IMGpapers 1980–83

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

On the Dole

Socialist Challenge No. 218, 22 October 1981 · p. 2 of the scan · 208 words

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This week's oppose tional drop, Thatcher number of and FOUR unemployed in 1984.

In some inner per cent.

schemes.

According to been destroyed front lost in the coming year. are tion. Yet Wing year, Heath people's living standards.

spending. was Thatcher 'wasteful bureaucracy'. of workers need: the old, poor. Their the real targets.

unemployment figures, while recording a fracalso show the economic reports predict at least three and a half million next year MILLION city areas unemployment is heading for 20 And thousands more young people are kept off the dole gas. through the cheap labour YOPS LO the ment's own figures 20 per cent of all manufacturing industry has in the current economic slump, and more will be told that high unemployment and low wage settlements are needed 'to beat inflainflation is also expected to rise again over the comeating into working The Tories have slashed social On housing, for instance, spending has been cut by 26.2 per cent since Thatcher took office. Cuts have not eliminated They have hit those most in the sick and the plans to tax the pitifully inadequate social security handouts, having cut the higher levels of income tax, shows their

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'hard-core' unemployed continues to rise. All

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