I Have Never Been An Idealist -

There's A Feeling That Strength Is Determined By The Size Of A Union. That Clearly Is Nonsense.

We Will Pave The Way For A Transformation And Roll Back The Years Of Thatcherism...we Will Turn Economic Ruin Into Economic Recovery, And Above All Pave The Way For A General Election To Elect A Labour Government.

Contrast That With The Call Of The Liberal Democrats In April, When They Were Prepared To Call Upon The British People To Participate In A 24-hour Strike. It Shows How Far To The Right The Labour Party's Gone.

Yet What You Need Is Not Marches, Demonstrations, Rallies Or Wide Associations, All Of Them Are Important. What You Need Is Direct Action. The Sooner People Understand That, The Sooner We'll Begin To Change Things.

All Too Often Miners, And Indeed Other Trade Unionists, Underestimate The Economic Strength They Have.