Labour M.P.s are beginning to realise that they have "been had". When the Government announced its devaluation measures they loyally supported it. The left-wing M.P.s even went to the extent of withdrawing their motion for the Parliamentary Labour Party which condemned the Government for deliberately creating unemployment. One of the sops the Government offered in exchange was an alleged cut in defence expenditure of £100 million. Now it turns out that this was just a fraud. Hlsewhere in this issue there is an article analysing just how big a twist the so-called defence cuts are but it needs noting that this question involves more than just the £100 million. This particular piece of dishonesty exposes the whole orientation of the Government and its order of priorities. The British workers have to make sacrifices and accept cuts in their standards so that sowcalled defence commitments can be kept. This one issue is sufficient to cemonstrate how wrong the Government is. There is no excuse for the left wing of the Labour Party .not to fight the devaluation measures, they can use the argument "Cut arms - not wages!" to mobilise opposition in the party and unions against the Government.
The WeekThe Week Vol. 8, No. 22, c. 28 November 1967
Cut_ Arms - Not Wagus!
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