IMGpapers 1980–83

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

Keep talking, Duke

Socialist Challenge No. 202, 18 June 1981 · p. 14 of the scan · 251 words

The scan: sc-no202.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 14 of the scan

I JUST wanted to tell you how much I appreciated your comments the other day. You're quite right to tell unemployed people to make up their minds about what they want.

Nothing worse than indecisiveness, I always say. I mean, fancy not knowing what to do with one's leisure time.

One can always go out on the pony or sail in the yacht. Some times of the year it's really fun to go and shoot a few partridge or take a tew salmon out of the river.

One can even go out to the Royal Stud, cant one? There's the home cinema, the wife's stamp collection, her art collection and if things get really desperate one could even run one's fingers through her jewels.

don't you Phil? So keep up the good work and set standards for all of us, especially the three million lucky, lucky people who have all the free time they want.

I mean they don't even have to sit their way through those dreary ten-course state banquets or get involved in their son's 3,000 guest wedding. Why should they complain?

So tell it like it is, Phil, we all like to know where we stand.

Admiringly, Your Socialist Challenge Court Reporter. PS. I see that at least one of your subjects, Marcus Simon Sarjeant, knows how to use his leisure time.

Socialist Challenge 18 June 1981. Page 14 You know how to use your leisure time, memoas for callig surike de tion However, despite stirring

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