The defence strike THE DECISION by manual workers in Britain's "defence bases the ruling ciass. to call a one-day strike on 1 August has sent shock waves through The reason for concern is not the workers" demand for un extra t5 a weck to bring wages into line with those of workers in nationalised shiphuiiding firms and other outside industries. lt is bass for the witherine away of the srate.
This war undersood 130 vears ago hy rwp socialists whd could teach a few af those whe sey to render Grantsei s writing on the state more profound:
CAlI previous historica MosCIcas -ere TOsCHGIS 0 minorities, in the interest of munorities. The movement is the sell-conscious, independent movement of the mosjoriayin thue TACTL the imacese majori:s. "The proletariat, tbe lowes stratum of our present socict carnot stir, cannos raise itsel without the whoit superincumbent strata bilicial society being sprung into the air. '(Marx and Engels, Manifesto of the Communisi Party). sociali-m' in the LiSSH and Lasiern Esrope have desembiinl weisiee in the vyes uf the millione ef workers shrosshout the murid, We ane apposet le chem and will offer full support in all those fahond lor socialer demoenses,