THE SECH-ORD BY LEECTION sees the simultaneous standing of two candidates who totally pose me anu working class poll® cies or ine Labour Governmen These are Brian Heron of the International Marxist Group and Tan Hel, as forged stop ate for d TO: International Socialists Dear Comrades.
Ken Appleby Workers Party [International Socialists]. unis clasn is not of the IMG's choosing of the sectantom of by-product of the sectarianism the SWP. The IMG wrote to the provisionally. Comrade Grogan was informed that you would be taking no decision the revolutionay eit candidates wil be sanding ly I will weaken the left in the face of the Fraternally, Brian Grogan (National Secretary, International Marxist Group).
personal reasons and the IMG put forward Sim the working class at a time of continui, we hemployment, imagin, sivit, the working class, symbolised by the stone and the bast won-elections.
drama some lessons from the betrayal ma electoral campaign by the far left and class struggle of an alternative perspective and fightback against the Socialist SWP, then the IS, five months ago attemoine to avoie a situation oi a clash of extreme left candidates, electoral agree tent write he swe seeking ine ma proposed an acree ment both to avoid clashes constituencies between the and the IMG nis was nepos ot the Britain and with situation OT been able to overcome sectarian ism and present united action in elections Italy, with the create the ana une electoral France between the Ligue Communiste Revolutionnaire riere and munistedes Travailleurs.
SECTARIAN 23.9.76 arian course the needs of doove Ine Dest Interests working class and ine revolution ary movement. ship refused all approaches clashes general election and at the coming ov-elections - reusine even reply to the proposals of the IMG The result of this situation can unnecessary one of two different STRUGGLE THE STATE AND RACE RELATIONS Just out! Get Portland Road, London N15 - 25p plus 10p p&p.
arrive SWP at the next general in tine bon with the the developing Europe WHOTOU and the extreme lett have as for example in "Proletarian Demo slate of the extreme left, acreement in OuvOrganisation Com their organisation The SWP leader vary/Mards 1977 BLACKS discussions that took place. 1 15 Conteres anence resourees years.
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party idea 0Ial 'the hallmark and organisations to the lett of the Labour Party contesting the same continuing between the SWP and the IMG a class such ciasnes discredit the rev olutionary left and do not succeed SEVEN COLLEGES are occupied in opposition to increases in overseas students tuition fees. On Saturday over 150 militants from 45 colleges met to discuss the broadening of the campaign. Two thirds of those present were overseas students and the militant mood of these students was reflected in the lively Tariq Ali led off a discussion on racism and Andy Durgan and Trevor Phillips spoke on the role of the NUS Executive in the campaign.
The complete lack of a viable strategy on the part of the National Executive was clearly shown by Trevor Phillips' comments. He opposed raising the demand Mor onbosmon to une rees increases on ine oasis inal the winning of such a demand would in effect cut Instead he argued for a policy of demanding the waiving of fees for self-supporting students, a strategy The Stalinists have substiLuted the interna recime orne Party and international social democracy for that of the The resolution passed at the 34th national congress of the CP in celtino socialist answers to the present crisis over to the largest possible layers of the working In order to demonstrate clearly where the responsibility for the government's cutbacks.
action in understood the struggle were voted down by the meeting.
November 1975 reads:
congress instructs une execunve committee to initiate and facilitate Ine wides possibe debate witnu the party and the labour movement wiin a view to une acobon or revised edition of The British Road WTH CP.
clash in stechlord lies. and to SWP change its discrediting and sectarian cies, we print here the two letter sent ov me mo to the smrin relation to the Stechford by-elec and coming genera In order to see the sectarianisr of the SWP in perspective we nee only compare the electoral agree ment between the ich left which we pr following pages. doreement means that in ever malor consuuency in erance ne workers movement will be able to vote for a revolutionary struggle alternative to the Social ist and Communist Parties • WIS IS •malor ster Torward Tor revolutionary left.
omer forces or me exureme en would mobilise major resources support and enthusiasm socialist alternative to the policie of the Labour Government IMG resources into sucn a camoald. and a combined -ettort or the revolutionary left would have fa impact achieved by any of the organisa tions or ine extreme len separate reconsider its course and take up the proposals of the IMG. inat boln isolates the munanis ana jans to place ine attack in its proper context, as part and parcel of the Despite coming out in favour of widespread direct opposition to the fees increases, conference failed to adopt a strategy whereby such national action could be organised. The unevenness of the militancy in different colleges was not adequately hence proposals to use the colleges already occupied to spearhead support for national action and to establish rank and file co-ordination of What the conference did do was to give the lie to those who are arguing that students will not be prepared to launch a fieht back Local and nationa co-ordination will be crucial to turning that militancy into a rem weapon of struggie in the coming weeks.
to Socialism at the 35th national congress."
This instruction will not be tollowed. 'widest possible debate' is not possible without the full democratic rights of the membership But many advanced workers and youth still regard the Communist Party as the authentic voice of Marxism in Britain today. They - De impressed by the stil superior organisational weight of tne STar organisations despite the growth of
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