toan end.
Now the fact of the matter is that the document only makes sense when examined tozether with the other documents in our possession. These are the ones that Leyland desperately anxious to keep secret because they reveal the millions of pounds which the firm spends in bribes — the so-called "Market Factor'.
We were not the only people who faced problems last week Two Labour MPs. Tom Litterick and Denis Skinner, also suffered the same fate They sent the documents to Callaghan ing yaricy. latter pleaded judicial privilege ano Said notone coLd De done until the Old Bailey trial of committee which ask certain questions disallowed matter in the House ConuBors, thus demonstratine that the procedures in Mother of Parliaments are both cumbersome and democratic.
The lawyers at The Times and the Evening Standard AFTER WE went to press last week, British Leyland confirmed that the document we had printed on Page 3 was indeed genuine. It was all above board, they stated as it referred to perfectly legal commissions. Why, in that case, demanded our reporter Geoff Bell, was it marked "Private and Confidential'? *No Comment' replied British Leyland, bringing the brief conversation cation of the story. Both papers Birmingham Post which did pun toe story posts trom parc. It quated Tom Litterick as demandine an end to commercial secrecy and the opening of Leyland's hooks.
Meanwhile in Oxford a branch of the Transport Workers Union has condemned The censorship and called on Cowley Shop Stewards to take uD Ine maller pertaining to the documents is now in the hands of most of the senior stewards in Bitish Leyland throughout The demand of Open the Books has often been used in an abstract and meaningless fasbion by socialssin the past In the case of British Leyland, WICE COWLEE WILLIE hacking of Varley and the the large-scale "rationalisations", it demand. The right of workers and thesr elected representa lives to see all the books of British Leyland (including the by IDE BRIBES TALOCOUR the is planning and accounts of the managerst should he eusht for t workers, us a first step towards Socialist Challenge LEYLAND SCANDAL expense begin somewhat clearer.
consideration.
publishing ments, Censorship fine COOLEDE UPCT LAE MORE PIECE Other necessary measures will become NO NEWS is bad news. Socialist Challenge has decided not to publish this week the relating to the Leyland slash Tand. We apologise to our readers bet the decision was only made afterlong and careful We had been scopped from last week by the Director of Public Prosecutions on whose behalf Superinten dent Wilson of Scotland Yard had told us that we faced prosecution for contempt of coun if we published the docu In last week sedition we called this censorship. We doso again.
does always take the form of the thought police arriving al a newspape office arined with a red pencil. 11 we could have faced a massive which would threatened our existence. The DPP knew that, and it is that knowledge which defines their censorship. Censorship of a different sort operated in the bourgeons news coverage of the suppression of the articles in Socialist Challempe. Not one national newspaper reported theevent.
Once more the law has been utilised to censor a left wing newspaper. Once more those defenders of the free press have not raised a murmur. When i left wing newspaper seeks to which embarrass the entire establishment, Dress freedom becomes expendable We are still discussing the information contained in the documents with British Leyland shop stewards. If they feel tha the strugele against the plans to axe 30,000 workers would be aided by publication we wonk seriously consider putting the future of this paper at risk Throughout last wock we had discussion with comrades from the Socialist Worker editorial hoard to whom we made che documents available. becomes necessary both papers will consider simultaneous publication. Against the self-censorship of the unfree press we have the unity and determination of the workers press.
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WE'VE BEEN CENSORED!