Socialist Organiser

The weekly of the fused Workers Socialist League, July 1981 to April 1984

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Socialist Organiser no. 91, 1 July 1982 · scan pp. 3–4 · about 566 words

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He has been drawing the distinction between a unity of purpose he claimed to divine while the war was in progress and trade union leaders who in Tory eyes are seeking to ruin the country.

The cabinet has given a nod to the press to draw a direct link between the government's stand in the South Atlantic and its determination to beat the The result is the press trembles on the verge of direct comparison between Galtieri - whom it defined as fascist — and the trade union leadership.

One cartoonist was prepared to extend this to Michael Foot (whom it can safely be said has done nothing to endanger the Thatcher government). It showed Foot in a bar being confronted by Galtieri over his low showing in the opinion polls.

The hospital dispute has made the press realise that the trade union movement has not gone to sleep. It is one thing to make light of unemployment going back over the three million mark. It is another to hope that nobody will notice.

The nervousness with which our fearless journalists approach this battle can be seen by the strange case of the Royal baby; the greatest week to be alive, the dawning of the new age and a shot in the arm for the Royal Family, etc., etc.

But less than 24 hours after the birth the baby was taken 'home' This was explained as being an example of modern motherhood, revised medical opinion and the general physical well-being of Princess Diana. In fact if the Madonna and child had not cleared off the premises when they did their royal visitors to St. Mary's would have been faced with a picket line.

This is exactly the kind of story to set the saliva flowing in Fleet Street and shortage of facts has never far been considered justification for silence. The only conclusion that can be drawn from the failure of Fleet Street to link the two is that the press is not yet ready to launch a full broadside against the hospital workers.

"Solidarity was tremenCols coming from NUT, NALGO, gas workers, boilermakers, two major local factories."

Oxford, ALAN STEPHENS reports, local Health Workers for the Full Claim group will be set up out of a public meeting this weel "June 23 was the strong est strike yet. At Little. more hospital a meeting on the picket line voted recommend to union meeling later that week that they strike on July 5 and 6, with the option of all-out indefinite action OH LOe OCn "NALGO local author. ity workers struck in solidallly and the Cowiev Assembly Plant TGWU ACTSS, CPSA, and FBU Rates: £5 for three months, £8.75 for six months, and £1 for a year.

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