In 1972 the solidarity miners received from the working class and many other sections of society was magnificent. But it was offen too unotganised. Only in a few areas, particularly in East Anglia, were real democratic solidarity action committees ser up which involved olber trade unionists as well as miners and which also organised student and tenants" associations. The organisation in parts of East Anglia was very successful, helping to plan the defence of and so on. But in other areas things were dangerously tamshackle, This time right from the beginning action conmittees and councils of action must be set up which can co-ordinate the struggle. Already in some areas, such as Rotherham, Oxford. and Chesterfield, conferenoes have been held which drew together toroes to discuss the way forward for the struggles Initiatives of this kind can be organised in other areas. The air must be to develop real councils of action of the type that developed in the 1926 General Strike, One development which the working class movement may well be faoed with in the coming weeks is a general election. The Tories have failed to break the resistance of the miners through the three-day week, the ned scare, and the relentless press campaign. Now the Government is playing with the ides of an election. The working class movement must he very clear what such an election would mean. play a key role. The women's centres established I would be an attempt to use the cowardly
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