Communist Party. H raises a number of fundamental political BITH organisational questions for members of both the old and the 'new" CP.
The statement soned by the Political Committee condemning the split states: The Communist Pee of the met ente most democratic of is programme ever organised by political Tecludes maior USFI resolutior dealing with such questions as: the dictatorship of the proletariar: for a one-party or multi-peray avalam, POTATO COU ICIO rights:
democracy and dual power in he revolutionary process.
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This is not democracy. Why are these or any other meetings necessary in the first place? The question is not simply related to the Sid French group. Ing. but to other oppositional urrents that still exist in party. It is precisely the lack of cracy which led to the creaton of the bayle pumpilet, the decision not to publish the party's journal for women. Link, [becuuse it contained two articles critical of ibe New Draft and the depurture of Sid French and his sapporters. Thus the question of [Poist i of "Our Policies" published on p.2] is not a fetish, but cratic revolutionary organisation can be constructed.
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preparing to adopt and enforce the rules of the CPGB so for them the question of inner-party or workers democrucy is not s issue at ail, be characier of the new organisation is not diffient to surnaise: Its tremelie party in Seeden ahe model is Finland. le comomes soyal the Soviet Party with support for the dictatorship of the proletarat and Leninism as practis ed in the USSR. In oer opinion on these positions if will remain READ ALL ABOUT TT-business Is slack for police Resintered with the Post Officeas a newspaper. Published by Reigoren Ltd. for Sociatist Challenge, 328/129 Upper an isolated sect in British politics.
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In our opinine, a conference This aatume involving all thos militants active in challenging the Social Contract Is a vital necReproduced from the Evening Standard of 12 July at Grunwick this morning on yesterday's news of strife as told by Socialist Challenge SID FRENCH — leeder of the New Communist Party For tull NCP press release see p. 2.
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