IMGpapers 1980–83

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

The campaign we need

Socialist Challenge No. 142, 10 April 1980 · p. 11 of the scan · 207 words

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page 11 of the scan

bomb has to happen again.

the the interests of imperialism.

survive. IN THE new CND pamphlet, Protest and Survive, attacking the government's decision to allow Cruise missiles in Britain, Edward Thompson calls for the launching of a new campaign. Socialists should vigourously support this call.

Our campaign must be centred on the demand that the Labour Party and the trades unions come out against nuclear weapons and American bases in Britain, pledging themselves to withdrawal fr '60s the Labour left rallied around the demand toe..

Today, with the world closer to nuclear war than at any time since 1962, we need to launch a new crusade against NATO and nuclear weapons in Britain. The decision to place hundreds of cruise missiles in Britain was taken by the NATO high command, without even a formal reference to Parliament.

The working class is not defended by nuclear missiles or NATO; on the contrary, it just places the British working class in the front line in defence of The real defence that the working class needs is precisely against imperialism, and — as Edward Thompson says - that means 'protest and NATO. In the late '50s and lear disarmament - this Socialist Challenge 10 April 1980 Page 11

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