Eating service and never ending fare increases. In January 1948, when hygiene librarie The jobs slaughter will go on, and passengers will face an ever deteriorment. where it really counts. the railways were nationalised, there bit to prevent any struggle. miles and 190,000 staff remain today end of February the Executive defSince March 1974, fares have risen eated by 15 votes to 8 a motion deLast year alone the manding withdrawal of co-operation increase was 51 per cent. Passengers on economy cuts; a 24-hour token have been driven away from the rail- strike; an appeal to other public secpollution of private transport on the BRITISH RAIL'S REAL Now rail workers and passengers INTEREST REPAYMENTS tated halt in British Rail expenditure TO THE BOSSES and a pegging of investment at £238 In Operating Profit £56.2m 1970 £51.7m If Buckton sat on one strike, the 1971 £30.2m leaders of the National Union of Rail- 1972 £24.9m 1973 £ 5.7m policy; it was the joint votes of the Tories and the Labour right-wing heaaed by Wilson that ensured the continuation of the reactionary Select Com There have certainly been unholy alliances in this Par liament - but they have been initiated against the whole working class in A defeat for the lefts would be a defeat for the working class. This is why we defend them against Wilson while at the same time fighting for a commitment from them to oppose all cuts in social expenditure, incomes policy, and the continuation of the mass unemployment policies of the Labour Government. The only way they will make their opposition seem anything more than playing around to the working class is to translate such a stand into a fight to remove Wilson and Healey and the right wing in the Government. To do that they will have to mobilise forces outside ParliaBecause, as some of these lefts are often fond of saying, 'that's At the tor unions to join them in a token stoppage; and a recall Labour Party Party conference These demands could lay the basis for a real fight against the rail cuts - but only if the supporters of these policies on the NUR Executive campaign amongst all rail workers for such policies and encourage the setting up of joint depot committees between the three rail unions to org anise resistance to the cuts. This must centre around the demand for the opening of the books to reveal the true causes of British Rail's finan Interest cial crisis in decades of interest payments to the private owners and sub£42.2m sidies to capitalist industry, and a £45.6m campaign for an integrated transport E51.1m policy. £57.3m
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