FEARS
One of the most deep-seated fears of the ruling class abour a Labour Government is that it will be forced, under pressure from its working class base, to make concessions which no self-respecting capitalist politician would go along Thisapplies to questions of economic policy, attitudos to industrial strugglos, and to Governinent policy But the ruling clost alays has ar its disposal various micans to bring a come at a very convenient time for the ruling class.
The Labour Government's repressive policies in the North of Trend are meeting increasing opposition from within the very heart of the labour movement. A growing number of trade unionists, Labour Party members, and even Labour MPs, have joined the ranks of those demanding the total withdrawal of British troops from Ireland.
it can always count on the laithlul hacking of the state machine, There are plenty of events un the rocent pust to show that the state machine (and not kast of all its armed wing) lakes its guide from what they sec as the class interests of the capitaJists, and cet the orders dished out by Labour ministers.
tackle the Cister Workers' Councd general stilke. The Navy felt free to Africa, despile Govarumen policy. Lahour Government to "heel". Certainly, The British army steadfastly refused to follow Goveratient instructions and, lavish British Poodwilor racist South Similarly, the recent past furnishes us with a few glimpses into the sort of stunts that the 'dirty tricks' departments of the state machine get up to. The account of Kenneth Littlejohn about his bank-robbing escapades in Dublin for the Brilish Security service, and the confession cund subsequent murder of Keancth Lennon, concenting the frame-ups he arranged for the Special Hranch, are only tiny drops in this particularly mucky bucket BOMBS Evidence from several other coun tries-Spain, Eily, Portueal and Chicada suggest that bombs are a favourile root of those attempting to frame-up the left and strengthen the pulitical hards of the right-wing.
-Deo of the items of evsdenos often corted out to prove that a particular bombing was the work of the IR 4 has been the level of But oniy ane of the rocon bombings-that at Harrow School bore the carmarks of the IRA (f telephone warning and use of pre-arranged secret code). However, there is another force that has all the technical know-how far such operations-the British state.
The most recent bomb 'borror" that directed against Labour Sports Minister Denis Howell-was certainly convenient for the British state. What better way to put the wind up the six Labour MPs who marched in Sun day's "Troops Out' demo, and casure that Ine tops anardeal movemeal is treated like a dangcrous parish by the rest of the labour movement.
bomb indeed, The ancient Romans had a pretty likely to be responsible far a particular creat. They asked Who henefits? That is a question we should be asking