Dr. Hugger has a valid point when he lays that convitants should be paid for Dvertime. But he appears to be forgetting why the consultantr are working to ruin at the moment. The BMA saw stated consistently that accepting the new contracts would destroy the independence the prise siying. After 25 years of having of doctors: le they want to de able to self their while to the highest bidder. This in being done at the expense of the HS and the working class.
We connot at the moment suppart demands on questiont like overtime payments until comsultants sign the new come socialist paper wauld he right behind this, tracts and are committed to working full-time in the interests of the NHS.
There may well be consultants in the provinces who do work hard for the HS and we would call on them to come put agamar ene acton or thom consultante who are taking action to profeet their privileges and independence They should support the sctions by other hospital wonkers in smashing the consurtants work-to-rille, perticipate in the action committees, and assist them to enforce bans on private practice.
Only when the present reactionary workmore attractive alternative to sither group to-rule has been arrashed and the future of the NHS secured can we discuss what may well be legitimite problems facing Many militants, who have taken up the a number of parallels between this struissue of British Imperialism's present war ggie and the Algerian war of independenes which ended successfully 12 years ago.
Unfortunately, except for a pamphlet Many information about this war against French imperialism. I would like to