IMGpapers 1980–83

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

CND's first phase:

Socialist Challenge No. 180, 15 January 1981 · p. 5 of the scan · 347 words

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be flooded.

It would be stupid to dismiss the The lactic or mass civil aisobedience.

but the balance of the 1961-62 conDIUstate smashed the Committee 100 and judicious mix of boots rosener SOLIC legal terrorism.

Reverse four Then there strategy. This envisaged CND as a The high point was the winn ing of the 1960 Labour Party con terence lo unwateralism. was short lived and in the following the detains Gaitskell The authors see this failure as inevitable. (ND nad no organised relation to of both the leadership and the base the established petere Action organised violence and came up with the physically The prisons would people and baton socclalulal UndateraiiSTS of the campaign was intensely scepnical or une neecor a systemall approach to the movement.

Taylor and Pritchard regard the dated even before CND was form Strategy eo. since any senous chance vi will ning ine Labour the defection and death Acute! words.

Milkalaus wasn't much hope once Nye had gone.

Ine most credible strategy To:

Taylor and Pritchard was that of the 'New Left'. Its aim was to win

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Nuclear Disarmament as a political force given rise to important discussions fight against

Looking at CND's earlier phase - the late 1950s and early 1960s ir, a useful way of

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