SocialistAction 1983–88

The paper of the Socialist League, formerly the International Marxist Group, 1983–88

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Socialist Action No. 23, 2 September 1983 · pp. 2-3 of the scan · 362 words

The scan: 023-sep-02-1983-SA-UK.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 2 of the scan

HERALD employers in order to get jobs It is ludicrous for BL bosses to pretend that a socallea conspiracy of dozen or so workers can ave a seous noctor the industrial relations in BL against the wishes and feelings of thousands other workers there... For the trade unions to give only "token" support, to merely Many serious intent to defend agains these sinceron os DeoDle this cover rarell. The truth is that they were sacked for their political beliefs... the press campaign is designed to maie workers feel that any feilow worker who is a SOCILAY strange "a 'mole, an infiltrator Tribune JULY 1, 1983 'This may have been in the eyes of some an act of crass stupidity. But Is any worse than a trade selecting union firm to organise, or for CND to set up factory branches in the cause of Mandela's challenge VOL 47 NO 26 them "infiltrate trade unions and win positions and support for the Tory Party?

Jim Saunders hit the nail on the head, in mark ed contrast to the foolish Tribune leader writer There is rothing whatever wrong with socialsts organising to get into factories. The attack on the Cowley 13 is an attack on the whole ment, and must be fought as such.

STILL LABOUR'S WEEKLY

page 3 of the scan

attacking the witch hunt of socialists in industry and the Labour Party. The text is as follows: Eric Heffer, left wing challenger in the Labour leadership race last Friday issued a press statement within the Party. These no doubt in addition to the supporters of the paper, I note that some of the right-wing Ical" tionary newspapers have editorials themselves with the health Ine the same newspapers, incidentally which at no time ever supportea Labour when Clem Attlee Hugh Gaitskill, Harold Wilson Jim there always have been, and as long as we are a democratic Labour Party, there always will be.

It should be remembered that during the days of Nye Bevan, the Bevanites were attacked as a rarty wilnın ine rarty. and that Tribune was the ites. Nowadays, the. left which holds Bevan's point of view, is sometimes Socialist Action 2 September 1983

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