IMGpapers 1976–79

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

Why so defensive?

· Red Weekly No. 186, 10 February 1977 · p. 8 of the scan · 900 words

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barry WIlKInS (Hed February) on why Gerry Healy of was venice me ment to speak du Healy against slanders and trame-ups in the workers movement?

Dong alte end waving at was a publicity stunt aimed at the BUT UST say approached the organisers of the on whether or not Joseph Hansen ana George Novack or une oocial ist workers ranty of the use were 'accomplices of the GPU' in the murder of Trotsky?

Would we have changed the format of the meeting? No. I hope not week!v. a running ump.

«to discuss ane nomine to ocualt Revolutionary Party concerning the record of Hansen and Novack What eIne pontica Healv's orcanisation. That was the plaintive paper the meeting IMG on ex-running mate of Healy's in riBe States, but now a member of the Now that meetine was notredorted in News Line Observer.

Virtually Healy's paid scribblers from News Line Turned uD the history of the Trotskyist moveagainst its founders. pecause noting in years could be so described; are not in However that does nat squattine actor important in an exemoian way situations struggle Does the revolutionary left wait until the 'real' housing struggle of rent sinkes oecins: Ins anore the racenat souatters are the labour ot course nor!

actanon acainst rent curs in mousine soenciner nere too, squatting action has been the opinion wine reducisme ortre Counci anTo Throuch Fine The revolu- CounCIl activities like mis being extended, and links with the do either for example, crash programme of house building and repairs to end unemployCriminal res- ment in the building trade.

take up these assist in building an effective fight DacK acainst repression starting * Mobilise in the labour movement tor support to squatting action locally * Promote the inquiry into antiopportunity to backed by three trades councils.

anora SaTee Branch), There is nothing But when inev need explaining is degeneration oreanised etlitt than Tim Wohlforth, promote violence in the return For ine Thur one arent o whole not to debate This they | Britain for 50 we pre-revolutionary not mean Cannel assertion Strateov in Terane Would few months consistently and in Lambeth roTSKvISIS' are in the forefront Jane "in the very near future':

Douatters ACTIOn are revolutionaries will Siu. witness me demonstrations in and ine cuts and lega well as that in the North. prioriorganisations demonstraimportant Doint and consistent perpetuated in already 01-701 7644. pamphlet hat's It All About? (NUU Book Ine Emma Tait (NALGO and stories is

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members orine qubience Tence met WIth nOWIS personal abuse and, during WohlHOL NOWHIS Trotskvist left is made of different WaS workers the right y HOTEL anv bolltical tendencv in the work.

movement to decide the forthe right to have platform was being repudiated at The a wanuary meetina was no. politics but slanders as a means of settling differences in the work1 REGRET that your correspondent Steve Bell [Red Weekly, 27 January] found my article *1976 However strongly refute Regular readers of the 7 Days' column will know that both Mike Pinter and myself have over the last opposed this view pieve ben says is new ov me ma ony of Drust 1 agree in fact with Steve's characterisation Britain's political project but 1 must disagree with his assessment of the immediate possibilities for Britain Steve lists six points making for britisn success * *the introduction of the State of Emergency in the while this clearly marked a new level of collaboration on the part of the Southern bourgeoisie it expresses more me position wich mey would Ke to be in inan what inev are canadie or at oresent Thus the offensive has been primarily directed at isolated militants in an attempt to lay the ground for the suppression of the anti-imperialist movement But the Government has not been totally succesresionation or o paaon and ine Dubin Ennis. Limerick context collapse successive British 'solutions" which pushes Tore ine innerent instaowy or me boumnem stale d the acceptance by the majority of the Loyalist La necessity to have... ment with the SDLP' — this is only partially true. The I craso is mat is merely conceals the divisions and contusion within Loyalism and the increasing alienation of the Loyalis Loyalist politicians. Nor are the SDLP in any position to make the concessions 14 Rust Square, SES, Squatting DEONTOLIC InTO anti-squatting available from there negated the purpose of the meetWe wHich was to berene worker. cemocracv acainst such memnoos Healy should be allowed to speak the trade union ane labour oureau cracy to fix the platforms of labour means of smothering oppositon to Fighting UNIS any political tendency in the workers moe on their on mething are Wild we mical wy workers enoc MICK GOSLING [London].

necessary to meet this rapprochement' fortunately Inan une eurocies press. Suitice operating within the Catholic which Movement' has long since run out of steam Never been in jeopardy. the minority my original article.

and dynamic have involved themselves in.

passivity' which he fears may entrap me rapproche- on the threshold today is acceptance devolve covemment These of course necessarily those of the Irish Section London N1 sitte blue schoolbooks of those

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now in the forefront of the hous- ing struggle,

struggles on now. We suggest the = following tasks must be

tion in London on 19 March; Give

wrong method

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