IMGpapers 1980–83

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

Coalition

Socialist Challenge No. 281, 16 February 1983 · p. 8 of the scan · 231 words

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page 8 of the scan

they will isolate of thousands of supporters of CND and Greenham Common and from the in dustrial who WELL TOUCHE unemployment and low pay.

Abstention This would mean massive abstention by working class voters.

How has the left-wing labour BUY CHICHE responded to this offensive?

Tony Benn's campaign for Deputy leadership of demonstrated the potentially massive sup port for the left.

But Golding and Healy, with Foot acting their apologist, have succeeded in dividing the left. This was shown at the Campaign for Labour The Communist Party makes a lot of noise about unilateralism and plans to stand over 100 candidates in the general election. Yet according to EC member Dave Cook, their policy is for a coalition between Labour, Liberals, SDP and Tory 'wets"

Anyone who thinks that kind of government would be unilateralist is mad. In fact it would be a more right win coal and Heath and Callaghan Incomes policy and control of the unions at the centre of its programme.

Whatever the outcome of a general election the left-wing the trade unions and Labour Party need to be organised. In preparing for the election those who are prepared to block the witch-hunt, supDOTL WOERCIS struggles alternative to the Tories. Mistake It would be a mistake in today's conditions for socialists to put their

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