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Crook, Co. Durham SC for a bias to 'intellectuals". But because SV refuses to deal serlously with the politica appoint mentsand the passions and tbe creations that make up working class life'. And because SW refuses to recognise difficultics and dis agreements as i necersary part of building socinlist workers movement. And because SW even insults its readers by failing logive informa tion on the trade union movement and the left which does not suit its immediate purposes. SH is a 'trade paper' in an ohvious sense lam frankly disappointed that David, known tomany as "The Human Face of the SWP, is so easity provoked into a simple defence of SM which he must know to be an evasion of rea problems. Similarly 1 am amazed that he can seriously advance lus claim that we in the SWP de believe in revolutionary unity in the face of his leadership's persistent refusal of aby an every proposal for collaboration from other groups. Nor does the claim to work with othe people on specific issues square very well with instances such as the blatant atte pts to bypas the united anti-fascist movement, andro exclude the CP and the far left from the founding of the Anti-Nazi Leagu And finally, David, the Would they let you d chis in Russia?' question — could anyone else on the revolutionary left write your sort of letter to SW and have it printed?
MARTIN SHAW (Hull] IDEA Took this Idea for a walk in the park -well, more of a thought resily; bet -who knows!
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