JOB CENTRE landowners, tion we face in massive Britain.
Labou Labour Fact. and Benn's THREE millionaires, two big and every ONC against any moves towards socialist policies.
ummer of 1975 they had pursuer return of the Tories. It was the old, old story.
The facts prove otherwise:
In the 'winter crisis" of 1974 struggles rocked beading up . 10 the all-out miners" strike. Far from Jeading to hostility to Labour. the Tory vole collansed and Was returned The conchision from the February 1974 and 1979 elections could only be that any government which stands up to trade union strugales is unpopular. But the leaders and press naturally wish to bury this The Labour leaders seck other salteroats Alonu with the Daily Mirror and the of the press they clamn that tne defeat was due to the trade union struggles of the winter and the threat of the left' What about the threat of the left? Once again it was when the left of the Labour Party was most active 1974 and early 1975, challeng ing Tory lies about coal stocks, opposing EEC membership establishing workers cooperatives that Labour was most popular Tested after 1etts been defeated 1975 demotion in the Cabinet and the capitulation of the Tribune Group before The Daily and Guardian, who in their leaders echoed the line of Callnghan in attacking The untons and attacking the left, have now joined with him in wishing Thatcher good luck embarks on her crusade against the working class.
The need for a socialist press that fights the Tories is HOW even more urgent. This was reflected in the big boost in our during the campaign. Six hundred copies of Socialist Challenge were sold, Relpocrest Ild. for THE GREAT INQUEST is on. Who was responsible for Thatcher taking power? For five years the Wilson and Callaghan governments had blocked and fought Since their campaign in favour of Common Market intry and the introduction of wage controls in th an openly rightwing course of cutting working class living standards. The result was inevitable. Electoral disaster and the tremendous unpopularity the government real TeasOns Labour's defeat are only too clear, Following che downfall of Heath in February 1974 the make concessions. The govern ment froze rents, introduced Tood: subsidies, Industrial Relation Took steps to cushion BreE ployment. win the October clection. was after introduced the 1975 austerity measures aimed af cutting back that Labour's support collapsed and the road to victory hegan.
The Labour left aided that defeat. The crisis we inherit will te the occasion undamental channe and no he excuse for postponing i proclaimed Benn in 1973, But when it came to the crunch, Bene and Foor saved in the wage-cutting Cabinet and the rest of the Tribunites took no sensous measures to light the government's policies.
There is a learned from Labour's defeat.
The problem was not too much socialism, but far too little.
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