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take stock WITH THIS ISSUE SOCIALIST CHALLENGE is ten weeks old. It is an opportune moment to take stock, to stand back and reflect on what we have been able to achieve so While the newspaper is still so far being edited by members of the International Marxist Group, we are confident that other left wing organisations can be won over to the project. Already national aggregates of three - Workers League, Big Flame and the project and have shown varying degrees of interest. Their possible participation on the editorial board at a future stage is the subject of discussions we are having with them at the moment This raises important questions in relation to the political basis of the the constitution of the Editorial Board, Challenge and of tha These discussions will be open.
A preliminary draft Statement of Aims together with a detailed balance-sheet of the paper will be published later We still remain convinced that the needs of the class Struggle in Britain necessitate the broadest possible unity of action coupled with a principled battle to unite the revolutionary socialist left. Our task is to bulld a nonclass movement in Our ventions, our campaigns, our newepaper are all designed to further this aim. We belleve that it is such activities which will lay the basis for the creation of a large unified SUCCEE EVO CORCE OARSEHOTH TRES COURTES criticisms which both supporters and ourselves would have of the newspaper we are nonetheless convinced that the newspaper has so far SCENE OOHE a broad readership, its circulation continues to increase and it is beginning to be seen as the only far-left paper where real debates and discussions on a wide range of issues are The autumn period will see us making a concerted drive discussions on the type of class struggle organisations we need in the trade unions; we are organising suppleother claims, the Russian Revolution, the tasks of the socialist press, a special intervene in the TUC and Labour Party conferences this We are by no means complacent. We are fully aware that the paper has a long way to go before it becomes vital reading for every militant socialist and trade unionist. However we should also shun false modesty. We think the paper has, to a certain extent, filled a certain space which popular political That it has done so has been largely due to the support (in terms of articles, graphics and distribution) of our readers. The next leap forward will depend on whether we are able to win other socialist organisations to an active involvement in the paper. With our limited resources we believe that we have shown what is cossible for a paper fighting for unity. Whether that potential is realised This is the last issue before our summer break. We will resume publication on Thursday 1 September. THE EVE of the Ladywood poil will see the one and oriv Labour Party public meeting. Speaking will be Michael Foot and Roy Hattersley. These two members of the Cabinet will be on the last lap of a marathon speaking four around Brifair Like most other Labour miniseers they have been hard work pushing the merits of the They started when the Confederation of British Industry sharply in struced Caringhan that his mins. ters were not being scrious in tbe joh of bull-dozing through the next phase of Labour's Social Contract policies.
late on tor general phooed a meeting of the ministers their Street and said that Callaghan and Co should use their summer holidays usefully in touring the But Callaghan knows his limi tations, His agents in the trade LICE BONNIE sure footed in their efforts to get the TUC Congress in September which will keep Phase 2 going for. many workers until July 1978 inter- unions to uny further restrictions The treet hostly in the trade incans that Jack Jones of winning over the rank and file our to the continuation of pay policy.
Jack Jones was first off the mark. 1n a circular distributed to decisions of the Tuly Bi-ennial Conference on their asking the union to respect the 12 month rule. sejury be in the vote on the The General Council which approved the 12 month rule by 23 votes to 4.
All this is chich the TUC leaders hope te enforce at Blackpool. The idea is thar if Jack Jones can Transport and General Workers Union if Scanion can deliver the votes decisions of the summer trade unian conferences for an immecome out af the TUC's Congress.
TRIPLE OFFENSIVE The diet for the TUC to swallow is the new triple offen sive, "hold the Line* sector worker wage dains, the 12 month Twe and the sur por coll norm for wage increases. Parities are the eras Cal Policing laghan will use the Lib-Lab pact threatened with the denise of the XWH29 Labour Government at the hands of the Liberals if they succeed.
War HEALEY Downing only too clearly;
GENIUSILE bargaining Hugh death heads standards Already there is To add insult to abstain delegates to abstain, and Market.
EDEN OCRITE.
TOTTCCCNIENINC scanton and the very reverse will against Phase 2.
pledged to light enforcine cash limits 10 against public first still, unified.
Can wetone sound!
The pack's lappedus again!
In Birmingham the results of these policies can already be son At the end ot Jase woek 10,000 Lucas workers found themselves locked out by management, in an attempt coolmakers fighring for a claim which management says is out side Phase 2. Thor sre atnone tid first emplovers to scand firin or the CBI directive of holding the Foot and Hattersley are deeply in thrall to interests of the bosses that they care little for the Fact that thes are signing the warrant for their government, let alone contribugrowing porters that a socialist alternative emerge to the betrayals of found amongst the Labour lefts, who instead of fighting the LOODIE HAL COMES JACISCIEL: to a campaign pointing our the advantages of a capitalise federa tian of the European countries as an alternative to the Common Neither will it come from the Communist Party who abrectly followed every twist and turn ot 5 September. 11.00am Blackpoo Called by Liaison Commitlee for the Defence of Trade Unions Supported by: Manchester AUEW District Committee; Manchester Committee; CSEU District No 29 Socialist Challenge calls on all Its supporters In the trade union movement to rally and demand: * Abide by conference decisions * No TUC deal with Healey. No to the 12 month rule * End unemployment. Reduce the working week without loss of pay * Wage claims to restore living standards with automatic compensation for inflation * Full support for pickeling and boycolt at * TUC must support ALL workers in struggle RULE NO 10 Divisional
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