New VOICHS IN 1964: From Labour's Northern Voise
we have opened many new Voices this year. In August, Notting— ham and Huyton Voica, came out for the first time. Earlier in the Tear, a completely resuscitated Stockvort Voice shot its circulat— ion figures above the 1,000 mark. On the industrial scene, we produced two strike editions of AEI Voice, which caught the eye of the Unions and the Shopstewards' Movement. and then we brought out "Aviation Voice" with a national circulation of sbout 3,000, selling in aircraft fectories up and down the country.
From December, another Voice will be heard, this time in Hull. An editorial team has been formed in Hull to bring out "Hull Voice" every month. It will be en eight-page paper selling at 6d. we know it's going to be. packed with material of immediate interest to socialists in the areca. If you live in or #round Hull <nd you'd like to see the paper or think you could sell some among your friends or loorl party, why not get in touth with us here at 8, &shkirk Strect, Manchester, 18? Or better still, write to Tony Topham, "Hull Voice", 1 Plantation Drive, anlaby Park, Hull.
There's sads news, too, though. after 4 megnificent record, “Merseyside Voice" is to close, at least for the oresent. after discussions with the locel editor Frank Murphy, we decided to suspend publication of the Merseyside issue. Ironiocrl, really, when you weigh it up. Four Lebour gains, one of the highest swings to Lebour in the whole of the country, and the Voice can hardly get a herring.
Its our intention to continue pnrinting ‘Merseyside news and comment in "Labour's Northern Voicc" andto circularise cxisting Merseyside readers with Northern Voioc. It will still cost 6d, but instcad of eight pages you will now receive twelve. In the meantime, we're looking for bright young men with bright idcas who feel they oan run a"Merseyside Voicc" tht really ostches fire and sells. as soon «s such 2 person turns up, there 11 be = new "Merseyside Voice" on the press in double guick time.
H-ve you considered starting 2 Voice in your -rea? We'll be glad to snsWer «any querics you miy have at 8 ashkirk Street, Menchester, 18. write now for full details.
Editorial continuea/ 3 need now must involve trade union and shop steward inspection and supervision of management at every level: embracing not merely the maximig:ticn of output but also the distribution of the product. To think that the parlous condition of capitalism in Britain opens up possibilities of its rescue would be fatal to Labour. The Conservatives might, with difficulty, pull it off, provided they could find the force to dispense sufficient knocks and thumps to the workins class in the process. But if Labour treads this path, it will lose everythings Now is the time for a complete repudiation of paternalism in every field. Only the initiative of the working people can save Labour's Government snd open up the prospect of social advance at tremendous pace. The test of “ilson's administration is whether it is willing to unlock the initiative and sive it scopes