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Vol. 75/No. 26      July 18, 2011

 
Britain: ‘Gov’t wants us
to work until we drop’
Militant/Hugo Wils

Members and supporters of Communist League in London and Manchester engaged in discussions with hundreds of workers on June 30 United Kingdom demonstrations against austerity measures, as well as in workplaces and door to door in working-class neighborhoods. They sold 14 subscriptions to the Militant and books and pamphlets on revolutionary politics. Above, young worker signs up for subscription in Manchester.

“I support the strikes. The fight for a livable pension affects everyone,” said Jacek Mystskowcki, a bakery worker in London who did not participate in the action. “The government wants us to work until we drop.”

Vanessa Martins, a factory worker who bought a subscription to the Militant at her home in Dagenham, pointed out that “back home in Portugal the government has been doing the same thing.”

—ÓLÖF ANDRA PROPPÉ


 
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