IMGpapers 1980–83

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

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Socialist Challenge No. 215, 1 October 1981 · p. 3 of the scan · 295 words

The scan: sc-no215.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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COMMITTED TO SOCIALIST POLICIES But without a campaign openly and actively supporting the struggles of workers in their workplace, Benn's camwill not have the wholehearted backing of the working class.

Lead And it is that backing sone that wil make editorials emanating from paper they're written on.

ne netanen are crucial not simply for failure of Benn if he decides to stand again next year, but for the willingness of the trade to take on this CULEOD government Faced with double atIt enough therefore for Benn to say that we should put mor "pressure union leaderships Workers need more than 'pressure' to fight the massive altacks facing them.

As Ken Livingstone said after the deputy vote. *The Te troigne government the TESLUE down before the next Labour Party conference by industrial action.

Dennis Skinner said carher the *Remember Upper Clyde Shipbuilders, Relations Act, remember getting the dockers SPUL PentonVICUHES WTHE WE LECE doesn't all happen at Decision As Aler Kitson sald from the chair after the second ballot was announced "1 hope we can get on the rest business DUL uC inside the Labour Party is still not won.

The National Executive decision on who controls the manifesto is an inACATOHOTEL. L VOLG was 12 all, with Neil Kinnock, Joan Lestor supporting the right wing Judith Hart casting the deciding vote.

Similarly the decision on the NEC not to make MPs LABOUI BUIC countable to party policy.

As Dennis Skinner Photo: Jeremy Nicholl said, the NEC 1 was look onto the ing for those left wingers dominating it. It's not too easy to find them."

Tony Benn's campaign has started that process, to ger a Laoour soveomn committed to socialist That fight now BULELICS has to be taken into the whole Labour movement.

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