IMGpapers 1980–83

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

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Socialist Challenge No. 195, 30 April 1981 · p. 3 of the scan · 390 words

The scan: sc-n195.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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hearing figures, Photo: about them, the press:

Today's Katz dismal tion policies grow The hammered home alternative docline answered.

They are Royal a stroke whole be reduced by 10 sent c/o worry.

jobless statistics 2 Saturday have jobs.

Thatcher!

Socialist Colin Herd (steelworker) Bob Anderson (miner).

on the left - it's as easy as that, isn't it.

'What's been good recent'y are the specials - the in-depth news about have been useful for militants to learn something from.

work. This is crucial for a socialist strength.' Dave Ward (Branch Secretary, Crawley POEU;

Secretary, Crawley Trades Council; South-east Regional Council of the TUC.)

LEN MURRAY, rumoured to be TUC general secretary, was too upset, on the latest unemployment to issue more than a few words of comfort to the two and half million unemployed.

In case they think he's forgotten Socialist Challenge is reprinting his complete statement to figures set another and depressing post-War racord. As the government's isola. increases opposition to their TUC's Week of Activitias that there is an to these policies of and despair. The March for Jobs - starting in Liver pool on May Day - will provide yet another compelling call for compas sion. These pleas for sanity must be The issuing of such a dynamic statement was too much for Lionel Murray OBE. He has returned to his UNEMPLOYMENT figures will soon per cent, if the has its way. Has the government had a change of heart? Is it intending to build much-needec hospitals, schools and homes? Don't A quarter of a million people will no longer find themselves part of the - but they won't They are the poor unfortunates who have to sign on at the dole office every fortnight although they are not entitled to any benefit, such as those who have not worked long enough to qualify The government wants to count only those who receive benefit in the figures of the unemployed. Nice one Challenge 'One of the most readable left-wing papers for working class people produced today.' 'I think Socialist Challenge is the best paper industrial struggles and situations - which 'Usually, the left papers just comment on the industrial scene but Socialist Challenge is now able to aid militants at their place of newspaper and Socialist Challenge's major

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Tories to cut unemployment at

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