IMGpapers 1976–79

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

OUR FUND DRIVE

Socialist Challenge No. 89, 29 March 1979 · p. 16 of the scan · 249 words

The scan: sc-n89-mar-29-1979.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 16 of the scan

Registered with the Post Office as a newspaper. Published by Relgocrest. Ltd. for Socialist Challenge, 328/9 Upper St, London N1. Printed by Feb Edge Litho Ltd (TU), THERE's nothing like impending General Election to boost newspaper circulation, on the left and the right, and there's no better way gauging Fleet Street's bias.

In February election, Labour and the Tories took an almost equal share of the poll: 37 and 38 per cent respectively.

But the line up 'popular" daily and Sunday papers reveals more about press freedom than dozens of Royal an Commissions.

The Tories had the support of 71 percent of the popular press in terms of circulation, of while only 29per percent called for La Labour vote. 1974 If anything, further shift to the right in the next General Election, and we can be certain that any backing for Labour that comes from Fleet Street will be strictly for Callaghan-Healey policies. We don't think that Socialist Challenge will make a large dent that barrage pro-Tory propaganda, but we do consider that our coverage of Socialist Unity's campaign will concentrate some thousands of we will see a minds on how the working class can fight back.

Which brings us to money. A fight back requires hard cash rather than hot air, mailbag for the fund drive has had a surfeit of the latter over the past week.

Next week sees the close of of help to make out a cheque.

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