SocialistAction 1983–88

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

Tribune E

· Socialist Action No. 87, 1 February 1985 · p. 11 of the scan · 235 words

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page 11 of the scan

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There is a Catch-22 of course: the more he pushes through this prolect. the more the average voter will rightly believe that Labour is just another party no different than the The real salvation for the party lies not along the TONIO of Neil witch-hunts but that taken by the thousands of party members up and down the country whose magnifi, cent support miners' strike has shown that Labour has within its many that was o It is that wing of thi lead Labour into the next elecg tion campaigning for & socialist policies that make a difference to the lives of ordinary people. win the next election he believes without two years now must go on the offenpolicies clearly and unam strike has shown that only Labour party higging toe ing class can hope to sucIn the "long haul' to the next election, the political excellent opportunity to put its case a the workplace, in a way i has never previously done at the centre of the type of local parties should be our-

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