Caucus of the the The ISA, which had been continued to defend democratic and We were afraid that the lack of immediate sectarian backiash, so we were position British working class thebei united. revolutionary posing a realistic The decisions of the IMG conference to" make a turn to the working class, to help build an independent revolutionary youth organisation, and to adopt a more positive attitude țo the only revolutionary organisation significant base in the industrial working class, namely the SWP, represents a step forward in the political development of the IMG.
Our decision to fuse with the IMG reflects a genuine convergence of our political positions and an appreciation on our part of what we consider to be the IMG's political strengths. In THE Revolutionary Unity Caucus of the International Socialist Alliance has decided to fuse with the International Marxist Group. represents, for the IMG, an important addition to our forces. caucus includes a number of very experienced militants, including comrades with long experience in the revolutionary movement, among them Harry Wicks, one of the founders of British Trotskyism. Below, we publish their statement announcing the fusion.
on with a oppressed; and years, particular we are attracted by the emphasis on the need for transitional politics; the position movement: socialist democracy; democracy in the revolutionary organisation;
membership of the On these and on other questions, we have been struck by what we regard as the positive velopment of the IMG over the past f Especially since the launch i revolutionary This political differences The politics; on democracy.
continue differences with differences with its political style, the internal Fourth despite our member in l-gir t.Irr militants on an Socialist Challenge and the unity offensive.
While the SWP is the largest revolutionary organisation in Britain today, and will have a vital role to play in the formation of any future party, we have a number of Prontism in the unions and how to apply the united front tactic; on the need for transitional correct way DIllEs an international organisation; and on internal have political the IMG 100. and some but do not constitute a faction or tendency. We have beer impressed by the internal democracy IMG, which we are confident will enable us to make a distinctive political contribution which, depleted numbers, our lone collective experience can offer. We feel that we would gain from joining an organisation which only revolution
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