IMGpapers 1980–83

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

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· Socialist Challenge No. 254, 16 July 1982 · p. 11 of the scan · 792 words

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page 11 of the scan

IF YOU are a Constituency the National Executive Committee.

tles the most significant since the to expel the Militant tendency.

A set of rules have been established to do that. We print them here. But Harold kravman writing in Labour Weekly puts it. While the register is seen as a way of bringing some wally groups into line. has become increasingly clear since the NEC agreed on it that Militant... . is not reckoned to stand a chance of being accepted. No possible changes within Militant would bring within the constitution, is said Next to Frayman's article is the continuation of a front page piece announcing the establishment in proHattersley and Rose. We are It is called 'Red Rose. to get the thorns.

The target of the witchhunt and 'Red Rose' alc exactly the same the Partv's hard won Dollcy gains and their guardians. The register is the first move in an offensive aimed directly at the mass movement.

ed so me inter pas y. li fused some in the party. is illegitimate, argues the Labour Committee, to organise 'a aria willia party.

Perhaps after Militant the 'real left' will be allowed to proceed as Maybe Healey and Shore will then stop accusing us of disrupting the party's electoral prospects.

Labour secretary you are about to receive a letter from Will it explain how to reverse the terrible electoral losses Labour have suffered because of the leadership's stand on the Malvinas war? Does it show how to reach out to the current wave of trade union batarrival of the Thatcher government? Not at all. It will tell you how within the party, which wages unremitting Conference decisions and has no intention of applying them in office then might nave confidence in the SUlLIC LCC's line.

Point three, part A, requires that there be organisations in the party' Perhaps the NEC have in mind the Cabinet Committee under Callaghan which secretly decided renew nevalilie Programme. Point four in the same section requires 'all groups in the party' to 'open and democratic' We await the production of the minutes of Bishop Stortford, and the vote in the movement on the decisions reached there.

Point six demands that 'No groups inside the party should be permitted to operate their own internal discipline expelled Tony Benn was trom front bench for applying that into Shadow Cabinet. IMF 'or associated with any international organisation not supported by the Labour Party ' Does the IMF or the EEC come under this ban? If so we had better look again at the affiliaTIons neatev and Shore. this briet detour Party war 'no Drop acetrom foreigi the the against the reflected the dispute and the stand of ASLEF.

Benn's positions serve every be wholehearted support. But there is an additional step which must be Those who oppose register need to organise opposition from all corners of the party and its affilated organisations.

conference of all who are not prepared to implement the right wing's rule. We must prepare combal expuisions and tic dissolution of constituenBenn NEW BADGE OUT 'Unregistered Socialist' argues black and white on red background 25p anger Manifesto Group Association The Tribune Group Socialist Action Labour Action for Peace Labour Friends of Israel Life Labour Group Understanding Labour Re-Cycling Group Militant Informing beer Party has their the intour Pairy pline or be Id be given a period of not more than three Tories, cy parties.

Health organise the power of the ranks in unions to defend the left in de- the party. socialist's It is not a co-incidence that the right in the party feel free taken. ASLEF fights for its exthe istence and the Tories turn *the Falklands against the working class t is our section of the par v and our section of th national trade union nOse who are in the front line when it comes to fighting the Tories.

We need an between them pack une witch-aunt Labour Party Race Action Group Labour and Trades Union Press Service Socialist Campaign for a Labour Victory Socialist Charter/Chartist Publications Socialist Environment and Resources Labour Middle East Council Socialist Teachers Association Association of Labour Groups Labour Abortion Rights Campaign Labour Committee for Trans-Atlantic Labour Parliamentary Association League for Socialist Action British Labour Group Brussels must in the The seldiers of the Left Denis Healey at 1945 Labour Party conference Tuesday 20 July 7.30pm Camden Town Hall, London NW1 Arthur Scargill Pat Wall By Brian Heron

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