IMGpapers 1976–79

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

Tribune and CP put to test...

· Socialist Challenge No. 6, 14 July 1977 · p. 4 of the scan · 393 words

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IT WAS a difficult week for Tribune. Just as the opposition to Callaghan's policies reached a new peak in the labour movement, the house journal of the left MPs was so embarrassed it didn't know where to look.

For the whole life of the Social Contract they have continued Tel praise and support tor sach Jones and Michael Foot. Unout of taking any position on the Transport and General Workers In the 1 July issue leading up to the conference, Tribune comthat workers might wam to end wage controls, Lack of emergency measures by the Goverwas their page three beadTreasury had inself killed off all hope of a binding agreement (on wages) interviewed with the plaudie as socialisin Evans has the nolicies'. cutting living standards throug ine social МЕН КОСІЯНЕ НА ЛОСЕХ НАТСЬ Throuchout the whole of this sistently support any strugele or any noucies ana rarearen UNIS CASTE MAHU HER of the Labour week's conferences and the mass picket of Cruowick and been in Port Taibat, the central and burning needs of the working class.

The Communis: Party declares a dillerent record. The Morning Saar of 8 July has belped to activase against che backed Scanlon and joted in the Moss Wha an BIG OBSTACLES face the labour movement in the joh sirtiggles Like Tribune basse- of burying the Social Contract.

The Governesent claims that any struggle will lead to the retorn of the Tories. I thundered in wage rises cannot be protected from inflation, the Heathrow Tused to condemn was to have defeated then dido't, rentened to conflict with the stewards conference mission of, or with the Rance never. de- could be seriously split. chorus celling those workers to That was why the CP ignored dispute and t the ALEW leadership for their scab role. * That was why the CP first did trally workers crisis. strike action on the 20 April Day of Action called by cheleyland Action only with the per nim of motto of the CP leadership So, as with those lefts, maited organisations.

trois, cuts and The organisation workers, moralisation can set in. Il demands such as a minimum wage are not advanced, the low paid can be isolated from the stronger organised seelions of the working class. If racism and sexism are not ETOUS. rebuffed the working class

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