IMGpapers 1976–79

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

The left on the elections

Socialist Challenge No. 99, 7 June 1979 · p. 3 of the scan · 245 words

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ERNEST MANDEL speaking, others (L.to Ry Tariq All, Belan Grogan, Anne Speed, Barbara Green, Val Coultas EEC distinguish based represents the its parties.

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THE mid-May elections only the committee by THE main sponsor of this paper, the Marxist Group, calling for a vote for Labour in the elections except in West London, where Tario All Is standing Ali told us: The IMG doesn't anti-Market candidates. We call for a between sote for Labour not because of it bankrupt policies, but because it is in the working class and need lo organise independendly of the ruling class and DODIE WEPPLER reviews the positions of other forces Morning Star meeting of the Communist Party's executive com mittee called for a vote in the EEC for those Labour candidates opposing the Common Market. It concluded that it was impossible to operale" an earlier decision to stand CP candidates Yet one week later the Morning Star announced that CP member Hil was contesting the Middlesbrough seat with the support CP's Northern MISTHIE against Labour pro-Marketeer. Only attentive readers of the party's fortnightly journal Comment learnt about the EC's regret at this action.

A letter to the Morning Star argued that official CP candidates would have meant 'a rare opportunity to. advance our alternative policies' But the kind of policies put forward Hill (standing simply as "Anti-Common Marker" candidate) offer no real alternative that working people can fight for His contribution to the local

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