IT WAS IRONIC that the militancy of the French working class should deprive the London International Marxist Group of its speakers at a meeting last Friday.
A strike by workers at Orry airport in Paris prevented speakers Iron ie organisations united far left slate from atending ahead to launch the IMG's intervennon in ine condon mamiciDa elections.
Ali, speaking for Political Committee of the IMG, explained how the results of the French municipal elections were part of a European upsurge support for the far left. importance of France lay in the real campaigning unity berween the three major far left organisaSTIOns In Britain the SWP used the excuse nart is the largest or me far left organisations to avoid such false argument. Size brought with greaten responsibility building the implantation of the far left as a whole.
He repeated the IMG's request that the SWP discuss the possibility of a joint revolutionary slate in the next general election. Later in the evening Brian herone of candidate in the Stechford by-election, explained how the pressure on the SWP for unity was greater than ever. Now it came from the insignificant" IMG but Trom an anteasing number militant workers who could not understand une broadly similar plarforms in the by-election.
When the discussion was opened for to the floor Gerry Hedley, candidate for Ealing Southall in the GLC elections, IMG's offer to the far left organisations: *Atany time up to the closing date for nominations prepared to turn our campaign into a united far left campaign and withdraw our candidates if better ones are put forward.
Party fail to see such unity another respect socialist rares.
Many LE JUT NOW not prepared to victory, destheir local