IMGpapers 1976–79

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

Unity the key

Red Weekly No. 177, 1976 · p. 8 of the scan · 408 words

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page 8 of the scan

vumam inemationa socialiss made a num per or oasic errors in defending IS election tactics and the Socialist Workers Party campaign. He states that the correct election strategy is for the o to put uo ow candidates i an anemot to stan ine process o building the SWP'. Yes, the working class needs a revolutionary But will such a party for it? No. Such a party will only be forged in the class struggle 1973, Socialist Labour Workers Revolutionary Party, IS land Tony Cliff in particularl correctly characterised this as a farce for a small group with no base in the masses. What has changed? Has IS made a dramatic breakthrough? The election results in Walsall and Newcastle show that IS is only capable of the same vote as the IMG and WRP achieved in the 1974 elections.

ouncine a revolonar organised against the attacks of the employers and Labour Government, not where do I sign an IS membership card. makino is main intervention ine oulcino or ine swe the is is saying in practice that the line of divide in the elections is reform vs revolution [breaking with Labour to build the revoluwould no agreement between socialists if the campaign were to build the SWP or IMG, etc.

is for or against action class. pared to ugut. roday tere is no general agreement about now we will smash capitalism; that will only militants who in practice relect the line of the Labour lefts "if you elect me, I'll do this for you and that for you'. militants. whilst they vote Labour are building Cile Com. In Red Weekly of 18 November, Bill Collins [secretary of be built just by declaring the need IS and comrade Collins have conveniently short memories. In League declared itself the Today the main question a serious militant asks anyone pany is now can a tigntback be Dy basis of the Hs neu weekiv nas acuse, me une or evice in ine elections opposing the attacks on the working This is why we call for the unity of all those who are pre are thousands oi and debate. But there are thousands These movemen cancicates. ours to form, for example, group on the far left, but it is no more than that.

JUS absurd. comrade which could be working women's chaner group Such bodies exist locally 20,000 strong march against racism on 21 November.

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