IMGpapers 1976–79

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

Hull: one candidate proposed

Socialist Challenge No. 20, 3 November 1977 · p. 3 of the scan · 933 words

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Should me stand in Hull?

Well, we don't think there' any spoil reason tor noc stand Gainst any of the Labou andidates in Hull. All the sea are sue Laopur scals, ang can a frastic swing to the Tories woul let them Although Ma and Prescott even more so, they will both, after the election, be line. Neither will be arguing for a consistent fight against the reacfuture - Labour Government.

The Hull Socialist Alliance was fotmed out of the Counly Coun cil 'Socialists Against the Cues"

seats. On balance Central Hall, which contains SILE TAME WOESLIE CILE SELES and is where the left has the strongest base (3 of our candidates were mn Centrall. Kevin MacNamara is typical of the Labour MP who talks in a lett wing way but supports the Gov emment on all major issues. His reactionary stand on abortion will enable us to campaign on the Issues of women's rights.

HSA at present contains the Favour Working Womens Group and quite n bumber of Independeot s weicome affiliation from DONCE SOCIREEL, WOUCH'S DT trade union organisation, and individ. unls. We hope that groups wishthat the Socialist Unity clection in its orientation, and thar the question of how various policies ocialists. We woub HEIT OUT SUTOLULELS Contact ing to take part will attend the national Socialist Unity conference, where the programme and HO TO ME traditions will be decided. Contact us if you wish to go, or if you would like ments. After the conference we leasy will call a local meeting to discuss weeklies. to choose a candidate - this will he done at an open meeting of all For 67 Salisbury Street, Full (phone 492773).

warcontext in our Breal politient Traditionally some feminists have beca rightly suspicious of Challenge the incursions of the left into the paigns, seeing these at best as Issue:

om to and orer toe move Testersh the guise of ve ria relieve tha tion the top: thi women's that our lovolvement in SU wil be the first step in this direction and every level Tottenham development, incorporating gen toe Teenist perspectives.

For these reasons, we think that those codlinue to meet and organize separately as well as going along 1o local SU meetines. We hope The that women in other groups will the Tory rake up this position too, so thar we can get togemer to work bul our socialist feminist perspective ar a national level as well. Otbe porters, sistera maine along these une Leeds Socialist Unity Women's Committee, c/o Socialis: Worker; To their grear Socialist Challenge pud Wished the text of the speech.... New Statesman: Meren Jones Mote in London Diary: that our 'ambush of Sir Richard Dobson, of guerrilia journal am. /hope ir brings new reader to Socialist Cha lense wink n chapung to be the seveliest an doctrinaire of the ridicu Tribune: "Turic All and Socialis Challenge, the weekly paper of the Internarional Marxir Group are certainly lo de congratulated publishing the text or Sir Richard Dobson's speect.. News Line: The fact thar All is now being donised by the FisanLa clear indicetion that the IMG's moliries suit the requirements of this powerfu section of the emnloying class, Morning Star: in a from pago articie stop-lined Storm over a rocut speech, Martin Gaszwick reported: "The Has humded 20 Socialist the Marxi: Group's weekly, which carried extracts in pesterday's Socialise Press: 4 half-page ar Dobson's speech, did not men. say.

For where it had first been published.

A tale of three local Short story comThe Hoensey Journal and the and Wood Green Weekly Herald have a circulatior part of North London. The Jowmal has cam Himaid as campaigned against LADIESE campaign aguinst Journal's report exposed councillor who manded tbat Cooper be sacked from the Torrenham law cence.

with Quotations from TEE LODGET and ober sup The Herald simply re printed the whale of the Tory person's absurd statement. in a frost-page 'splash'.

National Party, bragging ahout had done over thre Pakis at the Quecos Bar' The anti-fascists immediatel went to the pub where they met Dilawer Paul Benning talking to the anti-fascists Benn ing gave them this statement. 1 am a police constable at the Warwickshire Constabulury presently atationed at Upon Avon. At about 2.15pm on Saturday 19 October 1 cume to Bradford to visit my brotber in 2,20pm I was walking along Bridge Street with my brother in law. I saw three youths coming towards ine from the opposite direction them ruised his right hand and hit me on the wose ... with my nose bleeding I followed these youth into the Queen's public lose.

As i walked into the Queen's, I saw a south standing at thi counter. I shouted ut the barman to call the police, T poisted m finger of the routh. As I did this the saine boy picked up ar emply beer дінь the confer and hit me on the face Benning followed the south but of the pub and later identi fied his attackers to the local police. Fred Harris is, as the helping palice with er quiries"

petition Socialist Challenge is announcing a short story conspetition for ou Special Xmas issue, due ou 15 December. Readers are inviter lo suhmit short stories (maximim length 1,800 wordsi bo Decenaber plan ced should hi Iriple-spaced plain paper. Hand-written mususcript cannot he considered. The pane of judge will include Joh Famies, author of The French Lieutenant s Woman Collector', and the just published Daniel Martin'. Other Judges will he amnownced shorily, as will the prize » PO BA 30. London Entries to Com

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