IMGpapers 1976–79

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

Harrow supporters' verdict

· Socialist Challenge No. 27, 5 January 1978 · p. 15 of the scan · 716 words

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page 15 of the scan

ourselves when possible.

better than Socialist broader audience, Marxism belier than A Socialist Chailanoe Sun porters Group has been formed In Harrow with the follawing 1. To Initiate and encourage united left work in the area. We HOYE SCONCO DY SUESESURES Council that meeting is held in a personal friend. occasional political education meetings 3. To help bulld Soc/alist committed.

We all feel that the aims of Socialist Challenge arr level very commendable and that it like on the whole, an excellent paper. We intend to get more people to both buy and sell the contribute to it SHHE The group has formulated becauss it addresses itself to a and al- in the though we appreciate the need for parhape one long theoretical article per issue, we feel ments have discredited Christlanity. But at a time when many they Christians for the first time fo years, are taking suggest thai Marxists could do outdated views of Christianity think the Mathews Factory, London LEECH, power, has failed, any The (Socialiam and Parliamentan TO CTICE lemocracy Is obtalnable from Gambie St., Nottingham, price 21.95).

Second, the editors head the Targus that the mashes masses any exercise complete self-determination through a bourgeois in the West parliament'. I will personally award any reader of Socialis with a year's 'smashing' that the overall effect of the should paper is too intellectual. The is chiefly written by and for an elite of revolutionary intelleo. tuada wes reinforced by obituary on Clive Goodwin. We think Tariq All should not have USHILO SHAH SCOUNTS AIT The many columns of smail print are unattractive to anyone who is not already 100 per cent Througnout the paper. too high a theoretical assumed. We would more articles on basic political education. Every day militants come under a barrage of cliche-ridden reactionary propaganda absorbed from the mates. The pager thould ar mass media by their nem in me cano Taota information and theoretical The editorlal board ghouk less themselves, and commission more items from those who are actually involved various activities struggles and Ireland. Also the readers subscription to thai journal i can point out any statement In my book in support of that proposition.

Regarding the content ave Bailey's renow, I have n got the space to reply in detail most Important point is that Bailey fails to note a censon the pat ti and reject the reformism of Kautaky, the CF and the traditional Labour left Balley proposes the Insurrecionary road to i socialism the smashing of 'bourgeois perliaments, the smeshing o all bureaucracies, and th 'dictatorship of the proletarlat".

The raformist road to socialism but has Insurrectionary road showe sign of suodess advanced capitalist democ.

Leninist-Trotskyist strategy shows little sign of success, al least in the West Bailey and others have a duty evaluate such a strategy. Would they advocati a dictatorship of the proloLenin, must be 'unrestricted by laws'? Such anarchistic statements go a long way f explain the tallure of Leninism Would they support the nat loave journalists, but should take the without being asked).

We need articles on Ireland reports to a polliical analysis of the situation. Items should Republican struggle The editorial board should com write about the growth of rank and file movements currently taking place in JILL SIMONS Tor Harrow Sociailst Challenge Support ers Group To intrase thi as advocated in the resolutions of the Sacond Comintern Congresa? Il Is asking the working class to smash a slightly democratk institution before any other replacement has been proven In power. Would they sugges!

that the complete abolition of bureaucracy desirable o Bolshevih practice"

after 1917 and even the position of the Left Oppositio Socialist Challenge is heen to denouce reformism, and ollen doos so CONCHAE basis and to posilive affect But there is little evidence in ite COPLE LO SUROSHI WISE NOTI Britain scenario Hussia 1917 ia likely repeated. There Is no evidence that a revolution on the lines of that one, even if it emerged would have much chence of succesS It is simply imesponsible lo suggest that such an insurrec strategy Is the only Trotskyist left stopped claim ing that it has the strategica oo might join the search for ew affective third road socialism which takes account of the modem conditione in which we live

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