IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

LPYS conference poses real question HOW TO FIGHT RIGHT WING Militant Where were they?

Red Weekly No. 146, 15 April 1976 · pp. 2-3 of the scan · 223 words

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page 2 of the scan

Worse still, these resolutions make no call for independent action against the policies of the Labour Government. Fortunately resolutions from both Carlton ana hackney Norn doroke Newmeton LYS branches urge the conference to affiliate to the Troops Out Campaign. The Militant-inspired resolutions stop short of any such proposals for action, restricting themselves to general calis on the labour movement.

I course. it is not incorrect to demane or the noour movement ana tne Labour Government itself that they do certain things. But the central question is how to create the relation of forces which makes it possible to force such action by the labour movement on issues nike reand. nar means ouramne unted jective of building the broadest united front in the workers movement to win these aims, asking the National Committee to organise a conterence of labour Parties and the LPYS to initiate a campaign Oppose Over unemployment and falling living standards, the traditional leadership of the LPYS gathered around Militant correcLy oopose the bay norms and demand more nationalisation and a reduction of the working week without loss of pay. but Inel reso unions contain no real proposals for action.

This is shown by the failure of the Militant comrades to mobilise their WIARD committee FRANCO XX

page 3 of the scan

Red Weekly 15 April 1976 SU NCC demo/Students/Rule 14 3

← TEACHERS' UNION CAN GIVE LEAD AGAINSTFINAL "BLITZ" FOR CUTS DEMO →

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