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Council are planning drastic education cuts. The rec- ete TORY CONTROLLED Buckinghamshire County tion presented with over 500 people had signed k strike action the counci, was lobbied and a ommendations on how to reduce spending are taking call ling for a halt to any education cuts. place in sub-committees which are not open to the I only be stopped if the public sector unions join ut with the Tory majority on the council, the cuts Labour councillors who have protested are denounc- wit h che school students, college students and the YS in organising direct action to defeat the Tories. Aylesbury LPYS organised a day of action and a petition against the cuts in which over 30 students 11111 LAST MAY. a million londoners voted for cheap fares in the GLC elections. Now a bunch of judges, the Law Lords, have decided that they're illegal.

Double

This means fares will double on March 2lst. Services will be cut by 25%. Seven tube stations will close immediately. Muny night buses will be scrapped. One in five buses won't run, so we'll have to wait longer for fewer buses. Tubes will clost earlier ut night, and there will be 5,000 sackings on London transport.

The judges declare that its ilegal to run a public transport system that the working class can afford to use, judges don't use buses or tubes! Unempl oyed youth do though and its us who will be particularly affected along with old people. wil hanks to Ken Livingstone and the GLCs cheap fares, it is much easier to ger around Lindon. You can uftord the lures. You can go and try to look for jobs, go to mectings and demonstrations, or just go and see friends. Now we won't even be able to go our at night as there won't be much chance of getting home. Signatures The Fures Fight campaign organised by the GLC has been collecting signatures butside tube stations and bus queues. holding meetings and planning a lobby od Parliament on March Ilth.

On March 13th there will be a rally outside County Hall. If this doesn't force the law lords to change their minds, not u very likely event unless we have all-out strike action from the London TransAndrew MacDonald, Chairperson, Aylesbury YS.

FARE FIGHT port umons, thensome councillors on the GL Care planning a Can't Puy, Won't Pay" campaign.

Tris involves passengers on the tubes und buses relusing to pay the inereused fure. but puying the old fare and handing over their name and address to the conductor with their reason for refusing to pay.

Support

For this campaign to be successful we'll need to win the support of the ticket sellers on the buses and tubes with their union backing them.

Workers at Chalk Farm bus garage have already decided to collect only 10p fares after March21st. That, along with all-out strike action on London Transport is the only way to make the judges think again.

DON'T FORGET THE LOBBY OF PARLIAM1lth.

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