Schlagwort: Labour Government
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Lynn Walsh: Crown Agents: Expose the Cover Up
[Militant No. 385, 9th December 1977, p. 3] At least £212 million of public money has been poured down the drain. This is the extent of the losses run up by the Crown Agents, most of which will have to be met by the taxpayer. Yet in contrast to the losses made by nationalised industries,…
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Lynn Walsh: When the Steel Bosses Sabotaged the Law
[Militant No. 489, 8th February 1980, p. 7] By Lynn Walsh Lord Denning’s blatant class ruling against the steel workers has provoked an explosion of anger among trade unionists. The Tories – echoed, unfortunately, by labour and trade union leaders – are again preaching sermons about the „sanctity of the law“, the „impartiality of the…
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Lynn Walsh: Comment – Dodging The Taxing Questions
[Militant International Review, No 34, Spring 1987, p. 15-17] Prologue: A costly trip Last Summer, Labour’s deputy leader, Roy Hattersley, addressed a select covey of bankers and financiers at New York’s plush Waldorf Astoria Hotel. The trip was paid for by city stockbrokers, Samuel Montague (a subsidiary of Midland Bank). The aim, according to the…
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Lynn Walsh: Spycatcher, Thatcher and the State
[Militant International Review, No 36, Winter 1988, p. 28-35] Thatcher’s prolonged battle to suppress Spycatcher, the memoirs of former MI5 officer Peter Wright, have once again focussed attention on the role of the secret security and intelligence services. Enormous resources have been used to prevent Wright’s disclosures reaching a mass audience. At least £1 million…