IMGpapers 1976–79

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

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Socialist Challenge No. 51, 22 June 1978 · pp. 12-13 of the scan · 708 words

The scan: sc-n51-jun-22-1978.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 12 of the scan

kiosks surrounded by police.

the magazine explains why.

The article was on Antonio Rosort, the senior member af a powerful LINCILE Tamily renowned for its brutal role in the civi wat and its lacer intimate involvement with the Franco regime.

Intervin had documented Riary comanderin part Roson's responsibility, murder torture of Republican sympachisers, his ruthless dominance of local political life after the family's power — one brother Civil Governor Madrid, another was Governor of Tenerife.

Tipped off on the contents of the artice, Rosen had maguzine seized by the police - withour bothering about the The seizure of Intervin is the HELL DUACHE BEHIC MEAN for the defence of liberty of SOCIALIST CHALLENGE 22 June 1978 page 12 THE old ways die hard in post-Franco Spain. Several | for "ights against the Armed weeks ago morning rush hour travellers on the Barcelona metro were suprised to see the newspaper They were carefully ripping out one particular article from every copy of "Interviu'. ( TERESA expression.

The phrase was born in Aptil when the cast of Els Joglars, a Catalan cheatre group. put on trial before a military court, for alleged 'insults to the army in a play.

Four of the cast received two years each in gaol "crime": two otbers escaped to and France before the trial and now have the distinction of being the first post-Franco CHES of his At about the same time she editorial body of Salda, of left-wing magazine, Civil prisoned for a short period for an articie containing 'insulls lo the Monarchy': the Then came a steady string of L231SL other groups and papers. In the larest case Combate, the paper of the Fourth International, has been tbe victim of actions taken by the military Two comrades are already in provisional liberty', on heavy bail, for carlier cases The campaign to BARRAL the left press groups is only part of a broader right-wing powers of censorship reveal the persistence of legislation and рожет structures were Franco cra.

SENSITIVE

le boch the Els Joglars and for this Roson cases the suppressions were aimed happened during the dictatorhip. The history of those years political is a sensicive area for many of those currently in power.

Roson is a was int local poutical Are emerged in clothes not only as a deputy in the new elected parliament but also left Autonomous Government of Galicia.

For the mass of the popula Lies al alternative history of a further two Lhose years is vitally necessary.

tor an understanding be the the state structures.

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mentary appointed President, Suarez. ful sector of the media and the one mos closely integrated Lito Only a small minority of SArs Tease Sad news and magaziner (where a small but For many people, especiaily in the rural areas. TV is che sole group. source of news and opinion So the since Franco's death bis name • is important and complex. The In the worand a bait years has scarcely appeared on the DOE have references to those 40 years; for TV watchers the man and his regime might not have existed.

Television Espansl continues to be the best TV network in Spain': incompetent and corrupt at some levels bu centrally and tighily controlled at others.

The Government has defen- verbal fight ded bicterly its privileged access Worse A 'control commission" sct up with parlia packed, with half its member organisaticas directly by PSOE the

page 13 of the scan

EFORE THE industrial revolulion, most work wite household around the home; the household vas an econoatic unit. But the factory system climinared many roductive functions of the family Vork was split from family This is why the carly working ciass defended child labour, It preserved the and Socialist more complex than that. phenomenon. TRAP le WIENES pouliry, the mill, took all my parents rime: there was nome left for us The changing ideologies of child care mist clearly be related to the hissory of childhoot itself. Child Dache Des 20ch psychologists having taken over as the experts from he medical authorities, who were themselves preceded byche relipious anhorities, Experts like Min

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