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* Organise the left to beat back the Tories' attacks! No to attacks on union rights; defend the picket-line; no state interterence in our unions! No to any wage curbs. Labour must support all strugales for better living standards and * Wage rises should at the very least keep up with price Increases. For a price index calculated by working class organisations, as the basis for clauses in all wage agreements to provide automatic monthly rises in line with the true cost of living for the working class. The same inflation-proofing should apply to state benefits, grants and pensions. * Fight for improvements in the social services, and against cuts. Protection for those services against inflation by automatic inflation-proofing of expenditure. For occupations and supporting strike action to defend jobs and services. * End unemployment. Cut hours, not jobs. Fight for a 35 bour week and an end to overtime. Demand work-sharing without loss of pay. Organise the unemployed - campaign for a programme of useful public works to create new jobs * Defend all jobs! Open the books of those firms that threaten closure or redundancies, along with those of their suppl iers and bankers, to elected trade union committees. For occupation and blacking action to halt the closures. For nationalisation without compensation under workers' * Make the bosses pay, not the working class. Millions for hospitals, not a penny for 'defence'! Nationalise the banks and financial institutions, without compensation. End the interest burden on council housing and other public services.

* Scrap all immigration controls. Race is not a problem; ORGANISED!

racist is. The labour movement must mobilise to drive the fascists off the streets. Purge racists from positions in the labour movement. Organise full support for black selfFighting back! * The capitalist police are an enemy for the working class.

Support all demands to weaken them as a bosses' striking force: dissolution of special squads (SPG, Special Branch, *Free abortion on demand. Women's equal right to work and full equality for women. Defend and extend free state * Against attacks on gays by the state: abolish all laws which discriminate against lesbians and gay men; for the right of the gay community to organise and affirm their stand pablicly. * The Irish people - as a whole — should have the right to determine their own future. Get the British troops out now! Become a supporter of the Socialist Become a supporter of the Socialist Repeal the Prevention of Terrorism Act. Political status for Organiser Alliance - groups are estab- Organiser Alliance - groups are estabIrish Republican prisoners as a matter of urgency. * The black working people of South Africa should get full lished in most large towns. It costs licher in mact larna tnine I+ anoto support from the British labour movement for their strikes, £1.50 a month (20p -. unwaged) to struggles and armed combat against the white supremacist regime. South African goods and services should be blacked. movement. Aalomach resetection of Ps during etch pariaI want to become a Socialist Organiser ment and the election by annual conference of party leaders.

Annual election of all trade union officials, who should be * The chaos, waste, human suffering and misery of capitalism now — in Britain and throughout the world - show the urgent need to establish rational, democrațic, human control Subscribe over the economy, to make the decisive sectors of industry social property, under workers' control. The strength of the labour movement lies in the rank and file. Our perspective Send to Socialist Organiser, 28 Middle must be working class action to raze the capitalist system down to its foundations, and to put a working class socialist alternative in its place — rather than having our representatives run the system and waiting for crumbs from the tables • NORTH-WEST Wirral. Contact Colin Johnstone, 1 Wellington Rd, Wallasey. Next meeting: Thursday May 12, 8pm, at the Labour Club, Church Rd, Seacombe: 'Democracy Liverpool. Contact 733 6663. SO is sold at Progressive Books, Berry St, and at News from Nowhere, Whitechapel.

Manchester. SO is sold at Grass Roots Books, Newton St, Piccadilly. Contact: 273 6654.

Stockport. Contact c/o 38 Broadhurst St. Meetings every Sunday, 7.30pm: phone 429 6359 for details. SO is sold at Stockport market every Saturday, 11 to 12.30.

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Leeds. Contact Garth Frankland, 623322. SO is sold at Books and Corner Books, Woodhouse Lane. Bradford. Contact Barry Turner, 636994. SO is sold at the Starry Plough bookshop.

Sheffield. Meets every other Wednesday, 7.30pm at the Brown Cow, The Wicker. SO. is sold outside Boots, Fargate (Saturday 12 to 1) and the Independent Bookshop, Glossop Rd. Contact: Rob, 589307.

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defence. Build workers' defence squads.

MI5, etc.), public accountability, etc.

nursery and childcare provision. movement paid the average for the trade. of the bankers and the bosses. other Monday. Next meeting May 16. Details: contact 713606.

Nottingham. Meets every Friday, 7.30pm at the International Community Centre, 61b Mansfield Rd. SO is sold outside the Victoria Centre (Saturday 1l to 1) and at the Mushroom Bookshop, Heathcote St.

Oxford. SO is sold at the Cornmarket (Saturday ll to 1) and outside lesco, Cowley Rd, Friday 5 to 7. Also at EOA Books, Cowley Rd.

Basingstoke. Public meeting May 16: 'Is a Socialist Revolution Possible in Britain?' 7.30, Chute House.

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Lane, London N8 8PL. or 348 5941. Meets every other Thursday, 7.30, Trade Union Centre, Brabant Road.

Islington. Next meeting Sunday May 15 (not May 8). For details and for childcare, phone Nik, 278 1341. Tower Hamlets. Meets fortnightly on Fridays, 6.30 to 8.30pm. Contact 377 1328 for details.

Southwark/Lambeth meets every other Wednesday at Lansbury House, 41 Camberwell Grove, SE5. Business meeting 7.30pm, open forum discussion 8:30pm. Next meeting May 11: Alan Thornett on Cowley.

SO Marxist discussion group. Sunday May 8 at 7.30pm on 'Imperialism: how the bosses divided the world' • Phone Ian on 670 3279 for venue. meeting. Tuesday May 10, opm, 5 Stuart Crescent, London N15. Speakers include Valerie Veness (PPC, Hornsey), Reg Race MP, and Dolly Kiffin (Broadwater Farm Youth Association). Contact Peter Kenway, 348 5941.

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