IMGpapers 1980–83

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

Lothian workers march against the cuts

· Socialist Challenge No. 205, 9 July 1981 · pp. 14-15 of the scan · 306 words

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page 14 of the scan

Jo Richardson made it clear how she sees the camvaigil going forward. First, if the facilities bill Is presented members bill, there proule private be a better opportunity of bulaing campaign around it.

Secondly she felt that subject DIODilalc private members legislabut should be dealt Livll, wiln by government Icgislation in other words, Labour LNCI UCXI soverichl Abortion campaigners specifically' .Ghose TO. Socialist Challenge shop steward A MAGNIFICENT day! Fifteen thousand paraded the length of Edinburgh's Princes' June shouting:

Maggie Maggie, in protest at the Scottish Secretary of State's threat to cut £53m Region's budget.

Speakers from Lothian Labour Party, the STUC, and officials of 9 July 198?. Page 14 Derween (wo halls to address workers whose strikers Street on 30 Lothian Labour 'Maggie against the Tories. out out out' Younger, Lothian Lothian sperlullig pledges. the public sector unions shuttled city's largest thousands of S OSOUCE the 'realistic largest in the city since the war showed their full support for the Group's In a document replying to the Scottish Secretary of State George Labour Group the cltllrt justifies its £4g0m expenditure, saying it was elected to provide decent services and in fact needs to increase basis fulfil its However sections of the Labour Group are clearly willing to come to a compromise around some sort of Jigure perhaps package involving natural wastage and voluntary redundancies.

Socialist Challenge supporters will be trying to build a campaign to ensure the Labour Group refuses to put through any cuts and defends The Labour Group should use the massive support which 30 June expressed as the for national against the Tories' expenditure cuts. Against the Missiles Alexandra Park, Manchester Sat 8 Aug, 1-10pm Bands include: Hawkwind, Damned, John Cooper Clark and Harlem Spirit

page 15 of the scan

-Bill Forsyth's boy The Romans trial which prohibits a prosecu tion being brought

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