IMGpapers 1976–79

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

That Ford song

Socialist Challenge No. 73, 23 November 1978 · pp. 15-16 of the scan · 151 words

The scan: sc-n73-nov-23-1978.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 15 of the scan

REMEMBER 'You'll never get to heaven in an old ford car. because an old Ford car won't get that far'? Well, times have changed. Instead of a campfire singalong we now have a Ford song to strike by, courtesy of the Ford Workers" Group.

The song. published on 26 October, now available on record, with Johnny Strika' on the B side The Group, members of which and performed songs, say:

*The idea of our record is to put our case across 10 general public and to have cOne with our leaflets, public meetings and so on. are hoping sympathetie radio broadcasters will take up our record, and we intend to carry is on singing in public places for as long as the strike goes on.

"The Ford workers

Strike record, fl plus 9½p both stamp, from: Ford Workers' Group, Dearmer House, London SW2.

page 16 of the scan

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