NGA member from Sharman's, and Chris Wright (London Regior MCAPP PUBLIC MEETING: First in a series under the title of 'Socialist Health Service-pie in the-sky or the only soreno Sneakers on the Soviet and Chinese health services. Thurs 10 July organised by IMG teach- 7.30pm in the Duke of York pub, York Way. London N.1. REVOLUTIONARY MARXIST CURRENT: Reply to Workers Fiaht's 'Onen Letter for Revolutionary Regroupment is now publi iv available Copies from Red Books (Liverpool), 81a Renshaw St Liverpool 1. Send stamp with order.
LONDON SOCIALIST FORUM: Spain- The Growing Crisis'. Spea ker Sue Fox (Sec, Spanish Solidarity Cttee). Tues 8 July. 7.30pm ir Metropolitan pub, 95 Farringdon Rd. 20 July 930pm i Dige Uc Hal. Speakers bide tell Suke BIRMINGHAM TROOPS OUT MOVEMENT public meeting MP and national TOM speakers.
TOM COACHES LEAVE BIRMINGHAM for London demo against Prevention of Terrorism Act, Sat 5 July, 9.30am, from Cambridge Stinear Hall of Memory!
PICKET 'MOTHER' MAGAZINE over reactionary anti-abortion The conference called by the Medical Health Authority have him 'lined up (MCAPP) for 11 October takes on add- for dismissal. His prominent role in ed importance as the Government pre- year marked him down in the eyes of pares furthur savage cuts in public exGeorge Brown, free from the constraints growing and 800 hospital workers at or ornice, spoke up for the right wing of the Labour Party on ITV last week. He urged his old colleagues to announce cuts in Government expenditure which will hold up hospitals, schools, roads SOCKISCLYICOD Meanwhile, Denis Healey has made it clear that the Government intends to slash public expenditure by immediate and severe cuts in the supply of finance to government departments, nationalised industries and local authorities. He ment both to defeat the cuts and to is full of talk about real sacrifices all advance towards socialist solutions. round for a short period, which has a sinister ring with the National Health Service tottering on the brink of col- for such a struggle. lapse and education and the social ser Weekly urges its readers to launch a What Healey means is that the working class should pay the price while the rich maintain their privileges. Private health schemes are booming, with organ- for building real working class unity isations like BUPA busily expanding, buying up new hospitals and leeching against Labour's right-wing policies.
Money needed for the social service Leyland and the other ailing giants of British capitalism, as lavish sums are doled out to the bosses of these bankThe drive to impose cuts is also being accompanied by attempts to victimise militants. Len Price, secretary of the NUPE branch at the Morriston Hospital in sourn waies was relusco pay Len claims that the West Glamorgan the strike against pay-beds earlier this the authorities as a militant who would be in the forefront of any fight against the cuts. But support for Len Price is the Morriston and Neath General Hos pital have come out on strike in support Unless the working class organises to to fight the cuts the NHS and the other - once the pride and joy of social democracy - will be dealt fur ther crippling blows. But the urgent task is not simply to defend the status quo. The need is to use the enormous strength and power of the labour move The MCAPP conference can play an important role in mobilising the forces This is why the Red campaign for delegates and sponsors in every area. Although the conference is built around the NHS, it can by its suc cess demonstrate the way to fight the cuts in all sectors and provide a basis The MCAPP Committee inform us that the following individuals and org anisations have already agreed to spon sor the Conference: Brightside Constituency Labour Party, Battersea & Wands worth Trades Council, ASTMS-North London Medical Branch, Hammersmith Hospital Joint Shop Stewards Committee, Mike Taylor (Area Officer, NUPE), Ron Pearson (NUPE convenor), John Forrester, (Deputy General Secretary
red weekly 3 july 1975 1DOSC Abortion and Contraception) came to Lisbon. They taught people the Karmen method and used an occupied clinic near Lisbon for this purWhat response are you get •ting amongst working class women
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couldn't promise to vote against the James White Bill as he 'might have something more important to do that day'. He added that he couldn't agree to 'Abortion on Demand" because it would be too costly for the NHS. -WHATS ON