IMGpapers 1980–83

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1980–83

Militant

· Socialist Challenge No. 131, 24 January 1980 · pp. 15-16 of the scan · 235 words

The scan: sc-n131-jan-24-1980.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 15 of the scan

THE Militant tendency in the Labour Party is becoming the victim of a carefully orchestrated witch hunt by the right wing in the party and the press.

Guardian's publication on 11 January of a documen supposeuly „but supporters in October 1978. It suggests that Militant is building a secret party inside the Lord Underbill, the party's national agent until six months ago, has threatened to publish his own report on üniess lisbon's notional. executive indicate their willingness to join the witch-bunt and distribute his 'evidence' inside the party.

Suddenly the bourgeois press, which daily uppresses information on all sorts of issues, is impaiguing real motives osing the activities of all the 'communists' "Trotskyists' in the steel strike.

Why has the Militant affair caused so much fuss now? Labour's election defeat last May but the right-wing leaders on the defensive. The eft now bas the initiative in the Labour Party, backed by the rising tide of opposition to the Tory attacks.

‹The right wing wants to hit back, and what better way of doing it than was launched by the out by Militant Trotskyist infiltration' Underhill's report The Sunday Express revealed the with a feature by using their CAPT supporters among Mirror especiaily - - to help them launch a 'reds under the bed' scare.

They are particularly worried that Militant may win some MPs if local parties cam control

page 16 of the scan

Socialist Challenge

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