IMGpapers 1976–79

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

Why we back Socialist Unity

· Socialist Challenge No. 40, 6 April 1978 · p. 8 of the scan · 701 words

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Still late. Waterloo Action Baylis A1-1.umbeth We say no to immigration controls and we demand the nationally repeal of all current Don't give immigration state the right to deport significance "Black DEMOCRATIC suffer from WEARE for the dishanding of the Special Patrol Group; the repeal of the PTA; the repeal of the Criminal Trespass Act and against the harrasment of ail groups pay AGAINST IMPERIALISM: community WE ARE for the rights of al people their struggle against imperialism.

We are for the right of the groups Irish people to self derermination and the withdrawal of all British Troops from Ireland.

people of Zimbabwe in their light agains the white regime. We reject the puppet coalition of Smith strikingiy • Labour Government breaks all links with the racist regime in South Africa and gives full support to aticans that the black peoples" struggle for can paign Secondly: supports capaciey) the Collective Movement and NALGO menher (personal capacity).

2158 key Isuc because ef che racist debate This gives the Lumbett by-election a unique people in Lambeth racist housing allocation policies, from massive unemployment, particu larly among youths and from police harasscient using susand conspiracy charges I's essential that nationally we build an alternative to the Labour Party's capitulation on race and that locally we build a strone united campaign in th defend the interests of black people I'm particularly hopeful thai the Socialist Unily campingn will bring black and white strigule and that this unity will COULD! continue after the elections. LIZ DROMFIELD, member of a local socialist-feminist group (personal capacity) *There are two things that are different about Ariston Socialist Unity. First, it is the only campaige that is democratically organised. This the socia EstTeminist growps are able to have an independent voice within the on it is the only campaign which recognises and thre autonomous women's movement. Assuch it provides a way of getting across about the women's movement and bi supporting and stimalatine the existing campaigns in the arca, AX. CAMBRIDGE, COSTO Liberator (personal 'Socialist Unity is an obvious new development in Central Lamhech, although it pesca organisational and ideological problems that shouldn't be underestimated *Burifit isanadvance I would hate to see that it only existed to take on issue around the clection and didn't continue Because it's an advance. if it didn't continue it would be a retrograde step LLOYD. a spokesperson fo Crosdon und Brixtor it is a tremendous development inside the white lett as u whole: sectionsof the white left conting together and working cut a policy around which people can devclop - a programme strucele •For slone the left has been fragmented to the point where they become null and void, where nobody takes any notice of them and they're unable to make any working class as a whole MINNIE JANSEN, Lambeth Trues Council meisber (personal capacity The thing about elections. is that ail parties are forced to put their policies to the fore. And welre no exception 'We've got a manifesto tha puts forward a propramme und arguments agatest the Lahour Government leaders which we can present 1o the mass of people in Briston "And ler's face it, that's not soicthing revolutionaries are able to do very often But this chance in help the various campaigns Bightine for these policies, There's the central obviously, but we also hope we'll be able to support local workers fighting on cuts and wages, the abortion campaign. the Trimunal on Ireland and so •We don't and shouldn'r ask these campaiens and struggles to support Socialis: Unite abviously: Burwedo hope we l he able give them the maximum help, worker at Linion Place print shop, WANT agreed to back Briston Socialist Lnity (personal capacity?

*The Labour Party has not just been inadequate al representing the interests of working people.

The Labour Party in govern ment in the last four years has carried vicious attacks even than the Tories belore it.

don't think же'те in elections simply to provide parliamentary alternative. l must be much more than that It must be a way of organising and coordinating all those people who have suflered under the Labour Government and want to fight back. And that must 2o way heyond clections."

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