This manth's D.A.T.A. Journal comes out with a strongly worded editorial attacking the last Government's proposed “early warning” legislation on prices and incomes. "This proposal is thoroughly bad. Much the greater part of British industry and commerce is privately owned and is run for © private profit. Britain has not a planned economy and it is grossly unfair to attempt to control wages when there is no control on profits and dividends, A measure of restraint on prices is not the same as the control of profits and dividends," the editorial states. It concludes with a call for all divisional councils and branches to make their views known to MPs, to trades councils and loval Labour Parties, :
D.A.T.A. has also issued a duplicated pamphlet on "The Prices and Incomes Bill" setting out what its purpose is and why it should be opposed by trede unionists.