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Her Majesty to visit haven of tax dodgers and the 'mob'

· Socialist Challenge No. 275, 7 January 1983 · p. 12 of the scan · 820 words

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For readers who take out a year's inland subscription we are offering a free copy of Alan Freeman's new book THE BENN HERESY. The Alteratively we are offering Henri Weber's book NICARAGUA - THE SANDINIST REVOLUInland: 12 months £14.00/6 months 87.00 Surface & Europe £17.00/Air mail $24.00 For multi-resder Institutions double the above rates Send to Socialist Chailenge, P.O. Box 50, 30s, PO Bax 50, London N1. THE BENN ALAN FREEMAN HERESY The Caymans have an assembly which is run people most these are members of same family, which aSulCS Another family that is big cooperation.

the Caymans the 'mob' who their reverence for the GodTaNOTS family structure are admirers of the Windsors, whom they think are class in the arts of extortion and embezzlement.

Last summer when Britain did its -DII the malvinas, Pandon i e the 'mob' JULnographers, and people like Sir Peter Green, director of Lloyds Insurance, WEO has a OCICCILI holding in a Cayman comsoutn Aulanuc protcccion racket. This was touching ly called the 'Mother needs our help fund' Mother might have got some help, but the local eople do not seem to ge nuch. Despite its 300 surance comdaness, banks and registered companies, the distribution of the goodies appears to be uneven.

The linancial secretary Vassal Johnson who set 11 all up does not do too bad.

He naSaaCOl! which gives him 53 television channels. 24 hours a day. He OWIIS motor cruiser, a Mercedes and a bloody great fortune. That's his due reward tor getting rid of all company taxes and restrictions.

Unfortunately most of the islanders did not think of giving the mafia a hand LICHI tinances. So their rewards are a little less. They have no sewage service, no Iree meaica care and no higher education if they are educationalhowever ambitious they buy a BA off a kind (Honours)

American gentleman who owns two shacks which he calls the International Col lege of the Caymans BA costs dollars a year.

A nice thing about the Caymans is the reverence for privacy. it vou stari even to make inquiries into the affairs of any company that offence. Mind you there is indictable quite same reverence for the rights of individuals, particularly black ones. Rastafarians are officially forbidden.

And there is one other snag for Mother's loyal subjects. Being black the can't come to Britain i they want to, citizenship does not extend that far Mind you if anybody tries refuges of the internaLEL? dodgers, nagrstensrs so beloved by gangsters and their dear Mother, you can bet your bottom block vote conference will aim to Party.

This conference will be conialicis in Tne UnioTis.

block vote union barons using conference policies socialists from BLOC put it:

union voting at these danger thai undemocratic practises working class movement real drive for work-place factory branches.

tne unions tions (branches and shop stewards event Credentials available Boulevard, Bebington, Merseyside, L63 7PE.

in the fleet After spending xmas with the family Sand ringham, Elizabeth WIl! surely be happy, with 'her family' in the Caymans Broad Left discusses The Broad Left Organising Committee (Trade Unions) is to hold a conference on 19 February on the Accountability of the Block Vote. The discuss the way in which the block vote is used on policy and on the election of the leadership of the labour movement, both in the TUC and in the Labour very important to who have seen the gains of the past few years in the Labour Party and the unions threatened by the undemocratic use of the The last Labour Party conference saw the trade votes of their members to elect a leadership that is openly opposed to such unilateral disarmament withdrawal from the EEC and no incomes policy.

The right wing which the trade unions put into power are also responsible for the witch-hunting of As ne statemenE The last TUC and Labour Party conferences have both raised the issue of trade conterences •arE in practises will deprive the rank and file of hard won gains but these same will also bring discredit to the whole The conference will also discuss the need for a Delegates are invited from Broad Lefts within , and from trade union official organisacommittees).

We urge all our supporters to build this important BLOC 108 Princes

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