Street, aum anç lorenightly therealber Weppie Edional Boardl IT WAS interesting to sec that the present debate around Socialis Challenge has revived th debate around Socialist Worker in 1974. A number of comments will be relevant to mapping a way torward for SC First, there was no real debate on the change i ,W un 1974. To quole Duncan Hallas and Chri Rational Cont ott, the es in 5 he Davidson, of whom were then place "after a single discussion on the national ing ahout it." The first we koew of it was whe iwootthe nater's curnaliss weresacket, Ifini itisinteresting tha: Dave Widgery can complain about the possible effects of TMG control over the Editorial Board of SC when he knows full wel how his oreannaton conduch its debates Secondly. despite Dave Widgery's claims tha Tony Cliff was arguing for a more political paper, it was generally understood that the changes m sy wereto makeit mare popular ai the expense of its politics. Just compare it today Some people, they see an idea they kick it around till it clears off.
Diber people suy, they're all right when they re small, but — you know -in a town...
There's a big one around;
an if it meunt it.
An des like thu you can't keep in a kennel, Some people say it's dangerous, should be put down.
But thut sort, they don't really like sny Ideas.
Of course, one that size is too big for one person, une family even.
Too big for a purk or une couniry nebs the whole world to roam in.
— in order to escape from poverty. In spite of Britain's supposed welfare state, a woman SOCIALIST CHALLENGE, 2 February, 1977 page15