Unrecognised
Sir: Patrick Cosgrave's article on Jack Jones in last week's (19 March) Spectator was as wrong-headed and spiteful A piece of journalism as I can recollect. I do not recognise the man that he describes.
I have served with Jones for eight years on the General Council of the TUC and its committees. We have travelled abroad to gether. We have not always agreed but the picture painted of a bullying, ignorant, economically illiterate, Soviet-loving, malign influence is so far from the truth as to be actionable.
In recent years he has helped build an alliance between the Labour Government and the TUC which has been of considerable importance and value to the nation.
His almost single-handed campaign for the pensioner has been an example of that which is best in British trade unionism.
Patrick ought to keep to his speech writing for Margaret Thatcher—at least when ,he does that I know he is writing fiction.
Tom Jackson
General Secretary, Union of Post Office Workers UPW House, Crescent Lane, London SW4 [Letter delivered by hand.—EDITOR.]
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