IMGpapers 1976–79

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

Off-putting competition

Socialist Challenge No. 45, 11 May 1978 · p. 14 of the scan · 408 words

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page 14 of the scan

leftwing papers is likely to meaning of the said to have put on these have put NF and the Liberals.

for everyone who setted out bl was groups made an together — for elections at least own cosT glibly constitutionally Socialist leftwing Labour voters L MILLER (Norwich) through being anything [AM writing to you because probabl inly Socialist Challenge among th CENCE consider publishing this letter. What a shambles the by-election in Lambeth Central was! There were five different leftwing candidates. No wonder the press and TV made fun of such a Despitening meing betting competing leftwing candidates, the revolutionary socialists polled nearly 900. Let's be kind, and say that only half that number may have been put off from voting for a revolutionary socialist candidate by such competition. That would have made some 1300 votes, and would revolutionary sociatist candidate third, ahead of the fascist To be more realistic, 1 reckon that voted for revolutionary socialist, at least two others were put off and probably abstained. I know my mates where I work had a good laugh about it.

It's about time the various leftwing effort come - if they really want people to take them seriously. Or are the SWP, the WRP. working and others only playing some kind of selfish game, aimed at boosting their But The IMG is to be praised for its more practical and serious as is shown by the fact Unity candidates among asually come out at the top of th candidates. Ordinary and trade militants want unity in action at least. Briston. homelessness in Briston? You don there have to see people with empty bedrolls under their arm, Nick. Just look at the empty houses!

On the more important political point I admit that was (partially) wrong. Along with most of Socialist Unity I underestimated the latent working tense in thetantial class. substantial National Front vote and the high swing to the Tories indicated this stick by the politica argument. That is, that the Nutional which underlay Front is not geocrally able to recruit the white population beavily black areas and tends to dras its support from predominantly white areas on the fringes of places despite the NF vote.

It also remains true that, despite the importance of the anti-NF overcoming.

Manchester personal capacity) the racist feeling prevalent in some sections of the industry: it is these prejudices which need tackling and PAUL SELVESON (Secretary, NUK District Council

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