IMGpapers 1976–79

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

Mediawatch on the elections

· Socialist Challenge No. 92, 19 April 1979 · p. 15 of the scan · 604 words

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THE opening sorties of the election campaign have put tax cuts at the centre of the battle. The message from newspapers and television is clear: tax cuts are a good thing and only wild lefties are opposed to them.

One of the most disturbing aspects of media power Britain is the way WHICH opposition to any reactionary proposal is either ignored or paraphrased in a manner so crude as to give the impression it was conjured up by someone who should be certified.

The few muted bleats disapproval to the Tory-LibLab frenzy over tax cuts is dismissed as the blatherings of hopeless malcontents.

Long before the election, the press was awash with stories about the BUUR over-taxed British by which they mean the Harley Street DU1T-U0H decamp to the United:

Almost without exception, the media ignored recent findings that showed that Britain was well down the league table of tax-paying nations - ignored, of COURSC because findings tended to destroy their tabricated propaganda.

The fact is that Britain has a relatively progressive structure based rather than spending use me word relauven with caution in politicians and their press suboones are delerious, to change it in favour well-off and disgustingly rich.

Just as a percentage pay rise benefits those on the highest wages, a percentage tax cut will help those who earn the most.

Although politicians would MEYEr SUCK terms, what they are actually advocating is an attack on the incomes of the poorest sections of society in order to benefit those who have grown rich at their expense.

And while desperately searches and amples -01 scroungers, they ignore one of the great scandals of our time: Lincome Fiddling, SHITOR OCTES You trom reading the British press but far more money is lost fo the Inland Revenue every year! SUCT from fiddles and perks than by the tiny handful state benefits.

Middle management - the tax very people that Tories and Liberals - I can intestines to help - already have unlimited and the counts, about £2000 a year in lieu of nay salaryl, clothing education the children, dress allowances for wives and "fact-finding foreign trips, better holidays.

Now the politicians want to boost these unearned incomes by slashing income tax at the expense of another media hate vulgar expression "public ture./ That means education, hospitals, and other that benefit those in genuine need.

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