IMGpapers 1980–83

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1980–83

Hospitals

Socialist Challenge No. 185, 19 February 1981 · p. 7 of the scan · 222 words

The scan: sc-n185-feb-19-1981.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 7 of the scan

The money used on the nuclear marines which at outside Dast Glasgow could be spent things DCUDIC need. Each Tridentarmed submarine, for example, will cost the taxDavel unc coulvalcil of two hundred hospitals or tive thousand new council houses.

While billions get wasted on weapons of destruction, millions OI people sit idle. All over the country the roads crumble, collapse, children aresed into overcrowded schoolrooms, and people die from lack of kidney machines. it is estimated that over 1.5m people are urgent need of rehousing.

The people whose lives are wrecked by unemployment and by te lack or nousing, proper food, and medical care could be using their abilities build the houses and hospitals that Enemy The 'enemy' of the working_class is not the Soviet Union as the Tories would have it but mme dory governed itself.

The demonstration Glasgow* on Saturday dutc miners strike Is part of the growing fight by the working Class lu bring down the Tories; to Tory priorities Iculale win se al ur beople first Jobs The next step of the 11ght Will be ine (NDS Labour Movement Conference Against Missiles, al which the National Executive Committee the Michael Foot to speak.

conference supported by Ine Transport and General Workers Union, the Public Employees, Agricultural workers, the Fire Brigades Union, Sheet Metal, and Furniture Workers.

← Massive support for labour movement anti-missiles conference'People object to being fried alive' - Manchester engineering worker →

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