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EEC: Workers' voice ignored as WILSON WRIGGLES TO SAVE BOSSES' BACON

Red Weekly No. 94, 27 March 1975 · p. 1 of the scan · 579 words

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crediting its "leaders'.

There was never any doubt that the Labour cabinet would accept the resuits of "renegotiation whatever they were-and recom mend a "yes" vote in the referendum But not satisfied with imposing this travesty of democracy on the labour movement, which is solidly against the Common Market, the Government & now trying to do everything possible to tie the hands of their opponents and deny the labour movement the right to light for its viewpoint. Their aim is is simple: to sabotage the democra tie expression of the view of the labour movement which could undermine the Government's scheme to manipulate the referenVrons more urgent than ever. 23 March must be just the beginning! NOW THAT WILSON AND HIS CABINET COHORTS HAVE completed the farce of 'renogotiation" over the Common Market, they have begun the frantic manoeuvres necessary to make sure that the interests of British capitalism are duly upheld.

The much-vaunted referendum was never, for Wilson de co. anything more than a cheap trick to keep Britain in the Common Market without splitting the Labour Party and thoroughly dis dum in the interests of British capitalism.

Chris Balfour There is talk of moving the date of the referendum as far forward as possible to limit the amount of time for campaigning. Anti-market ministeps have been warned under the phony excuse that too vigorous involveinent in the referendum campaign could lead to them "neglecting their responsibilities', That they will get the chop if they don't knuckle under to Wilson's Some 2,500 militants marched in London on Sunday to demonstrate their opposition to the Labour Government's complicity with white racism in southern Africa, and their support for the liberation struggle of the oppressed black majority. This big turn-out-combined with an important degree of labour movement participation-shows that real possibilities exist for building a united solidarity movement with the struggle in southern Africa. The almost inevitable breakdown of the phony 'detente" in Rhodesia makes this orders. Of course nothing is said in all this about the responsibility of the Labour Government to the movement who put them where they are.

of labour movement democracy by sack the ministers who have signed ted to the next Labour Party NEC This not only denies anti-Market ministers the right to publicly express the view of the majority of the labour movement, but even their position intide the movement.

PERVERSITY

Wilson has not done this from simple perversity. He understands that while speeches by Benn and Foot may give bit a headache, the result of the labour movement actually organising a Tuassive campaign against the Common Market would be a positive nightmare.

cabinet deserve. In reply to their manocuvres on behaif of their capitalist masters, we should organise the massive power of the entire to the capitalist Common Market.

FROM THE CONION MAKET.

But the most scandalous violation the Government is Wilson's threat to the anti-Market motion being presenunless they withdraw their signatures.

denies them the right to put forward This serves as a useful pointer to the sort of reply that Wilson and the Plans as well.

king class of this country to say "No"

This means supporting the moves to bring the Labour Party conference place the fall political weight of the UNITED CONFERENCES local area a united workers compaga If we can get this sort of response down to the Job of working out and TE LABOR GOMERAMENT WAG THERERRE ACrE IN THIS GRAT TEST FOR DEHCRACY.

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