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SCIENCE lems.

Alcohol, the most common addictive drug in the Western world, which ravages nearly every organ in the human body, is acceptable to even the most critical comrade. a more conservative estimate of the danger level is about 4 Dints of beer nr its enniualent.

Despite the fact that the equivalently dangerous dose for men is slightly higher, there are three times as many men alcoholics as 1 am a supporter of the paper Socialist Organiser and Class Fighter (in the LPYS): and a few weeks ago Socialist Organiser printed an open letter to the Militant tendency calling for a joint campaign against the witch-hunts in the Labour Party. To this day I don't think we have received any reply.

At the Annual LPYS Conference 10th, 11th, 12 April 1982 the question of 'no reply' was raised by a supporter of Socialist Organiser in the debate on Labour Party democracy. Laurence Coates (the LPYS representative on the National Executive Committee and a supporter of Militant) summed up the debate for the LPYS National Committee. He said, words to the effect, that to the supporters of Socialist Organiser he would say, "Thank you very much for your offer, but no thanks. We (meaning Militant) can do it on our own. We don't need any joint campaigns.' throat and possibly of the liver. Maternal drinking leads to retarded growth of the foetus.

A condition known as foetal alcohol syndrome results from excessive drinking during pregnancy, and is characterised by the newborn child having a small head and brain, some physical distortion of the face, small eyeballs, and intellectual impairment.

Most devastating are the effects of alcohol on the brain of the heavy drinker, resulting at its extreme in the loss of memory both of past experiences, and of recent ones (Korsakoff synAramel Such amnecia 16 associated with observable lesions in parts of the alcohalic's hrain and lono hefore memory loss is noticeable, brain damage has begun Nar is this the and ‹ha

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Socialist Organiser no.82 April 29, 1982 Page 12 The hallowed ground was Openshaw, The mourners packed surrounding str The front, the sides, the back, And though we were in casual Inconspicuous by their absenc The cortege of indecent haste Consisted not of hearse and cars, Some people do get overwhelmed, Which wreaths would be appropriate No Blue Bells' and no chicken weed A millionaire did this foul deed, Thou shalt never Rest In Peace. I bore witness to a funeral, The date, last Tuesday week.

Tis Scotts of whom I speak.

Most people were in black. I'm not well up in colours: Is it black or blue?

Or would it be suffice to say Anti-proletarian hue?

Were Duffy, Boyd and Di: No doubt with valid reason, Perhaps they'd no black tie.

No doubt to fool the goaders But ten or twelve lowloaders. Predictably, or so it seems, On this unhistoric day, Some carried clean away.

To send to Laurence Scotts?

Perhaps forget-me-nots?

His profits to increase; To Arthur Snipe Esquire -MANCHESTER THEIR BIGGEST MISTAKE WAS' EXPECTING US TO BACK THEM THEIR CRIES FOR HELP WENT UNHEEDED' 1883 - 1982 LAURENCE SCOTTS HERE LIES THE JOBS OF 650 WORKERS WHO DIED BEFÓRE THEIR TIME COMMUNIST DID THEY MAKE ANY MISTAKES BROADLEFT THE Laurence Scotts dispute started last October. Arthur Snipe of Mining Supplies decided to buy the group up. This was refused. He then wrote a letter to the City stating I wish to buy Laurence Scotts, not to close them down. Mining Supplies will give them all the work necessary with no loss of iobs or remuneration.' On this basis it was allowed.

As soon as he got control he put Manchester on a 3 day Working week and a government subsidy.

This went from October to April. In April we were Steve Longshawe (below), told the LSE story to the Socialist Organiser/London Labour Briefing TU conference on April 3 London for the People's March.

Tocher was taken aback. He said if you take 50, we haven't got that big a majority. sent and two solicitor directors The Laurence Scotts workers said 'Sod this'. We threw a picket across Doncaster.

Our picketing at Doncaster brought Snipe to the table within a week. The District Secretary told me, Cure is not negotiating, he's been sent to British Leyland'.

'But Mr Duffy, your Presle Fainted because negotiating' knew it was a sell-out and so did the Manchester Con-