IMGpapers 1968–75

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1968–75

Edinburgh Conference

Red Weekly No. 127, 27 November 1975 · p. 5 of the scan · 213 words

The scan: rw-no127-nov-27-1975.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 5 of the scan

cars is so urgent, have Leyland management seen fit to shed 20,000 jobs over une past year and put many more workers ******** At another conference against the cuts and unemployment mounted by Edinburgh Trades Council later in the week, a real challenge to the 'lefts' was mounted from among the 170 delegates wno attended cussion dominated by full-time union officials, International Marxist Group militant George Kerevan spoke on behalf of Edinburgh teachers. He challenged National Union of Mineworkers Executive member Eric Clarke, who is on Lothian Regional Council - which is at present planning massive cuts in educa tion and social expenditure - to vote against all cuts. Kerevan issued the same challenge to Labour MP for Leith, Ronald King murray, wno was aiso present.

vote against the cuts 'if the necessary he seemed moved by a desire not to be placed in the same situation as the Clay dawn on him that it was precisely behaviour such as his that had placed the Clay Cross councillors at the mercy of the State and the Labour right-wing.

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Amid another carefully selected dis Chairman of the controlling Labour group King-Murray promptly left the conference.

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