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Is. statement also appears in the December 'London Labour Briefing' at ales annasre in the December 'London Labour Bri Registered as a newspaper at the Post Office. Signed articles do not necessarily represent the views of the Socialist Organiser Alliance. Lords. Lord Denning said that the courts would step in to stop it.

Now Denning has put his principles into practice, declaring the Labour GLC's cheap fares policy illegal. As soon as Labour starts to use parliamentary or local democracy to change anything seriously, the Establishment changes the rules!

Cheap

The cheap fares policy is not only one backed by the electorate, but one decided by the London labour movement after full democratic debate, with thę unions playing an active part. If the Lords upholds the Appeal Court . ruling, the labour movement must mobilise to defend our policy.

We urge Labour Parties. union branches, and trades councils to pass resolutions:

*C'ongratulating the GLC Labour Group on its implementation of the cheap fares policy.

*Asserting that the judges and the • House of Lords, a particularly hidebound section of the wealthy classes, have no right to politically override this policy;

*Calling on the GLC Labour Group to defy the cheap fares:

*Calling on London Transport unions to black any moves to increase fares;

*Urging the London Labour Party regional executive to approach other labour movement organisations for a joint appeal for industrial action to force the government to make good the money due to the GLC under the "illegal' supplementary rate.

*Pledging support for such action, and for a mass campaign to rouse opposition to the Lords decision.

*Calling on all London Labour Groups to go into majority opposition if, despite such a stand, the Tories move in to surcharge the Labour councilors or instal commissioners.

Lesson

Finally, the lessons should be learnt.

If such legal decisions are the response to the GLC's cheap bus fares; then what will be their response to serious socialist measures by a Labour government?

Not just court decisions but all the might of the State machine-from civil service sabotage to guns and tankswill face us.

MARTIN THOMAS Islington Central CLF GRAHAM BASH Ilford South CLF

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