SocialistAction 1983–88

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

Livingstone -LCC hits back

· Socialist Action No. 4, 8 April 1983 · p. 10 of the scan · 537 words

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document policies 1974-79.

try back wages.

contract should rejected. Plans genera be drawn up based on defending conference which start to needs of Victory!

Socialist campaign document doubtedly the most radical pre election policy for testifies what has the Left.

serious ment. specifically excluded. But national assessment pressurist unions into a soKEN LIVINGSTONE'S leadership of the GLC has been an inspiration the left throughout This article (Socialist Action, contains some valuable points. It's therefore more in sorrow than in anger I write to correct his (mis) representation of Labour Co-ordinating Committee strategy.

He alleges that all went interested 'cosying' up to the right wing and that we're rolling over on our tummies hoping that John Golding will tickle them While these are striking new images to add to left rhetoric, they far from accurate.

What the LCC has said is that made considerable gains in years, both in terms of policy the democratic reforms. The campaion document with its clear commitment to unilateralism and all the research into te com position the next Parliamentary 'ON BEHALF of NUM lodge Tower colliery South Wales, I would like to give greetings and congratulations the launch of the new paper Socialist Action.

lower lodge welcomes the contribunon socialst Achon can make fighting for socausto particular the support give to the struggles miners.

'Miners fight not only for themselves but for the whole working class and we look forward to vour new baber supoor ting all workers struggl ing for their jobs and a Party bear witness to this.

vance has secship at stages.

Ken is right been to significantly in the Ine has made the right 'common problem, SULICLy sen, be reduced alone. have to HOOK at National Public vote for secure future for themselves their communities.

"The struggle against oppression is an international Iron EI Salvador to Solidarnosc in Poland.

of London 'an inspiration' Healey and recent NaMineworkers ballots to see this.

These have taken against decline of been more interested internal opposition to Thatcherism.

Ken ourselves portance many of nore Livingstone's leadership from the labour movement's base.

pond - in two unity, price around the document This the left for radical policies, than for exists.

Ken says:

plan for for socialist policies.' paigning almost NIGEL Organising Secretary, Collier positive action in the Labour Party.

The political consequences will reverberate well beyond the bounlams of black daries Battersea people's and anti-racists' perception of the Labour Party's willingness to act on its own policies Paul Boateng will I understand, be HUW probably the only black candidate put up by LOS general As Russell said problem that you've got to face up to.' Battersea CLP.

other Solidarnosc supporters would be less than impressed by your paper's opportunism.

Mushroom Bookshop workers, Nottingham Socialist Action has no inappropriating the Solidarnosc script for itself alone. We adopted the script for two reasons.

First, act of solidarity with the outlawed union, whose cause want. continually remind our readers about. Second, because the message of Solidarnos closely resembles our vision of socialism: the fight for an alternative to capitalism and Stalinism, for genuine workers'

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GREETINGS Tyrone on behalf of Tower Lodge Committee, NUM

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