THE POLLS HAD BEEN CLOSED LESS THAN TWO HOURS WHEN WILSON BEGAN HIS CRAWL TO THE capitalist class. In his post-election speech he whined about the election being divisive, and only perked up at the In his television speech on Monday, Wilson wagged the big stick at the trade unions, warning them that breaches of the social contract would not be tolerated. Reassuring the employers, he promised that prices would be allowed Striking women workers at the Salford Electrical Instrument (SEI) factory 'greet' scabs crossing their picket line. Struggles like their's for equal pay — represent the way forward for the working class, not Labour's 'social con-trick". Latest news on SEI: p. 12 to go up. thought that boss and worker could now unite, The autumn budget for the working class looks bleak. For the capitalist class Wilson hints at big tax concessions to companies No wonder the Stock Exchange went up by 15 points as soon as he finished speaking.
SCREWS Between February and 10 October Wilson had to perform a precarious balancing act. With his eye on an autumn election he could policy. This could only be defeated by not turn the screw full on the working class in the way the employers wanted. But even then his deep commitment to capitalism almost smashed Labour's election chances and resulted in a pitiful majority of three, Now the honeymoon is over. feels less tied to Labour's electoral needs of wages and is ready to crack down. This is exactly what the ruling class want. Wilson will defend their system, his right-wing ppli cies will frustrate the working class and demoralise Labour's activists. This will lead to a series of by-election defeats and prepare the ground for the return to a Government of the Tories capecially if the Labour Government should split over some undancies. key question, such as the Common Market.
Two choices are opening up before the working class movement. Either it can take the right-wing road to ruin and defeat, or it can begin to organise a fight back against the Labour leaders.
By Spring the Labour Government will be moving towards a compulsory incomes an all-out general strike. The most effective way to prepare for that is to continue the tight now against the social contract and step up the struggle for full protection of wages against inflation -a sliding scale Wilson's solition to the crisis is to dole out millions of pounds in tax concessions, grants and allow price increases to the capitalists. The working class has to say not a penny to the bankrupt representatives of a bankrupt system: nationalise without any compensation, and with full guaran tees of all jobs, any firms threatening redWilson knows that it spells disaster for the important sections of British capitalism to leave the Common Market. He therefore plans wheedling a few concessions from his EEC partners" and then getting Labout to recommend a pro-BEC vote in his phoney referendum An emergency Trade Union Congress and Labour Party Conference must be held before any such referendum takes place, These conferences must commit the entire working class movement to immediate withdrawal from the Common Market, which was created in the interests of the European capitalist monopolies.
In Ireland Labour also faithfully serves the aims of the ruling class. Helped by Labour's policies Enoch Powell is working to build a mass reactionary base which will he directed against both the British and Irish working class. Labour's "bipartisan policy must be broken and a big movement built that can force the withdrawal of British troops from Ire A fight on these issues can not only stop the betrayals of the Labour leaders, but can set in motion a powerful movement for socialisen.