IMGpapers 1980–83

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

THATCHER CRUISE

Socialist Challenge No. 208, 13 August 1981 · p. 10 of the scan · 186 words

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Struggles But those speakers who came to share the experience of their own livGus John of the Moss Side Defence Committee Tony the Grenadian High Commission, Steve Longshore from the Laurence Scott occupation, and especially Kerry Wade Youth CND National Council were well received by the crowds.

Socialist Challenge 13 August 1981 ' Page 10 Youth takes the lead against the missiles From them and from other like Beat Root, we heard very good and intensely political music, Wilde feeling of unity and opkeynote at the end of the Optimism day. Rumours of trouble spread by the local failed to materialise. A good time was had by all.

And many young activists in the disarmament movement must have gone away enthused, , was for the potential building massive demonstration in October to show our determination to stop Thatcher bringing Cruise and Trident to Britain As the crowds melted aWaY into the gloom, weary bul obviously elated young Mancunians staggering about, waving clasped hands in the air 'We did it! We did it!

More than anything else, that moment revealed how many months of hard

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