Schlagwort: 1978
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Lynn Walsh: Was geschieht in Äthiopien?
[Militant Nr. 395, 3. März 1978, S. 10] In den letzten paar Wochen hat das äthiopische Regime eine massive Gegenoffensive gegen die von Somalia unterstützten Kräfte in Ogaden begonnen, der von Somalia beanspruchten Region Äthiopiens. Nach allen Berichten wurden große Mengen russischer Waffen eingeflogen, und die äthiopische Armee wurde mit etwa 6.000 kubanischen Berater*innen verstärkt.…
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Peter Taaffe: The Brutal Face of Toryism Behind the „Liberal“ Mask.
(Militant International Review, No. 14, Summer 1978, p. 3-12) By Peter Taaffe Review article of „Inside Right – a study in Conservatism“ by Ian Gilmour. Published by Hutchinson and Co Lid. When it was first published last autumn this book attracted a lot of attention from capitalist commentators. Some hailed it as a definitive answer…
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Peter Taaffe: British Communist Party in Crisis
(Militant International Review, No. 15, Autumn 1978, p. 23-32) By Peter Taaffe In the past year the British Communist Party has received unprecedented attention from the mass media. The polemics with the dissident Stalinist wing and its eventual splitting away to form the „New Communist Party“ was extensively reported. This has been followed by the…
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Peter Taaffe: 1977: A Disaster Year for Workers
(Militant No. 387, 6 January 1978, p. 6-7) “The average voter has just suffered the biggest fall in his real disposable income for more than 100 years” [‘Economist’, 8th October 1977]. This is a fitting epitaph for 1977. Millions of British workers will not be sorry to see the back of the past year. For…
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Lynn Walsh: Zaire – Warum Frankreich die Fremdenlegion schickte
(Militant, Nr. 409, 9. Juni 1978, S. 10-11) In der Vergangenheit haben sich die herrschenden Klassen Europas mit ihrer „zivilisierenden“ Rolle in Afrika gebrüstet und damit, wie sie „aufstrebenden Nationen“ ihre Unabhängigkeit gewährten, als „die Zeit reif war“. Die Ereignisse in Zaire enthüllen jedoch, wie sehr die direkte koloniale Herrschaft durch indirekte Ausbeutung ersetzt wurde…
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Lynn Walsh: Iran: Peacock Throne Crumbling
[Militant No. 436, 15 December 1978] Last weekend the whole of Iran was paralysed by massive demonstrations as millions and millions of people took to the streets demanding an end to the Shah’s dictatorship. On Sunday, a million people flooded the streets of Tehran. Next day, even more came out. The army, incapable of damming…
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Lynn Walsh: Tories Declare War on Workers
[Militant 411 – 23rd June 1978 p. 1 and 16] By Lynn Walsh Mrs Thatcher claims she is maligned. “Labour will try to paint me as a reactionary, implying a sort of early return to the Middle Ages,” she moaned recently. What she really wants, the Tory leader explained, is “to get everyone a capitalist…
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Lynn Walsh: Budget hand-outs: no substitute for socialist policies
[Militant No. 401, 14th April 1978, p. 2] By Lynn Walsh The labour movement will welcome the positive points in Denis Healey’s budget, which have already brought a torrent of criticism and denunciation from the Tories and big business. Most workers will be slightly better off as a result of the tax cuts. Low-income families…
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Lynn Walsh: Bosses Plan New Attack on Unions
[Militant No. 429, 27th October 1978, p. 1 and 12] By Lynn Walsh The Labour government must drop wage restraint and carry out bold socialist policies to benefit workers. The Ford workers’ action for better pay and conditions having an effect in unexpected quarters. Church of England parsons met in London to discuss how to…