DON'T SHED any tears for MP Hampson who had his Gay Theatre in Soho. All Mr Hese tine's former aide got his comeupThe poor lad got fitted up by a plain clothes copper. Now miners on the picket line, Greenham and lots black people, as well thousands of gays, will know the feeling. Time after time they have come across pies OUl of uniform pretending to be human beings; oniy discover had been framed professionai puretaitus.
At Scotland Yard and other police stations. the lads in blue happily boast another about their achievements in logging up false convictions - looks good on their record sheet. Mr Hampson has no grumbles on that score. Along with his mates at Westminster he has extolled the role of our 'much maligned' police. The pleas of their innocent victims met hisgconWhen the dog bites dama. A PIECE 1 am totally opposed to any collaboration with the Tory Government What about OF THE Are we talking politics or are we talking literary criticism? What new realism? built in Longbridge. This is the background to the workforce beginning to flex its muscles again. Despite the savaging Longbridge suffered under Edwardes, the trade unons dre suu maladi doc capable of being effective. As the build up to the renegotiation of the two-year wage deal gets into swing over the summer months, successes such these can only bulld the confidence of the workforce. The fighting spirit is returning. to Longbridge. As one shop steward put it: 'For the past eight weeks, the miners have been showing us now it's got to be done' This connection was not lost on the 7oo strikers who gave generously to a mineřs' collection It would be foolish to all BL workers' problems over. However, what this strike represents is a turnvote-losers!
Wing point. For the past five years, BL workers have suffered nothing but defeats at the hands of the management and trade Dureaucas The united action of the workforce has, in this case, stopped the management forcing through another productivity increase. Upon this important start, the shop The new realism require. that we abandon al these out dated policies anci-ahem'- principles They're nothing but But.
stewards' movement can be rebuilt in Longbridge. which can take on and beat both the management and the bureaucrats. This the task facing union militants in BL This strike proves this to be a realistic possibility rather than a pipedream of the left Such chances must not be wasted ° CORMA 5184 #E ... surely certain recent election resultswould, indicate that the reverse is true!
In reality..
The new (realism also 1 requires that we ignore 1 reality!
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