Socialist Organiser

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

Youth Demand a Future

Socialist Organiser no. 132, 19 May 1983 · scan p. 6 · about 657 words

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We will expand public ownership and move towards economic planning, democratically controlled by working people. Where employment depends on profit-making, then you get a crazy spiral: people remain jobless because it is unprofitable to employ them, it is unprofitable to employ them because demand for goods is low, deThere is an alternative to Tory devastation. Tory policies are dictated by the interests of a small privileged class of profiteers and mil lionaires who want mass unemployment because it enables them to rule by fear. Your local Labour Party stands against that privileged Vote Labour, join the Labour Party and join the fight for socialist ..ith ice Bill, Room 116, Hackney Contact: SLV, 28 Middle Lane, London N8 (Andy Harris, 01-633 5000); CND, 11, Goodwin St., *London N4 (01-263 0977), Campaign against the PolLABOUR will restore the right to Tories' crazy economics.

housing and school classes are overcrowded.

penny-pinching for vital needs.

that women have an equal right to a job. ed to Bryan Stanley the POEU General Secretary - from Michael Foot, recommending that the industrial action against Whitehall be called off because Acte to closo the loopholes. Tako action againat low pay.

Increase child benofit and make sure it keaps up with the cont of lving. Incroar matarnity grant and restore materuity leave rights.

Provida fair trontraent for widows; work to establlah equal treatment in tax and social securlty. atro masa support for vietles al rapa, and roviere police and court treatment of momen who have suffered rape sad violence. Support more refugos for battered woren.

End VAT on ranitery protection; iraprovo antor... natal and ranternity vervices, and respact the child bealth services. Improve famlly planning services and restore berners to a momen's rhabt to chose whatber to have an abortion.

Town Hall, Mate St., London E8 (01-985 3123 ext. 292), London Labour Party, Herbert Morrison House, 195, Walworth Rd., London SE17 (01-701 4760 or 703 6511).

La decent job, the return of a Labour government committed to scrapping plans to privatise BT.

But even if Labour does win the election, the problems facing What does a new Thatcher government ALL. Since the Tories got elected four years ago, there has been:

- No jobs. Less than half of this year's school leavers will get a job.

- No training. There are 40% fewer apprenticeships than in 1979.

efit for two months after leaving to £25. Grants worth 10% less than in 1979.

plans for young people. They dream of Britain. going back 100 years to Victorian tary Benefit payments for all 16 year olds. • They threaten to cut off dole non-union, £25 a week slave labour "training" schemes; and maybe into the army. • They will cut college courses that • They will reintroduce their Police The Tories promise a kick in the teeth by the police for those who are black or who complain. They want to detaining people for four days without mand is low because s0 many are jobless.

class, for the interests of working people. policies.

by the Tories' determination and the defeatism of the right wing Union leadership. This will only be overcome if we can develop a more clearsighted can expect from the Tories is nuclear Future' is one without jobs, flats or time to stand and watch as the Tories spend billions on bombs, enough to IF YOU WANT Á JOB, THEN BEATEN ON JUNE 9th.

LABOUR STANDS FOR:

Unilateral nuclear disarmament A grant for FE students An increase in training allowances Trade Union rights on training courses No Police Bill Cutting unemployment Special training schemes for young jobs. women to help them get better pai VOTE LABOUR. THIS GOVERNABOUT WITH. MENT IS TOO SERIOUS TO MUCK make sure it carries out the policy. ists and organise with other people to force the government to give us what ¡Don't get

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