IMGpapers 1976–79

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

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Socialist Challenge No. 92, 19 April 1979 · p. 4 of the scan · 354 words

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'Nothing matters much; few things matter at all The Broad Left leadership — rather than totally rejecting the Tories' framework — is leading OWI against participatory democracy.

main emphasis IS "conferences of the institution'. These would be bodies elected representatives having considerable power, blurring the democracy of general meetings.

These proposals tend towards re-establishing the old student representation coun cils, whose main role was to sap the mass campaigning activity of the student movement.

With conflicts between the decisions of general meetings and these 'conferences" it is easy imagine campaigns being stunted at birth, rancour and red-tape about which is the more representative decision.

The right in the NUS, elsewhere, always talks giving democratic control the majority - what they call ne amaneue malony The left has always clearly argued that the way to increase democracy is to involve this of things matter at all.' possible.' The Tory Manifesto LORD SALISBURY, a longtime Tory opponent of all reform in the 19th century, once defined Conservatism as the belief that 'nothing matters very much, and few As far as change was concerned, the Tory leader was equally blunt: 'All a Conservative could do was to moderate and delay such of it as he found repugnant, and when it happened to assimilate it as far controlling trade union movement. This means: allowances as expenditure 1. To restore the health of our economic and social life, by inflation and worried striking a fair balance between the rights and duties of the These, More tax planks for the private more cuts in SOCIA and the welfare services; curbs on the trades unions; cuts in living standards for the overwhelming majority whites in southern Africa. Even Carter is reported to be a bIl by recent Tory statements on Africa!

then, are the five Tory policies.

Thatcher will try to implement them. Whether she succeeds or not depends on the labour SHOVCHCEE Callaghan and his government have paved the way for her. In the process of doing so they have demoralised a certain SCCORE O workers. But the 1 fightback starts now.

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