La revolutionary workers government. Through the development of the unity and organisation of the working class in the fight against capitalist reaction, we know that it is possible to replace the present government of class collaboration with the bourgeoiment, a government made up of all workers and revolutionary organisations, supported by the mobilisation and permanent offensive of the working class against exploitation and the power of the capitalist state, Such a government would be cupable of delmering profound blows to the econo mic and political power of capital.
The programme of this government must involve:
1. The expropriation without com nsation of the most important indastrial, commercial and agricultural businesses, along with the major mean: of social communication (TV, radio, cinema, newspapers), and their operation under workers" control;
*2. Establishment of the power of the workers" government over the en*3. The establishment ly power of foreign trade by the worboycott and aggression by the imperIst powers; Last week Red Weekly reproduced a section from the LCI's Election Manifesto explaining their reasons for standing in the election. This week, we print a further section in which they put forward their programme for *9. Participation of the mass organisations in all levels and forms of the running of social life. These mass onganisations must be structured according to the principles of proletarian democracy, which demands elections at se by a revolutionury workers govern- all levels, the reguiar presentation of accounts, and the permanent control and right of recall by the base of all elected representatives; the remuneration of these representatives not to exceed the average wage of a manual worker. *10. The general arming of the wor kers and the replacement of the army and the police by a workers' militia and voluntary vigilance bodies integrated and controlled by the working class. *11. Withdrawal of Portugal from NATO, an end to the Iberian Pact counter-revolutionary delence agreement signed between Portupal and Spain in 1942l, repeal of all treaties with imperialist powers, abolition of secret diplomacy, and the launching of a foreign policy of anti-imperialist UPPORT TOE COC TORONT CONOME BOS в топоро- for the struggles of the workers of the world; against the Europe of the exploiters and the monopolies - fight for the Socialist United States of Europe. many sections of the Portuguese working class are pushing forward class-wide demands posing an alternative way of organising society. Here thousands of railway workers from all parts of the country, gathered in a plenary meeting, adopt a resolution calling for the immediate nationalisation of the railways and the entire transport system, and the adoption of an overall plan for the development of the FRIDAY 25th APRIL 7pm Friends meeting house, Euston Rd, WC1 Speakers from the PWCC and the British labour movement.
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