IMGpapers 1980–83

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

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Socialist Challenge No. 187, 5 March 1981 · pp. 2-3 of the scan · 457 words

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which wizzes round batsmen's heads. Cricket traditionalists call this 'unsporting' and 'intimidatory' The irony is that these tactics vented in the 1930s by the aristocratic English captain Douglas Jardine, to try to curb couldn't deal with, Australian Don Bradman.

No when English fast bowler Fred Trueman sO furiously struck batsman Norman chest and groin, that he deposited his breakfast on the Old Trafford pitch.

In 1981, as opposed to 1931 or 1951, all the best players in the world are black. If the cricket authorities want England to play them again, all they have to do is instruct English players not to go to South Africa.

If present results are anything to go by, the English breathing a massive sigh of relief at the prospect of not having to play the West Indies for some time to come. Socialist Challenge ' 5 March 1981 the English were incolonial the English one considered it 'unsporting' Australian O'Neill around the team is probably Page 2.

The 'Reinstate the ILTA Eight' campaign has been mobilising support in the labour movement. Tony Benn and Jo Richardson are among a number of MPs who are requesting that the charges be dropped and the members reinstated.

Support also come trom led Knight. leader of Lambeth council. well members Greater London Council. The president or lie ulcalci London of Associationl (GLATC), Dennis Coles, and Tom GLATC are giving support Ill persolla. capacity.

trade IVanly MOTe unionists and Labour Party members DIU testing to the NUT eculive.

The left-wing members who were standing in the ILTA elections came within a couple of hundred votes of Defend the ILTA 8 Public meeting, Friday 6 March, at 5.30pm Polytechnic of Central London, Large lecture Theatre, 115 New Cavendish St, London W1 Speakers include Stewart Maclennan (CPSA) and Bernard Connolly (Steelworkers' Convenor)

validate the votes.

• Do allow past presidents to count the votes, particularly the same people who ask the executive to suspend union members three of whom should be candidates in the Do allow 370 of the votes not to be validated by a new system that has never been used before and that is not in the rule book.

• Do take three and a half days to count 5,000 votes.

• Do not allow a recount, which is 'custom and practice' for national elections when requested.

being elected. Not only were they suspended betore the elections. but more than 300 votes were disallowed UcLause membership certificates 'could not be found' suspension ot militants from a union is a serious matter at any time But when such militants are in the front line of defending jobs, education and living standards, green light for the employers to victimise them.

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Photo: JOANNE O'BRIEN

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