IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

That's Capitalism

· Red Weekly No. 163, 26 August 1976 · p. 2 of the scan · 253 words

The scan: rw-no163-aug-26-1976.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 2 of the scan

We give vou a story which will shock. which will make you angry against the wasteful greedy capitalists who for too Poor eupid streets with nothing to do but vote Labour!

Imagine - house in Putney boarded up otice block, but now lying empty -апо speculating owners have run into financial difficulties. ne-same company arter buying a terrace of fine Georgian Southwark attempts to knock them down and replace trem witn-yes, youve guessed It-orice blocks!

Fortunately the houses have been saved thanks to a preservation order, and so there is, arter all, justice in inis word and ine money-grabbing fat sharks who run the property company accumulated rosses or 200,000. A victory Tor rigmeous ness, for socialism.

But hold on a minute, who are these city these heartless speculators?

well, the man who set up the company is one Dr. ar inhany is ho although that difficulty, Company oirerwise corne very псету шлапк you: гог he is adirector of Clyde Petroleum and has his own business which is planning to OVer LVOR & LYOn. LIK WeTE KROWI hated by the rank-and-file) barge operators.

But who is this so-called doctor? Well, actually ne is cavour Mr tor buciev west. and actually the company concerned is called Labour Party Properties, and actand actually James Callaghan was a actually James Callaghan was director until 1974.

But the failure of this company just goes to snow inat watte Bary - erecraon always says and the Red Weekly occasionally says is true Labour just can't run

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