IMGpapers 1980–83

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

Communist Party to affiliate?

Socialist Challenge No. 176, 10 December 1980 · p. 2 of the scan · 354 words

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Lavour turn executive which undermines Blackpool conference resolutions on mandatory cociction.

On a proposal from Eric Heffer, the executive decided that mandatory Seeted as being effected by a sort ust or One nort tone method effectively gives the 'moderates in each constituency the opour Lant selection process he tater of the takoo DUCe NEC's decision Comerence Becau favour of compulsory re AFTER a weekend of press speculation that were afoot for Communist Party affiliation to Labour •Party, the leaders of the tary Labour Party were called out to pour cold water on such a subversive idea.

Eric Heffer, chairperson of the Labour Party's organisation committee dismissed the idea ludicrous and McLennan, the CP's secretary: agreed "that was no immediate possibility prospect of development'.

Presumably the matter can now be put safely to one side, the Labour right can feel a little sater. and. Mr Mclennan not have to worry about his Eurocommunist 'wets' organisationally, politically, social democracy.

moves storage may the left ParliamenRanks Gordon general there the right such Labour only strengthen being right wing.

incorporated into Putting this idea into cold appeal to refor. bureaucrats such methods do not serve the purpose of turning the Labou Party into a mass campaignin‹ party that unites all those who claim allegiance to socialism.

the Last March at the 'Debate for he right Tall socialist Sorrel socialist Ore Diator Party This Could heading Party. This could Party, as it would bring into its tivists and strengthen those in the Labour Party who are wag ing à serious fight against the CP, the Socialist Workers Par Group should dissolve thei Shoul organisations. They shouk the rights organise for their ideas as an tendency th The right-wing leaders Mac Donald and Thomas to Deaki Attlee to today's leader always organised have felt the Labour Party wa down the . pati socialist policies.

The affiliated organisation would have the • merit of no only organising openly, but fo socialism. And that wouldn' be such a bad thing for a part that claims to be socialist.

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