THE SOCIAL The present crisis is a capitalist crisis, and the capitalists must pay for their own crisis. The working class should never stop trying to improve its standard capitalism exists.

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(Kent Area delegate, NUM executivel.

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feeling of the mass of the membership of the Union." 1 ADVOCATE THE RETURN OF A LABOUR GOVERNMENT THAT WOULD UNITE THE WORKING CLASS IN ORDER TO DEFEAT CAPITAL AND BEGIN TO CONSTRUCT A SOCIALIST SOCIETY BUT INSTEAD WILSON PROMISES THAT THE BRITISH PEOPLE CANNOT EXPECT TO IMPROVE THEIR LIVING STANDARDS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS. IF THAT IS ALL HE HAS TO OFFER, WITH IN AN ADVANCED TECHNOLOGICAL SOCIETY SUCH AS OURS, THEN HE IS A COUNTERFEIT SOCIALIST. SUCH AN ATTITUDE PROVES ONCE AGAIN THAT IT. IS VITAL THAT THE WORKING CLASS IN ELECTING A LABOUR GOVERNMENT SHOULD DEMAND THAT THE LEADERSHIP BE CHANGED, AND THAT THOSE WHO ARE PREPARED TO IMPOSE SOCIAL CONTRACTS MUST BE CLEARED OUT, TOGETHER WITH THE PRO. MARKETEERS AND OTHER IMPOSTERS. ONLY THE NAME 'SOCIAL CONTRACT IS NEW-THE IDEA IS ANIN A CAPITALIST SOCIETY IT MEANS THAT THOSE WHO PRODUCE THE WEALTH ARE TO BE HELD BACK IN ORDER THAT PRIVILEGE AND PRO FIT CAN EXPLOIT THEM FURTHER.

ERNIE ROBERTS (Assistant General Secretary, AUEW) * LAM A FIRM BELIEVER IN THE CLASS STRUGGLE AND I FIGHT WITHIN THE LABOUR PARTY FOR WORKING CLASS POLICIES. THE WORKING CLASS ARE EX PLOITED UNDER CAPITAL ISM-WHEN YOU FIGHT FOR HIGHER WAGES YOU MUST FIGHT FOR THE HIGHEST WAGES POSSIBLE. I AM STANDING AS A WORK ING CLASS CANDIDATE RE MINDING THE WORKING CLASS THAT IT WAS THEY WHO BUILT THE LABOUR PARTY. THE LABOUR PARTY BELONGS TO THEM AND IT'S UP TO THEM TO SUPPORT IT. CONTRACT of living as long as -Dennis Skinner, Labour M.P. for Bolsover [Labour MP for Govan)

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* Labour parades the Social

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The Social Contract, and, for that matter any suggestion at all of restricting wages and working conditions in order to try to solve the present capitalist crisis, is opposed by the National Committee of our Union. We have always opposed wage restraints, incomes policy, and any restraints on free collective bargaining. That remains the