IMGpapers 1980–83

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

Soviet bureaucrats suffer heart failure STAY ON GUARD

· Socialist Challenge No. 163, 11 September 1980 · p. 1 of the scan · 362 words

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Solihull) in Poland.

from us. But we are on guard was the bureaucrats in Moscow, too -since May '68.

Poland out of rank and file workers. I'VE TALKED to workers all over Poland and they all say the same thing. We have won a great victory. They will try to take it The cynical way in which Gierek was dumped shouldn't fool anyone. It wasn't just Gierek that suffered a heart failure. It heart failure at the prospect of confronting the biggest upsurge of workers in Europe But now the workers need help. Lots of Delegations should be sent by shop stewards committees to get the truth about Stewards committees can 'twin' themselves with factory committees in Poland. Material the Polish workers! assistance can be sent to the organising committees for the independent unions in But friends have told us that the left in Britain feels in strange company when it calls for support for the new unions.

Take no notice of these false friends of When the struggle goes on to a new and higher stage; when the rule of the bureaucrats itself is threatened; the Ronald Reagans and Frank Chapples won't be seen for dust. Neither NATO nor the Kremlin, nor the right wing Labour leaders have any interest in revolution whether East or West.

Western governments knew in advance of the invasion of Czechoslovakia but they never warned the Czech workers.

Like the Polish workers we should stay on guard. On guard for the Polish revoluEYEWITNESS IN POLAND STEVE GRIFFITHS is in Poland along with RICHARD ROZANSKI, the editor of the socialist youth paper Revolution.

latest events, starting on page 4.

series of public meetings on their return. Details of the first of these are on age 4.

Poland, ring the IMG National Office on 01-359 8371.

money. We think it's been worth it. If you do too, you could help us out with a donation. Please send to Socialist Challenge, PO Box 50, London N1 2XP. Read their eyewitness report on the Steve and Richard will be speaking at a If you want to invite them to speak on Sending reporters to Poland has cost us

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