IMGpapers 1980–83

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

What the militants say:

· Socialist Challenge No. 185, 19 February 1981 · p. 2 of the scan · 336 words

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

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page 2 of the scan

Doncaster The Tories are out fo There was a cabiner meetine lay week which power would be developed in Britain 10 supposedly prevent the rels 10880101 he county lo ranson?

'They just want to break our backs and unaermine our leader ship of the whole work.

'It's wrong of Une tnt 0 10 0 hear where it belongs -on the Tories, not foreien workers 'If rou get cheap coal vou get cheap steel and then cheap cars But that's not what / hatcher wants.

John Marshall, Blaenserchen, Gwent branch secretary. 'What we need above Doss tere 1o l vote in Yorkshire South Wales We decid ed nearly unanimous/l ugo after pit-head meetings.

his Tory govern large amounts of coul are all about these imports are stop massivelv increased .SHOSIO1 'Our coul is sub sidised be about f1.50 a ton. German coal bi 624 a 1011. So rou have south Hales of the bes coking coal not beins used for the steel plants, hut inferior cou being imporied. Is a Jim Cuthbert Killock, Ayrshire 'In Ayrshire in 1969 there were 18,000 miners. Today there are 3,500. Our pit employs 2,300 miners. It supposedly loses £9m a year Although five new lines are opening up, no one is safe.

'The atmosphere is for a fight. We'll lead the rest against this government as we did before.

Keith Morris, Derbyshire area executve 'WE ARE not going to let them 1 do to us whal they did 1o the steel ana British Levland workers. saloin assault on the working class it needs a tota reply. If there's th leadership. there'll be me action. ivo ques'As for the pickerling laws - - We Sovn law is an ass All Of us are prepared to go to jail if we have to.

There was no figh on pay this time round, but Thatcher's fooling herself if she think.

, scared Jobs are - here is по pay ar an wunou. jobs

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