IMGpapers 1980–83

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

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Socialist Challenge No. 205, 9 July 1981 · p. 2 of the scan · 267 words

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tion to defeat the Tories.

field talks about the jobs fight in the dustry.

What about the f300m the Tories have pean rorceo to cie following the miners' strike? We've been given to understand that it's nearer to £500m. the detals vet. It is obviously insutticient — - that's why it has to be pursued.

It may cover the short-term situation, but it does not affect the longterm developments, pits. It's not simply a matter of withdrawing the closure list.

Without investment you

keep evitable contra We will see the incontraction alone if there are policies. We want more money to reep present pits live pits and for expansion.

We are concerned that the government will try again to go ahead with closure plans, but we are not worried Cosures being because we've declared our intention to tight them.

Some people think that Morlais pit has gone out of the back door. The closure of Morlais was not a defeat, although government would like to put on that inference.

It's never been our intention to nreserve a ou a ne cost o aivore s health. Men were literally WILl drippers wiLl pouring through the roof; Diace there were holes feet. No way will we let them use back door methods to close the pits.

Des Dutmining inWe don't know Shakie ol can't exhaustion no replacement US LU tion to support them.

The Board has Board and the again that 1t you threat OI don't get anywhere working, waldl Gormley, .E. as big as 50

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In the second part of the interview,

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