THE NOMINATION of a Socialist Unity candidate will be discussed at a public meeting called by the Merseyside Socialist Unity Election Campaign on 3 July. Edge Hill is the constituency of Labour MP Sir Arthur Irvine, who is threatening to resign after being rejected by the local Labour Party for his totul The Socialist Unity Campaign's initial meeting earlier this month was supported by Liverpool Big Flame, Merseyside International Marxist Group, Liverpool Revolutionary Marxist Current, and the Workers League, as well as independent militants. The Socialist Workers Party has declared its intention of fielding its own candidate and running its own campaign in theevent of a by-election.
The 3 July meeting willbe open to all those who agree on the need for a united campaign. It will discuss and amend the programme. action class, women and black people.
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Edgehalf meeting, Even if Irvine does not resign before a General Election, local militants will be organising against the policies of the ever-more anti-working class Labour Government and its supporters, such as Sir Arthur Irvine. Their fight will be based on a comprebensive programme in defence of the interests of the working Planning meeting for Socialist Unity condidates in the next Generai Election: Saturday, 2 Jub, Golden Eagle, Hill Street, near new Street station, Birminghum. Begins at noon. Supported by internationai Marxist Group and Big Flame. Correspondence to Planning Committee, 3rd Floor, 14 Piccadilly Sarday 3 Лу Spm. A2 Greason 's Well pud, Brunswick Road, Liverpool. Does this mean that we think that the party can be substituled for by a bloc, whether with independents who have official positions" which Hallas talks of, or even involving left bureaucrats?
Of course not. On the contrary, any unired action with reformists reinforces the need for the party always to retain is right to independent action and propaganda, its right to criticise these left leaders, and to break with them the moment they become an obstacle to continuing the struggle, It was for failing lo do thas that Tronsky criticised the carly CP when it dissolved irs independent face into the Minority Move ment. To engage in such united fronts and coalitions, bureaucrats, flows from the need for united action to advance the class struggie-but it is nor a "non-aggression pact.
It is procisely in the course of united action that revolutienaries can best challenge the leadership of the reformist leaders -by showing in practice that the left reformists fail to wage a consistent fight for the interests of the working class:
What then is our attitude to SWP sponsored rank and file groups? Duncar. Hallas argues that such united fronts are only possible around single sues. We rhink he would be unlikely to differences and whether they are ar obstacle to a principled fusion of our organisations, Nose Si TROTSKVISM AND REVOLUTION What in the Demeals The Comintern and Indian Nationafism 40 Theses on Imporialism and Permanent Revolution Geoff Roberta ICP|.
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