Richard Marsh Backs Ste™l Merger

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If there was ever any doubt about the Government's basic approach to steel nationalisation, Richard Marsh's enthusiastic support for the giant steel merger has dispelled it. The Government is to go to the extent of modifying the Steel Nationalisation Bill to facilitate the merger. It welcomes the proposal as part of the process of reorganising and rationalising the industry. This rationalisation, coming at a time when there is already gross undercapacity working, can only lead to further sackings and other attacks on steelworkers' conditions. It is designed purely and simply to protect the interests of the big businessmen who run the industry. Labour MPs should do more than "ask questions"; they should support the movement for workers! control in the steel industry and seek to raise shop floor opposition and action. Steelworkers are keen on their industry being nationalised and the response to the workers' control campaign was wide and deep in the industry. There is no excuse, particularly fnr the MPs in steel constituencies, many of whom won seats on the basis of the Government's promise to nationalise, for not fighting.