REVIEW OF THE YEAR Pages 7, 8, 9 & 10 [Companion of Honour, or Capitalism's Hireling] not for himself but for the trade union movement as a whole in recognition of its services to the nation. This is somewhat of a distortion as the award was not offered to Arthur Scargill, the Grunwick strikers, or the FBU.
It was offered to Jones as the foremost Labour listenant of Capital. And there can be little doubt that he deserves It, though In all fairess it should be shared with Tom Jackson, Len Murray, Roy Grantham, and Hugh Scanlon [RIP]. It Is thanks to them that the Labour Govemment has been able to serve British capitalism, a fact recognised even by the anti-Labour ruling class commentator, Peregrine Worsthome, He wrote in last Sunday's Telegraph:
'Labour includes in its ranks a significantly higher proportion of rulers, with an instinct for Government, than does the Conservalive Party .... Labour looks now, both steady and astute, realistic and ruthless ...
Exacily! Steady and astule in defending capitalism. Ruthless in dealing with any working class opposition.
One lesson we have to leam from 1977 is that when a Labour Government is in power all the political weaknesses of the labour movement come right out into the open and cripple the class struggle. GOT YOu Apox demancis recognition CALE THE TUC AND AND ABET THE est of Theops Te THE MINERS
• not better, SOCIALIST CHALLENGE 5 January 1978 by CPS
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