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[Last week, Varley, Minister * Industry, bluntly told…]

Socialist Press no. 23, 10 December 1975 · scan p. 8 · about 292 words

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Last week, Varley, Minister * Industry, bluntly told the 3000 workers who have been scupying the NVT factory in tolverhampton to call off sir four month occupation *cause the factory could not i made 'viable'.

With this statement Varley ashed his hands of any responsibty for the jobs destroyed by the abour government.

CUT OFF When the government cut off = loans it had been providing to op up the profits of NVT, it fused to nationalise the 49% of firm which was still held in ivate hands. Varley then advised maging director Poore to take hatever decisions were ommercially necessary' - ie. to pse down and sell off the plant.

INOCENTI, continued from Eventing the employers from trooting plant and equipment to Hart production elsewhere. Machtry and jigs from Chrysler UK id Innocenti must be blacked ternationally.

Secondly, such links must not *rifice any political clarity on the estions involved. : The defence of jobs at Chrysler ans workers must demand that • left' MPs lead the fight to nore Wilson and Varley, who i plotting savage cuts in the workce. Those 'lefts' such as HuckId who refuse to fight Wilson can • be seen in their true colours. In the Innocenti fight, the dionalisation of the factory could * take place if the present mistian Democrat (Tory) governit is brought down. Thus the and that the Communist Party 1 Socialist Party break from the pammut, and call general strike lion, is vital.

Thirdly, none of these jobs les can be carried through but the most determined resistee at plant level to every manage.

and attack.

This fight will show in living gle the need for principled Flaship based on the demands of Trascitinnel Prommmo scale fight against the cuts.

← Contents of Socialist Press no. 23, 10 December 1975