SocialistAction 1983–88

The paper of the Socialist League, formerly the International Marxist Group, 1983–88

Stand with the miners! Livingstone

Socialist Action No. 81, 7 December 1984 · pp. 4-5 of the scan · 384 words

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right of reply to the NUM had raised cash for the miners' cause.

Delegates The afternoon heard speeches of woma rebrescuilalive the CGT, Italian member of the European parliament representing Proletarian delegates floor, Yorkshire executive and from Joe Mohammed a striking miner from Notts.

Joe raised the roof with his story about going back to work to collect his overalls fearing confrontation ollysical with the scabs. where walked in his head was held up he said but all those at work were looking •at the floor. That's the dif ference between a scab and a striking miner he told the audience. They'll always have their heads to the ground but we'll hold ou heads high. No one could have put it better.

Success so Ken Livingstone had a difficult job in chairing the afternoon session because 5pm the organisers informed him that the chief speaker, Arthur Scargill would not be arriving because of the the executive about how to respond to the appointment of receiver for fur's. But despite that the was success.

attracted the activists in the solidarity movement.

was not represellalive ul all those who have supported the miners to date, If we stand firm and make it clear to the judges this government that we are not accepting that we should fight this dispute on their terms — if we make it quite clear that we will reverse the things they do - we will actually weaken them.

I believe it's time that we started to hear from those that lead parliament that another government repay every penny that has been stolen trom the miners.

will repay to every miner's family the money that's been stolen London railworkers delegation to Coalville made by those that lead it undermines every judge that's bending and twisting the rule, it undermines every part of the DHSS that's respon ding to une pressure this government hit the miners the families.

And we need to be saying quite cleary that we soon start the process of selection parliamentary canWe need to demand of everyone who themselves getting into parliament: 'Wil actually vote to restore the money that's been stolen this government? Will judges who have twisted VULC to retire those every rule and every law?

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Socialist Action 7 December 1984 THEN SINNE

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