IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

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Red Weekly No. 169, 1976 · p. 8 of the scan · 237 words

The scan: rw-no169-oct-7-1976.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 8 of the scan

The comrades fully maintain their position on fusions even after their split with the Workers Fight leadership of the ICL: 'We are committed to debate, polemic, and discussion with other tendencies in a genuine attempt to aid the breaking of the log-jam (on the left).? [2] There is not the slightest reason to doubt that this was the real line and goal of Workers Power. On the contrary, their action in fusing with Workers Fight to form the ICL shows the seriousness of that intention. Ine reason wny ine Ict taned to play a serous role in regroupment lay not in the intentions of the comrades but in a sectarian political error - in the fact that the comrades of Workers Power had not worked out a serious principled position on the question of the basis of splits and fusions. This comes across clearly both in the reasons that they gave for the decision to fuse with Workers Fight and in the practical attitude they took on discussions with the IMG.

In relation to the IMG, Workers Power explained to Workers Fight before the fusion: *The LF (Left Faction - precursor of Workers Power) are having formal discussions with the IMG leadership — these should be short and sharp, more with the aim of making clear to the LF membership the LF's differences with the IMG than of reaching agreement with the IMG.' (3] NO

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