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Socialist Press no. 57, 30 March 1977 · scan p. 12 · about 480 words

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With the recent upturn in militancy within the working class the pressure on space in our paper has been so great that we have had to omit any mention of the fund for several editions.

With the toolmakers' strike and the signing of the 'coalition' deal between Callaghan and Steel, we felt it necessary to produce a Special Edition last week and so this is our third edition in as many weeks.

We must therefore make a very special appeal to our readers and suporters to help us raise the largest possible amount for our fund this The costs of producing and distributing a newspaper have risen considerably in the first few months of this year. Yet we feel that our decision to commit ourselves to the additional expense of a Special Edition was completely justified. The lessons of the toolmakers' strike needed to be brought out in some detail and with our Special Edition we were able to respond to the Labour-Liberal pact, by presenting within 48 hours our analysis and programme for this new development Now the bills have to be paid. We urge all comrades, readers and suporters to send in as much as they can afford. We have so far received this month £408.70 including Newcastle reader £1; Deroyshire reader £2; South London reader £20; Coventry £30: Islington £34.50; East London £30; Birmingham £16; Sheffield £10; Hull £19; Oxford £37; Bookshops Oxford £17; Cowley workers £21; South London £56.60; Liverpool £9.70; Leeds £10; Winstord £3; Portsmouth £8.

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ADDRESS ..• WORKERS EUROPE 6 Loca. 12 insuses 24 inmaes THE WORLD E1 ..$4.60 .£1.50 .$3.00 .£6.00 ›cialist for a fight against the so-called "progressive' Islington Council, who despite their claim to being "anti-racialist' have taken no stand whatever against police brutality.

By their silence, these liberals collude with right wing racism, as they are bound to, in order to divert attention from their betrayals in implementing the cuts.

In places like Islington this has led to a desperate deterioration of physical and social conditions.

The WSL speaker drew attention to the need for an all-out fight against class collaboration in North Islington Labour Party, which recently organised a meeting with the police on rising crime (allegedly by blacks) in the area!

It was also the WS which called for carrying out the demand of the campaign for a workers' investigation into the whole case and for a fight for all labour movement organisations in the area to take part in such an enquiry. This can both broaden support and help expose the present reactionarv leaderships in month. in the class struggle.

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← Contents of Socialist Press no. 57, 30 March 1977