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Socialist Organiser1984 1984-03-28Read it in the scan (PDF), scan page 1 →
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THE PIT strike is biting deep. The Coal Board says it isn't, but British Steel at Scunthorpe has had to cut production by half because coal isn't getting through.
The coal-fired Aberthaw power station in Wales is also short of coal because of effecLabour council must stick to their guns. And that is the way in which it will be seen by people up and down the country.
I believe what you are doing is morally right. It cannot be right for anybody - for any councillor Continued on page 3 WIDESPREAD anger has greeted the six months' sentence imposed on Sarah Tisdall for leaking government documents to the Guardian.
Neil Kinnock called it malevolent, "a mixture of malice and weakness that is characteristic of all bullies"
It is clear that Sarah Tisdall's case was chosen to be a show trial by the government.
The labour movement must protest against Sarah Tisdall's imprisonment. We must oppose the Official Secrets Act which is there to be used in cases like this. We must fight for a Freedom of Information Act, which is Labour Party policy.
Sarah Tisdall
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