IMGpapers 1976–79

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

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Red Weekly No. 187, 17 February 1977 · p. 3 of the scan · 580 words

The scan: rw-no187-feb-17-1977.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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Sheffield particular the Broad Left, breaks JOINING ceptance!

The Broad Left leadership prefers to gloss over inese norummportant differences, like Les Dixon who, summing up from the piatiorm said: "Let's not go into the reasons why the movement (i.e. the "left' leaders) alant respond tolne imposition of the Social Contract up to now.

There is no indication Wright, let alone Scanlon, is going to do anything to fight the Social Contract now. Wright's left talk on the Social Contract, and the reviving of local broad bens and e Broad Left paper, are going to capture no-one's imagination i limited to electioneering.

This is especially the case when the Broad Left calls, as it does in its Engineers Bulletin, for an end to the Social Contract and the implementation of Labour's election mani festo - the core of which is the Socia Contract Only when the left shows itself to fight alternative policies to the Social Contract, and not wait for 'lefts' like Wright, will it be able to defeat the likes of Duffy and Boyd.

That is why a fight for the union to submit a national pay claim which can make good Scanion's wage cuts of the last two years is so important.

Yesterday's HerE Party members the International Monetary then as Jack Jones has pointed out, Parliamentary road lead to then?

Labour's right wing.

NEC by only one vote!

Socialist Commentary, with Labour's right wing, that allowind Tribune a quarter of the places in party institutions! arena in which the struggle for socialism is conducted.

But such ideas are simply bogus. Their commitment t *Parliamentary democracy' stems from their desire to ser the interests of capital. The right wing know this full well. Education Minister, Shirley Williams has been responsib for the decision to close down 92 teacher training colleg by 1981, and for policies which have led to 30,000 teache on the dole. Why? Not because she thirsts after higher a higher unemployment, but because to do otherwise wol be to pursue policies against the interests of the capitalists winger and today's Tribunite in right-wing Labour Government, Michael Foot, has taken t road of Shirley Williams - implement cuts, reduce wage increase unemployment and join the witch-hunt to ensu the minimum of resistance by trade unionists and Labo And what advice would Tribune give? Any attempt legislate radical measures to solve the crisis in the interes of workers would meet the obvious hurdles of a boycott b and Labour's ow precarious Parliamentary position. If that was surmounte the ruling class w resort to coups, as they did in Chile. Where does t Tribune is disarmed in the face of a frontal assault t It has no alternative but to line politically alongside Williams's parliamentary road. Havi done so, they not only fail to defend the far left from the rig wing leadership's axe but put themselves forward for t chop. Remember that in the witch-hunt against Trotskyis in the 1950s, amotion to expel Aneurin Bevan was lost on tr GEnE magazine associati has just started to prep tomorrow's fight with its call for a 'clear out of the NE supporters their proper place in t party. as a minority element'. The article goes on: 'A gor rule of thumb would be that Tribune types should have abo • Next week we will examine the position of the Milita CONFERENCE ON WAGE CONTROL called by CAMPAIGN FOR DEMOCRACY IN THE LABOUR MOVEMENT SUNDAY 27 MARCH, BIRMINGHAM

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