Tory government after last week's conflict with the miners.
miners' demands to keep all In the coalfields was a tremendous determination to the ones and in the face of the threat of all miners' strike the Tories realised that the future OT their administration was at stake.
There is no doubt that national miners' strike Share taken place it would have received massive working class support.
The huge turnout and militancy of Saturday's 75,000strong demonstration Glasgow showed the potential for a sustained onslaught against the governIt was the stinging rebuff „LU Socia PULVERISED! That's the state of the Back-tracking on all their previous policies, at a stroke they have been forced to submit to the the pits democratic' Gang of Four and their gaggle of right-wing splitters.
NOW these giant gains must be built upon.
The waterworkers who want living and the railworkers who call for investment in their industry to save jobs and provide a decent service should ram home their demands. Power The nave shown that Thatcher be beaten. allo both the water and rail workers have the power to force une Tories to retreat.
The mass protests against unemployMont han Friday to continue.
Mav the unemoov. ment march Liverpool arrives London on its way to Party and trade union leaders should call for London's unenplovment demonstra tion to be on that day. Since the demonstration arrives on a Friday, the Labour Party must call for a one-day Strike nunereds of thou sands can be brought onto the streets to put the Tories under seige.
Michael Foot said it all wnen ne commented at the Glasgow rally: 'We are many, they are few. He also told unemployed people to 'rise like HOnS forces are there, ready and willing to do just that. But they need to ON be given a lead.
Michael Foot should declare his sup. port for all those takIng against Tory policies.