IMGpapers 1980–83

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

CP moving right? - you ain't seen nothing yet

Socialist Challenge No. 280, 9 February 1983 · pp. 3-4 of the scan · 171 words

The scan: sc-no280.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 3 of the scan

THATCHERISM is akin to 'creeping fascism'. What we need is an anti-Thatcher alliance including... member Bob Rowthorn at last weekend's AGM of the Socialist Society.

In a debate to start off the weekend, Rowthorn astounded even those who already knew of the CPs rightward drift and the inEurocommunists coalition including the SDP. Rowthorn denounc'ultra-left alliances' in proposing his Dimitrov mark Il popular tront.

He received a stinging rebuff Tariq Ali, who called the recent arguments for an alliance with the SDP, especially the Tory wets! Thus Communist Party Dy Enic Moosoawm as disgrace Marxism Today, said Tariq Ali, besmirched the name Marxism. Socialists shoald understand capitalist crisis would lead to a radicalisation of the working class which socialists would be able to link Heath, UD said Tariq, Edward had tried to do what Thatcher doing now but was rebuffed by the working class. It was betrayal to suggest we should form an alliance with him now.

page 4 of the scan

THE 'WAR TO END WARS' came to its bloody end in

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