Price probe a fraud

cess of being taken away.

'Proud' 23 years "The full brunt of the capitalist crisis is being placed directly on the backs of the working class, he said. "The indignation will be bitter in the coming weeks when workers see that the Tories have fleeced away their rights. Workers will have no other choice but to fight back,' he added.

The fight for the defence of basic democratic rights meant a struggle to force the Tories out of office and the return of a Labour government pledged to socialist policies.

This was inseparable from the transformation of the Socialist of their plan for state control over wages.

Labour League into revolu- tionary party during 1973.

He said that the trade unions could not defend themselves by calling one-day strikes or strikes unlimited fines or prison.' lasting only a few days.

In 1906 the trade unions founded the Labour Party beBACK THE TORIES are hoping desperately to damp down the anger growing over the soaring price of beef with their phoney committee of inquiry.

The three-man committee has a built-in Tory majority.

The only woman, Dame Elizabeth Ackroyd, Is a long-standing Party member and close friend of Education Minister Margaret Thatcher.

James Gulliver is the exhead of Britain's second biggest food supermarket chain Fine Fare. He has just bought his own food manufacturing empire, Oriel Foods.

For the sake of appearances Heath has appointed Sidney Robinson, a rightwing Labourite and former general president of the Boot and Shoe Operatives' union.

Prices have been high all year, but levels rocketed immediately after entry into the Common Market.

Within a week meat has almost reached EEC levels —a process that the Tories claimed would take five Similar increases in other foods are on the way.

Since the freeze started on November 6, wholesale prices for a wide range of meats have gone up between 37 and 50 per cent.

Dame Elizabeth Ackroyd admitted over the weekend that the inquiry would not control prices but find out why, they were rising.

Butchers, have already pointed to the main source —the vast exports to the EEC where meat prices are high. the Young Socialists.

Ernie Roberts, assistant general secretary of the AUEW, told the marchers:

'An injury to one is an injury to all. We must come to the defence of these councillors who are only carrying out Labour Party policy.' The Tories have threatened to stop f8m in subsidies due to be paid to Camden. The council meets again on Wednesday to discuss the next moves in its campaign.

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