IMGpapers 1976–79

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

SCOTLAND SAYS

Socialist Challenge No. 84, 22 February 1979 · p. 10 of the scan · 281 words

The scan: sc-n84-feb-22-1979.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 10 of the scan

elected Assembly in Scotland within the British state. It did not represent a winning of sections of the working class positions. stand on this demand? labour The SO HORS which beset the Scottish working class It led many will not be solved by the setting up of an Assembly.

socialist society, in which capitalist property has been taken over, can people begin to overcome problems.

about through the independent action of working class people. Does the setting up of the Assembly take us nearer this solution or further away? A powerful argument against the support Assembly, were it proved correct, is that the setting up of the Assembly will increase the "nationalism' as an ideology gaining ground within the working class.

All the evidence at the present time union executives 'nationalist" electorate.

Where should socialists to the problems expressed Only through democratically-controlled phraseology. these Such a solution will only come but it hinders in Scotland.

possibility of Scottish implement their policies.

Scottish political scene.

Scotland ship of the working class in Scotland - Labour MPs, STUC, and Scottish and their Unable to test their 'programme' in action due to the failings of the British state institutions or the 'slowness' of vote, the rest of the British working class through the all-British union leaders, the leadership of the Scottish working class is characterised their demagogic left-sounding This may be helpful to their subsequent careers in the union apparatus advance in consciousness of working class people The advent of an Assembly would bring with it the opportunity demand legislation, the inability of Assembly members to dodge the issues so readily, and pressure on executives This will allow a clarification on the

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