In September 1965, "Militant", in issue no.9, ran a front-page article by Taaffe under the banner headline: "Nationalise the 400 Monopolies". This was the first instance of Militant's demand for the nationalisation of usually a specific number of multinational companies, which were said to control 80% or more of the economy, under workers' control and management, and the establishment of a socialist plan of production. Demands of this nature in "Militant" follow the "Transitional Program" written by Leon Trotsky, pushing beyond what the "bourgeois state" was willing to concede.