IMGpapers 1976–79

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

LABOUR AND STECHFORD

· Red Weekly No. 190, 10 March 1977 · p. 2 of the scan · 442 words

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BRIAN HERON, IMG candidate for Stechford, speaking at the end of the 3,000 strong anti-racist demonstration tive candidate for Stechford

Benyon anti-shortion

which passed its second reading by 38 votes on abortions in Britain by one half, should it become law the Parlia ine nexi stage mentary brocess is tor the billo de considered by a Standing Commitvon Bill are uncer consideration in oulsIoe of rarlamcal capaoic ol cerealing ane bill. ine cumb to the pressures trom ret ormist organisations such as ine The debacle of the Labour right wing sabotaged the Devolution Bill. Labour lost the Westminster bye-election and becomes a minority governBOYCHECHE WILL SUC continues.

Cabinet drops shipbuilding industry. which marched through the constituency last week. ment. Now there is yet another success for the right, as the shiprepairing from its bill to nationalise the Labour right The forthcoming Stechford by-election has every prospect IMG, and say our campaign of adding to these defeats. If 'stabbed Labour in the back". Labour does lose Stechford the But if Labour does lose Stechpoint to the presence of the revolutionary candidate of the to such snes policies wingers may ford, it will be like the defeat on devolution and on shiprepairing - self-inflicted - self-inflicted by giving in to right-wing pres sures, be they from Labour's own 'moderate' wing, or the shiprepairing bosses.

Every time Labour gives in be they in 'socialist' clothing or not Labour's prospects of keeping out the Thatcher's mob diminThe fight for socialism is one which needs to be fought both inside and outside the Labour Party. At the moment an important way of developing that fight is to organise against the right wing manoeuvres of Callaghan, Healey and company. That is why l am standing in Stechford - to build a socialist opposition to the Tory of Labour Brian Heron Longbridge shopsteward IMG Parliamentary prospec other hand, reflect the other side the private domestic world of clothes, family, to which women are tradi tionally relegated. That is stil counterposed to the essentially male public world of curren affairs — the hard news on which newspapers are sustained • The 'Marxism in the Media Forums are organised by media workers in the IMG, but are of an open nature with participation of individuals of all shades of socialist opinion. The next meeting is on Popular Music: Mobiliser or Opiate' Witneon Rosselson speaking. Sunday 20 March, , Lon don Film-makers Co-op, 44 Fitz roy Road, London NWI. [Chalk Farm tube]. 20p admission.

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sell out on pledge!

the pro-abortion MPs in Novem- When amendments to the Ben-

MPs will doubtless try Rather than placing themselves

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