IMGpapers 1980–83

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

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· Socialist Challenge No. 262, 25 September 1982 · pp. 2-3 of the scan · 439 words

The scan: sc-no262.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 2 of the scan

LAST WEEK the Sun put its cards on the table. Foot mustlead the witch-hunt' said columnist John Freeman in one of the most poisonous ticles the Fleet Street press has mustered. A pity Ken Livingstone isn't in the Militant. he explained. but never mind the niceties kick him out anyway.

Thanks for the advice, John. You once helped lead the Bevanite revolt, but we've no doubt Rupert Murdoch pays you more. always good to hear real rat because it warns you what's coming out of the sewers.

tiny point, however. is the Sun goine to register? Will the NEC, in its campaign against sinister outside fluences on the party enguire into the millionaire backing Name.

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For multi-reader institutions doble the above ratos Send to Socialist Challenge, P.O. Box 50, London N1 2XQ tor the campaign of lies and distortion that appears daily in the gutter press directed equal venom against or dinary, decent trade unionists and the left in the Labour Party?

Deeds Along the rest of the multinationals Murdoch's empire has been taking partin a small, rather unpublicised campaign of late: a campaign to stop a law going through the European parliament would require multinational firms to disclose any changes to their investment plans likely to cause job loss. So far this campaign has subverted every European government except the Greek and French ones. Strange, isn't it. how important secrecy becomes when it concerns millionaire profits instead of millions of jobs?

make по secret of our funds or our intentions. are supported entire ly by the donations of our readers, and we print them every one of them. And we can't survive without them. Truth, you see is an expensive commodity: lies cost mere thirty pieces of silver.

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page 3 of the scan

•A STATE of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence That's how health is defined by the World Health Organisation. And its what is at stake POVERTY WAGES health service

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