IMGpapers 1976–79

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

"From school to dole queue"

Socialist Challenge No. 40, 6 April 1978 · pp. 3-4 of the scan · 1,413 words

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unprecedented number organisations and individuals from community.

JOHN CHASE of the Croydon Collective, the Lambeth editor of the Black Liberator. EVERYONE cautinus when talks began on candidate in the Lambeth Central by-clection. For Socialis Unity groupe like the Crosdon and Brivion Colective were a bir of an LATRUA BEHHL The hlack organisations knew more about un, the predomi.

while left, and they didh'i like what thev saw. They Feared thar Socialist Units just wanted ablack candidate lor its own reasons.

A couple of weeks working has dispelled initial warinest Socialist Unity has shown that it is serious ahout working towards unity within a common revolutionary Trantewark.

SOLUTIONS The CHC LADILIAS DONIC DMOrlaMCE O ruMEnHE a hlack candidate in an arca like Briston: One mustlook for the section that is most oppressed.

MLHUE thai dencised of crerything, and if chere is a representative of that section w ho is able to articulare the problems, to aarr to find SOTIOHS CUME MUSI support thix organisation and indiviCETREET The CBC bs an auterionous esplain that: There has never beca astrugele by the CBC that been disorod from the class SEPPOIT strugeles bs people inside trade unions Hasiery, and Griaewick,' Jol Chare came to Britain from Barbados 12 yeurs neo SOCIALIST CHALLENGE 6 Aprl 1979 page 3 Brixton Socialist Unity is a breakthrough. The democratic campaign structure has attracted an| of militants, including RICHARD CARVER talked to three of them:

and Bricion by-election L.LOYD, also of the CBC: and A.X. CAMBRIDGE, La linte and works in Clapham Post Culii whese he is autove in bis LABOUR He ir scathing on the labour Cosemnasent's record, particuBeca nee of the CBC» nain Cuhn0leee tuns the record of thie Labour Coverement is had in relation to meeting our ain:For example our children are not cuncated. The general thing the 1 ІгОП school to the queue. 1 feel that the Labour Ciovernment just doesn't care. 30 per cent of poung hlacks in Briston are uncmployed and a third of all unemplored school casers in London fise in the Lambeth borough: When they school the beconte cannon lodder, victins of the socicty that put them in that position.

The CBC secs this being dealt with in prowavs, On one side is DOSE black Mans lately LAMBETH Socialist Unity meeting the black on candidate:

Brixton cchucation: "Black children are siil in ESN schodis and the Tover -ireamn of fhe compreAcosios Dad at lle noiche thev are unable to risc out of We wane 1o sce education socichised, in the sense that in hecones part of the community as a whole. Supplementary educatien thal black people huse particinated in should be ver as a nunor part of the cducational process should he spent in that area."

UNEMPLOYMENT On the other programee snes plesmene.

hridge poinrs out that youth unen plasment is used excuse lor pance atacks on they hiachs.

ZLH IILLSMA0r have, for esamele.

pleved when houses necd co be 1 bul and reroval00 EBd Classe аге спогтоня.

still heing work.

NATIONALISE The nationalise the pie the withou any and more up the cost of living.

thal the Creen nationalas ratieis carnaien. dea.

Ricky Camas an building MOThEr LELILTS ULCTE NEGATIVE lenortanr thing had STUE But where can the money be Tound to nut people to work in uneful wass? Lloyd: Councibs UTR-: nene to pas moncy co log harktds interest and money i paid 10 miners of nationalised indas With alf the costs, the moncy being paid in dole i: collective prohably more than enough lo caploy people in constructive Parly.

RSJ opponiion avans t l Labour Par ing Thanks This is sky. He mer nationalise these institutions compensation atrack These peonie have lived for rearo cn speculation and puch Allthe black concrades stress and the Select Coenkice report on inunigracion will be at the comre of che The Green Paper would change the position of all things. imigrants -hlack people and Irish poople lr will cradicate the 1945 citizenchip Inw and bring Toncard laws that will maRCaus abensanaBc Hilary Ricky Cambridgé is Just ai hard onthe ocal Laboer Party cight and its parliamenrary represenatises. After 25 years and with an 8000 majorics yau SPURD a good thing Marcus Lipton DESNU ANAIDAUSN EUTU adere sened the cocrmunity Linsd is optimistic about the tcdaral ChanssA BAston Socalist Cnils. but all agree Jole Chase: On 21 April we have to he able to say ue have impact the communicy and helped the the struggles in the area. That will he the mescare el cur setcess. "niggerisation of Aiberica."

The local residents have now decided that they will organis counter-march Already GHIDCEN ht Americas Jens have withdruwn support from ACLU. It has lost 209 of its membership. It is likels run to lose even more if the Nazi march goes ahead. All eyes will be on Skokle on 20 April. Science vs democracy THE Radical Science Journal which he had slid out from producca to encourare uooer ine casnpoard, ine teic and foster discussions amongst Marxist scientists. inspirer was Bob Young an American historian at Cambridge University. Its editorial has on it talented young scientists such as Luke Job: Hodgkin from the Comunist The recent turn taken by the Character: untrustmorthy dog is, bowever. extremely disturbing. Information reachUS sugeests TEHI thooretical absolutism is now A HI SWTR. MC uCn. issue there is a ferocious attack on Seve Rose and his positions on the curent debate on lQ The language deployed in the stinks lt is more reminiscent of the tone of crazed American sects such as the National Caucus of Labour Committees (an outfit which was infiltrated by the state and whose main aim was to break up meetings of left groups in HELS the United States). The fact that the auchor of the atrack is Convicied: Possession of 2 LALETIREM explains many Levidow also responsible for ultra-left and provocative articles on the left and Cirunwick an The Leveller Let us. however, lcave ail that aside. The point is that and Steven Rose received a copy of this diatribe. They penned a reply; The R5) collective pondered over it for MAURS informed the authors that they OUEEETEEOILY TECWULU against publishing their reAnd this from a layer of pounung people who pride themselves on their 'libertarianism and are constantly decrying the "bureaucratism" of the lefi groups. This scandalous de cision must be reversed. Steven and Hilary Rose have done more to combat the pernicious for checking criminat records influence of Eysenck and Jenisen than ail the Levidows of this world. A question far collective: democracy apply oniy to those which who agree with you? battering of lepal rights. It was a good thing the police had boen given the extra powers, they could do the joh more efficiencly. Before, as used 1o happen aboul five years ago in the late 70's, the "sus* would away while YOU wiere checking up on him Burke got into the car and afier "firing' at the 'sus" with the micro nightvision camera/ calen Compilrme try. he called CompuCrime pres sing the code on the keyboard screen in the dashboard lit up Name: Robert S. Boulter Age: 35 Address: Bradiey Tenants Cooperative Towi-maker. British Lowlands Workers Cooperative malic ruthless LANSELU on and oft Press: EMP: Employment POLIT: Political Activities CK: Criminal Record - AD: Past Addresses The fashing indicated eistries, Burke pressed POLIT and on the screen арреатей:

Peoples Revolstionar Purty sace 1979 - AUEW Militani Siace 1977 - Press: Polit 1: Past Politicul Activity I's coough to know that the Burke thought, and by pressing CR he oblained iranis or cannabis 1968 Numerous arrests at picket Bees and factory ocupations Fothe sergeane aretie Polise detuils press College was right aboul the worrying rapid growth of the PRP during the past lew years and the need to curb its popularicy. The guy had come from a pub, so drunk and disorderly MOWEL T E aO IATCASann charge. A nizht in the cell and wosl be able ta prove anything Burke got out of the car and This SUD started Airight, you're..' but was cur sbort at the sight of the cmipty handcufis danelins from the fenoe (All characters fictitious) AI THE heginning of this metk, a "push hutton' systen inte operation Scotland Vard, Il will greatly reduce whut the Yard describes does as 'several tens of paper work make up existing records

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The recent publication of the Government's White decisions in the nationa.

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