IMGpapers 1980–83

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

Daily Express pay-off to Healey - f8,616 a year

Socialist Challenge No. 200, 4 June 1981 · p. 1 of the scan · 331 words

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OLMAGNIFICENT! Despite is used! total lack of mobilising effort by streets last Sunday to support Peple's March for Jobs. disperined the deep working min hatred of Thatcher's government, and the depth of the demand for radical change. display of solidarity faturday. that the the efforts of the marchers, People's March won't save a single job. TUC and Labour Party, dancy and bring down the Tories, the flood of redundancies. Last Sunday show- But one sad fact casts a shadow over all 150,000 people ed we have the power to throw the Tories out. The leaders of our movement must see that it Only a determined campaign, took publishers of the rabidly anti-labour Daily Express.

amounting to an annual remuneration of £8,616.

the almost the the to the DENIS Healey, the deputy leader of the Labour Party, receives a substantial 'retainer' from Express Newspapers, For the benefit of his services - a few articles a year - the Thatcherite newspaper group pays Healey £718 a month, tiona Unior NUJ strikes headed demand It which must manipulating just for in an effort to Daily Benn.

relation to back-hander trying movement'.

coming parliamentary Hua £20,000 In Commons, *Freelanci writer, The bankers' friend has disclosed this informa tion to the London Fred tione Branion of the Journalists, which he has applied to join. For years Healey has been a member of the anti-union Institute JOUNaLISES WHOS members regularly scab on The Express group is by Victor MatInews, wno was raisca to the peerage by Thatcher for services to her party.

The latest contribution by the Daily Express to the Tory cause was its rub bishing last week of th People's March for Jobs, with the headline: How the spirit of Jarrow is being trampled shamelessl underfoot today.

It was vicious enough for the march organisers to • and secure -the right of reply.

was the Expres led the media trashing of the TUC's Day

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