SocialistAction 1983–88

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

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Socialist Action No. 85, 18 January 1985 · pp. 3-4 of the scan · 341 words

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Open These weaknesses however did not play a big role in the situation as long as the Communist Party itself remained on a right wing line. The Eurocommunist line of the party as a whole, and Marxism Today in particular, left for influenced forces to operate in the left of the Labour Party.

In this field of the fight for the future of the significance of the split in the Communist Partv is obvious. The orientation of the Morning Star, compared to Marxism Today, is clear. It is to move in to try to give a quite alternative set alliances, gramme for the Labour left, than is offered by Trotskyist forces.

The Morning wu-udy War. the Morning of the paper, Thal victory • loving forces played their part.

Eating in the rally.

TrotskyistHistorically lett CIlI the no independent under the pro- Independent Labour Star has also announced its intention to hold a huge on 25-26 May to cercorale me ena or ine secona woria This was was characterised by Star on January, the when it announced the festival, as: 'the broadest alliance of democratic forces seen in history.' According to "there is no doubt that the Soviet Union played the crucial role in But it was a victory in which all the democratic and peaceWe can be sure that the Morning Star will be going all out to ensure that the Benn left of the Labour Party together with various bishops and 'progressive Tories', will be particip- ed More generaly what the split in the Communist Party is opening up is a fight over the entire future, strategy and programme of the Labour left.

which is objectively the character of the left wing of the Labour Party, has Not its own. The radical left wings of social democratic parties have always fallen influence of either Trotskyism or stalinism. It was true of the Party in the 1930S. It was true on a much bigger scale with the left wing of the Spanish

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Socialist Action 18 January 1985

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