Aberfan: a Case for Workers' Control

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It is a normal part of the functioning of the capitalist system to choose scapegoats when some scandal comes to light. We are not friends of Lord Robens but we recognise that he is filling this role, This not merely distorts the truth - it fails to get to grips with the real problem: the lives of men, women and children are being subordinated, as always under capitalism, to profitability.. Socialists should counter the demand for a scapegoat with a demand for complete workers control of every aspect of the mining industry - and other industries - which concerns safety. And it should be workers' control with teeth: the power to override management investment decisions if this is NS EN SA ey CE ere at eo aa po “eee” Bea ee Lee