IMGpapers 1976–79

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

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Socialist Challenge No. 125, 6 December 1979 · p. 13 of the scan · 158 words

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page 13 of the scan

self-perpetuating, exclusive and virtually monolithic discussions were not even reported in any detail to the membership.

Shaw predicted: 'It was simply not conceivable that could change it (the leadership) in any the way, and any alterations would have cC to come from the top.

This year a small but significant change took place pressure the class outgoing CC was, forced to accept constitutional changes.

Committee ot making powers on was elected directly by the conference, and the Central Committee was also elected by the conference.

However, an important Leninist principle representation on all leading bodies was studiously ignored. It was only a the rank-and-file revolt to that Steve Jeffreys was added on to the official NC slate adopted by the conference. black thế Conclusions The 1979 conference of the SWP revealed both strengths of that organisation ability to assess the present penod wa: clearly aided by the base which it stil retains in the manual unions.

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