no wogs' Derek Day with Martin Webster a jovial affair.
Hackney Tribune bangs a tale.
festival ESTHERE lacE Dul.
asked.
Liberals', Challenge us out.
Many What's in a name?
THE PEOPLE's Festival, organised by the Communist Party at Alexandra Palace last + Sunday (see report page 6l, was As the Morning Star teported The CP was well represented by a majority of its districts, as was the YCL and its told us, because he agrees with Challenge, but the Young Liberals, sand the London Co-Op Education Connitee campalen. were also lhete...."
And therein, as they say, A fortnight before the Socislist Challenge rang thie festival organisers and asked for a stall. We were told that the necessary forms would be sent. Note arrived, A week later we were told that the stalls were all taken and there was no Being somewhat cynical, we decided an hour laterto rest this rang and asked for a stall. "Who are you?" we were "The Hackney Young we replied. Fine Dallas, and Phil Coben.
A number of CP members whue signing asked us: Has Monty signed? This is a reference to Monty Jolnstone, the party's well-known expert the USSR and Eastern Europe Theansweris No - Monry is still refusing to sign. Not, as he the imprisonment of Bahro; but because he is fighting to get the CP leadership to take up the That, he claimed, would be more effective than appeal. We agree, but why counterpose the two? At the moment our campaign is the only one that exists. It is utterly sectarian to counterpose le to what is still a bope....
REGULAR listeners to Cupital Radio's 'Open Line" will he repeated and frenzied defence of British imperinlism.
But on 28 February he really took the biscuit. A listemer plomed in with some none-too continentary remurks shan the National Front and argued that they should not be allowed put candidates in