Struggles two concerns privatisation. With the re-election of the Thatcher government this may prove to be one of the most important threats to public services and trade union organisation. The first contribution looks at the `special'case of Birmingham, where the threatofprivatisation alone was able to secure employers a substantial victory. The second draws upon the experi ence of privatisation accumulated so far and points to a strategy required to defeat it.
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References
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The Guildsman, February 1982
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Birmingham Post, 27.1.83
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Birmingham Post, 9.11.82
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Birmingham Evening Mail, 16.1.83
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City Education Department circulars, 9/83 and 10/83
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see Privatisation Bulletin No I, produced for the NALGO strike by Birmingham Trade Union Resource Centre.
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see 'Not so cuddly Dudley' in New Statesman, 29.4.83, and The Dudley Experience, pamphlet by Tory leader of Dudley Council, and NUT pamphlet on the same topic.
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The Guildsman, February 1983
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Excellent letter to Birmingham Evening Mail, 2.11.82
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In a detailed report by social services stewards
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see the excellent Hall. D., The Cuts Machine, Pluto Press, 1983
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The Guardian, 27.8.82
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The Guildsman, February 1983
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Birmingham, Cuts Fightback, June 1981
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A more detailed financial analysis is available from the Birmingham Trades Union Resource Centre
