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In doing so, they seek to hold a base of support by adapting to the hostility of many workers to the bureaucratic rule in the Soviet bloc, criticising the suppression of democratic rights. And at the same time they put on a I 'moderate' face to attract the middle class by renouncing the revolutionary phraseology of their past.

The leadership faction lays great emphasis on its independence from Moscow - a feature clearly it holds in common with the so-called 'Euro-communist' Parties.

Perhaps the most open statement on this recently was by Spanish CP General Secretary Santiago Carrillo, who in a dispute with the Kremlin, defended himself against charges of advancing the interests of capitalism. He said:

"The Spanish Communist Party does not owe allegiance to any ruling party or entity...the party is shaping and will continue to shape its own policies and strategies in complete independence."

This shows clearly that Carrillo's intention is to win the support of workers who mistrust a party directed from the Kremlin John Gollan • in his 'Socialist An inadequate British safety limit for asbestos could allow up to 1 in 14 workers to die prematurely of asbestoscaused lung diseases, according to a report by Nancy Tait, author of Asbestos Kills' Yet while evidence to back this claim is readily available, a new government advisory committee report | Asbestos; Health hazards and Precautions, HMSO, 10p) has been published which simply upholds existing "safe' limits.

This committee includes three trade union bureaucrats - A.C Blyghton (TGWU); W. Lewis (UCATT): and A. Lomas (NUDBTW). These men have chosen to ignore, among other evidence, a report only last December by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, which states that: * All forms of asbestos - blue, white and brown - cause cancer. Only a ban could ensure true proPRESS

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