Clay Cross: Further
Socialist Press1975 1975-05-01Read it in the scan (PDF), scan page 3 →
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The attacks on the Clay Cross Labour councillors, which began under the Tory government as punishment for their refusal to implement the reactionary Tory *Fair Rents ict are still continuing after ourteen months of Labour The latest blow is the imposition by the Tory-appointed District further Audier 2,209 surcharge on 21 councillors.
This comes on top of an existing £6,985 surcharge on 11 of the 21 for their refusal to increase rents in line with the Tory Act.
The t52,209 comprises £11,000 paid in bonuses and standby payments to council manual workers, €11,000 paid in increases to wardens of old people's homes and £30,000 in wages to new workmen whom Mr. Harrison considers were "not needed" by the council In other words the Labour government is prepared to stand by and watch while principled Labour Party members are victimised by the law for using their elected authority to carry out legitimate actions in defence of living standards in Clay Cross. It is in line with a government which has itself used troops to smash a strike in Glasgow for wages, and has brought in, economic measures to slash em ployment in the interests of capitalism.
The surcharge has brought a response from around 100 Labour MPs who have signed this Commons motion:
"That this House believes the responsibility for fixing wage, salary and employment levels lies with elected councillors and not with appomte "sinct demns the decision of a district auditor to surcharge Clay Cross councillons a total of €52.000 tor carrying out their respons:bilities in these tields.
Yet clearly this particular issue must be seen of the musistent policy of class betrayal being carried out by the Wilson leadership and must he fought within the Labour Party on that basis. All penalties must be lifted trom these councillors, who have acted to defend their class, and the full weight of the Labour and trade union movement must be directed against Wilson and the right wing.
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A review of Tonv Cliff: State Canitaliom in Ruerin Dinto Drace (1074) ony Cliff: State Capitansm in Russh Press (1974).