IMGpapers 1976–79

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

Election opportunity

· Socialist Challenge No. 82, 8 February 1979 · p. 2 of the scan · 219 words

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WELL OVER a hundred people attended the Socialist Unity conference last weekend, including towns where candidates will be standing at the General Election.

The conference Socorro Ramirez, presidential candidate for the class struggle UNIOS elections in Colombia, recount the experiences campaigns in Peru, Costa Rica and As Bob Pennington, national organiser of Socialist Unity, said in his opening remarks:

are millions of politics. The revolutionary left afford opportunity to talk to those wno are Labour Government and are This was member of not to stand Election and urged SWP heard position.

the recent of electoral Mexico, Colombia class struggle.

This can working time when people discuss Campaign this NUPE.

disgusted with Capitalism is in crisis. The leaders of the Labour Party and the trades unions looking for an alternative.' echoed by the Socialist Workers Party, who regretted the decision of his organisation claim Socialist Unity to continue to fight for taking place.

reconsider the discussion it for an emphasised that the aim of the Socialist Unity election campaign was not simply to promote a socialist alternative orgramme, put to promote tic be achieved by the many independent campaigns, and helping to build left organisations in the unions such as the for Action in The conference also agreed to make Ireland a central theme in the election campaign.

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