IMGpapers 1976–79

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

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Socialist Challenge No. 32, 9 February 1978 · p. 11 of the scan · 576 words

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page 11 of the scan

Sote-samples from one of Britain's leading political fundamentul altitude in polities which I hold Ior and commitmentiodemocrucy.

*1 do not wish to gire Communism anyw here spurious credsbility. particularly tanise and you already have a story goes that Mervyn Stockof Southwark and friend of the Christian Socialist' doctor, on heing told that Owen wasplanning to enter polities, asked Which party?' But that's not the only thing which gersupthe Parliamenary left's noses. It will take a long time lar Owen to live down his association with the right-wing Ray Jenkins grouping and bis pro-Common Market resignation from the Labour front beach in 1972.

WILDERNESS Others who resigned at the same time staved in the political wilderness put of some bizarre idea of postical poncipic. Not sD Dai bach. (He likes to Jescribe lmsel thouch he probably isn't.) He was back in a flash as soon as Labourcamero power in 1974. He quickly worked his was through The Department of Health and Social Security al a time of the most drastic culs in to become the younpest Forcigo SECRET AI DE SONICSES SILICE Anthony Eden. The con pariapt was the Tory who British Imperialism's last big fling.

Eden was quite a lot older by that Tine. but Owen doesa't wanto wai forthe grey hairs of middle age hefore he establishes hs place as imperialisn's his man. He lias alrcady sent troops Europe.

Ir cannot be stressed enought THIA HA TURENDE DEHE of South Africa is a perfectly YEADIC deep will exists among the major "We've vol to have more sellconfidence in this couniry you callihat arrogance, so heit.

and the two men died. Owen sent in British troogs to deal with the predictable protests at this judicial racist murder.

The Belize episode has shown супісат. repeated military displays by BHUSA FOrCCS, IO EDC BUSsC defending the interests of the colony territorial ciaims, Owen has now agrood to parunon the country, giving Liatemala 'sdemands.

Britain's real Belizean rights had already been shown by its projected arms deal with El Salvador. The sale ol annoured cars to the Central American diatoriD raised considerable protest in Britain.

that the El Salvador Goserment had agreed not to pass the anmoured cars on co Guatemala for use apainst Belize.

The chocky El Salvadoreans came out the next day and anid that they had made no sach agreement and ner would they. Collapse of Owen's position, Il that stupid diplomatie mistake, marethan any concern for Truman rights, tha. led tothe Notthar Owen is unconcerned about tenan celts. Har tron It! The Forcien Office Jetter we with surveillance of Iranian shilden sin keumsnstresses thar Dr David Owen practice of raising human rights questions wherever necessary in ASCENCIE.

But the letter adds shat. In pursuing the question of hunsan rights wemusttakeinto account 35 10 300est That arbouph suitable arcas such as Health and Social Sccurity (though not Office has been exclusively the preserve of the parlys riel wing.

SUPERB It is hardly an exaggeration to say that Lahour Foreign policy has been indistinguishahle from Tory. For example, America could hardly have found more enthusiastic backers Vietnam war il it had been somconelikeMaudlingin office After inthe 1960s.

Nowhere is this better shown than in southern Africa. Every year party conference faithfuily passed a resolution calling for an end to economic way Africa. which for Labour adminiseration. Lasc Tamorcu Zimbabwe, calling for backing wegetthe Owen-Youngplan for a TransIton to malone fue policed by lan Smith sammy.

← Gunboats—a cure for everything Anthony Llewellyn Owen PC, MB, BChir (etc.) as Labour Party. And, argues RICHARD CARVER,Zimbabwe Talks →

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