WHEN the early Marxists called themselves aemocrats iney were crear about what they wanted. of democracy in the three main areas or social ute -political democracy, economic democracy and individual liberty. These three things are bound together in the revolutionary maryist's view of democracy.
The ruling class has for too long had a propaganda coup on lney say democracy means they nove ken one aspect of political democracy, that is panamentary democracy, adem cracy. This needs as held that up be confronted. By putting back the missing parts of roOk challenge the ruling class on their chosen ground Socialist Challenge should produce a pamphlet called 'what is democracy'. it could show why socialists are the only real democrats. ROB JONES, London DAD Socialist Challenge etters Attel SerTEl.
21 January 1982 WITH reference to the recent articles and letters Socialist Challenge has carried on the Staffa dispute, it may be useful to explain what happened on the staff side in Staffa.
The white collar union ASTMS eventualagreement the company, albeit reluctantly negotiators didn't feel the branch could be carried into a position of going on strike to achieve a settlement of over then per cent.
When the TGWU went on strike, convenor Mick Wilson requested ASTMS members not lo cross the picket line. This request was supported by the ASTMS group committee, but the members as volcany slight majority to ignore the request.
Despite this, ASTMS members decided not to cross the After two days the thanked
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