IMGpapers 1980–83

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

The extortionists

Socialist Challenge No. 235, 4 March 1982 · p. 8 of the scan · 238 words

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the right to rob Three per cent rises are tionate, says Parker. He knows all about extortion, with a E60,000 salary.

Services CHeT oung only manages £16.50 per hour YOPs trainees get each week But top prize Oxygen's David Giordano, private company brings him ten times CS C asts stricken nationalised pals. His recent 76 per rise will gross him £477,100 year.

The Tory Party is a caring party. and a glaring injustice will be corrected when the nationalised industries are sold off. Eedsare won't do much to troduce free competition dano's company sells 97 per cent of all industrial gases marketed in the UK. But we can rest safe in our beds, confident that every single one of Britain's ten thousand top managers will soon be free to rip us off by a cool half million every year.

Socialist Challenge 4 March 1982 extorRail chief ManDavid meagre Ore Luanns goes to British whose povertyndustry The banks cent pay per Thatcher's double InIS in- bank, with extensive Gior in ine world.

controlled banks, seven Nationalisation of the ferociously Tories. Top of the pile are Britain's banks. They have really done well out of government, E5bn in profits during 1980 - a rise protits. Barclay's dealings in South Africa, is now the biggest One third of all industry is now by the four clearing insurance CUTT panies and nine merchant banks.

banks parasites opposed by the ings.

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