Agriculture Minister admits EEC farm policy means dear food

Lucas have little to offer to bine will offer them alternative work or improved redundancy terms.

Union officials have been in contact with Lucas's following a mass meeting last Thursday, which agreed the new approach. Shop stewards were told the outcome yesterday. The combine is believed to be offering virtually nothing in return for a calloff of the sit-in.

Meanwhile at the Lucas trial Equipment factory, SLL LECTURES DONCASTE Sunday February 11 The revolutionary party Lectures given by Cliff Slaughter.

SPREAD EAGLE Westlaithgate 7.30 p.m.

SHEFFIELD Monday February 19 The economic crisis and socialist answer.

Monday March 5 The revolutionary Britain.

Young Socialist Portobello (near Jessops Lecture 2 Left tion's struggle linst shares the Fazakerley site, mal working has resumed f‹ ing a decision by the CAV pation committee to allow agement in without passes.

The LIE workers have 'working in' for a week accepting the committee's Lucas's has now moved its Merseyside central transport operations away from Fazakerley to Huyton, where it has a sixIndusmonth lease on a vacuum-flask which factory.

Lecture 3 defeat to the Fourth Internation: given by (SLL Central ACTON Wednesday February 7 Lecture 2 Wednesday February 14 Lecture 3 Woodlands Hall Crown Street, W.3. 8 p.m.

EAST LONDON Thursday February February Old Town Offices Poplar High Street E.14. 8 p.m.

EWCASTLE Monday February 12 Lecture 2 Monday February Lecture 3 Oppos Ford Arms Stalir nields Road, 8 end CAV occupation the German founding of al Committee)

Lecture Lecture Lecture Lecture norllowmanbeen pass the union officials who are now CLAPHAM 8pm South Island Library South Island Place Stockwell, SW9 speaker: MIKE BANDA (SLL Central Cttee) WATFORD MONDAY FEBRUARY Trades Union Hall near Watford Junctiot speaker: MIKE BAND (SLL Central Cttee) NORTH KENT MONDAY FEBRUARY The Shakespeare, Powis Street Woolwich speaker: G HEALY (SLL National Sec)

GLASGOW SUNDAY FEBRUARY 7.30pm Govan South Town + Langland Road nearest underground Govan Cross speaker: G. HEALY (SLL National Sec) PEOPLE HAD to accept that the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) which came into effect on February 1 would mean higher food prices, the Tory Minister for Food and Agriculture, Mr Joseph Godber, said yesterday.

This was partly the result of Agriculture Minister Joseph Godber (left) with Professor Dr G. Weinschenck, director of the Institute for Agricultural Economics, University Hohenheim, yesterday.

CAV workers are bitter that busily negotiating redundancy terms with the combine are the Campus security walk-out SECURITY men at the Leeds University are on strike following the dismissal of John Squires, secretary of the No 3 Leeds branch of the National Union of Public Employees.

fluctuations in world prices and partly the reflection of higher prices for food in the Common Market, he said. 'It has been our aim to secure a gradual and orderly transition, Godber was speaking at the Waldorf Hotel in the Aldwych-not a place noted for cheap canteen meals.

His audience were members of the Federal Trust for Education and Research, who were meeting to Socialist Labour League Public Meetings UNITE IN ACTION TO DEFEND BASIC RIGHTS same men who consistently r fused to organize blacking actic to support their fight again closure.

The only men working are four supervisors, all former olicemen. The security men lave rejected the latest returnto-work formula made by the university authorities.

London

ACTON TUESDAY FEBRUARY Woodlands Hall, Crown Street speaker: G HEALY (SLL National Sec)

WANDSWORTH THURSDAY FEBRUARY 8pm Wandsworth Town Hall Wandsworth High Street speaker: MIKE BANDA (SLL Central Cttee)

MIDDLETON WEDNESDAY FEBRUAR 8pm Middleton Baths, Middleton, Manchester speaker: G HEALY (SLL National Sec) Godber added. discuss European Agriculture after the Mansholt Plan'. Godber told the business executives present that Britain major food importerwould be paying a major share of the cost of the CAP. Since Britain's agricultural industry was relatively small and highly developed, Britain was unlikely to receive as much back as it contributed.

n other words, Godber was bluntly telling the executives that although the cost of accepting the CAP is huge, the benefits will be nil.

Food prices are soaring.

The businessmen of applause gave the Minister a round when he finished.

Had he made these same comments outside the nearby Bonnington Hotel, he would not have received the same reception! Gas workers lobbying their national executive complained particularly about the acceleratcost of living under the Tories. One told a Workers Press reporter: If you want beef on Sunday you have to work 60 NEWS DESK 01-720 2000 CIRCULATION 01-622 7029 MEDWAY TUESDAY. FEBRUARY Aurora Hotel Brompton Road Gillingham speaker: MIKE BANDA (SLL Central Cttee) SLOUGH WEDNESDAY FEBRUAF 8pm Britwell Community Long Furlong Drive Britwell Estate speaker: G HEALY (SLL National Sec) DAGENHAM THURSDAY MARCH Manor Park Library Romford Rd/Rabbitts opp Rabbitts Pub speaker: G HEALY (SLL National Sec)

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