of the current Walsh, little known outside his OWIl alca. on an anti-Scargill ticket.
Walsh's vote is seen as vote against present policies. The media heralded the result as a moral victory against the overtime ban.
The will give heari employment minister Tom King. But a breakdown of the result bi areas leaves room to doubt King's joy.
Peter Heathfield, Heathfield polled well in the traditionally militant coalfields Scotland, South Wales - but also had unexpectedly strong sup port trom the moderate' areas, the Midlands, Durham shire. He did badly in his UWEl alca Yorkshire.
Far from reflecting any widespread antagonism to the OVC-LINC Dall the results are more an indication of miners' Conceil over the future of their industry and their jobs. In al cas most anecica by pili Heathfield's result was good; poor in areas relatively untouched at present. Peter Heathfield supporting health service workers The ballot shows fight for its future The question now facSocialist Action 27 January 1984
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