IMGpapers 1976–79

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

IMG MARXIST GROUP

Socialist Challenge No. 41, 13 April 1978 · p. 4 of the scan · 289 words

The scan: sc-n41-apr-13-battle-of-ideas-supp-to-fight-for-socialist-alternative-1978.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 4 of the scan

It is ilso right to point out that a truly mass party. solely through individual ment. But when importance of a of an ambiguity present elsewbere in the text; unions or the Labour Party?

Given the transparently obvious fact that the rank and file are not to be found in the Labour Party wards, any emphasis on the Labour Party as the locus of this "break' can diversion from the work that needs doing.

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The section on "class struggle lef wings* is subject to the made above - incidentally just bow differ these utobomous rank and tie mose ments, except that most workers hav some clue what you mean by che rank and file, but couldn't tell a CSLW from the man in the moon?

And where do you ger this bizarre TORONTO EDELICE COCCIDE of the SWP rank and file approach -in what documents or texts has this CONFERENCE NATIONAL

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