EVERYONE in the movement knows of the antibias of the media. We can all recall stories of press atrocities against progressive campaigns like CND, or against trade unionists taking action.
Campaign for Press & Broadcasting Freedom That's why the call has gone up for a Labour daily of the Tory press. Many leading trade union figures like Moss Evans have supported the idea. The TUC even went so far as to Coss ul study chaired by Lord McCarthy the feasibility of Labour daily.
McCarthy argued that a cost of t6.7m ly wish a diaulion air Witl! 300,000 with an editorial policy broadly pathetic to the confronting the Tory legislation. The trades union defence was never Len Murray or the TUC of the members at rank and file level.
Moss Evans, T&GWU Alan Sapper, ACTT Ray Buckton, ASLEF Arthur Scargill, NUM Rod Bickerstaffe, Eric Heffer Terry Fields Bob Wareing Bob Parry Alan Roberts Eddie Loyden Demonstrate Paul Davies, ington, Liverpool 3.
Warrington.
movement, yet not reading like some turgid But the unions have not been able to raise the honey backed out OI some the have idea altogether. So if a Labour daily seems remote, alternative are there? How about a labour movemen Sunday paper, or a cable TV channel, given that the majority people trom nowadays?
These other themes will be explored at day organised paign for Press & Broadcasting treedom this sun day 26 February at Lon don's County Hall. fron 10-5pm. Speakers include Alex Kitson, Jill Tweedie Jake Ecclestone and Brian Sedgemore MP. There wil aloU broadcasting be a workshop where Ed mund Dell will debate Ken Loach over TV censorship Details of the conference and the campaig CPBF.
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to support all trades unions actively engaged in movement's last line of - the last line of defence has always been the solidarity Sponsors include:
NUPE and Merseyside Labour MPs your support by donating generously to the Merseyside Trade Union and Labour Campaign Committee and the NGA C/( T&GWU, Transport House, Isl The funds will be used directly to aid our 140 comrades who have been victims of the courts in