SocialistAction 1983–88

The paper of the Socialist League, formerly the International Marxist Group, 1983–88

Agenda

Socialist Action No. 117, 11 October 1985 · p. 4 of the scan · 221 words

The scan: 117-oct-11-1985-SA-UK.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 4 of the scan

can because it was a very difficult disturbing day. But I think you must understand that when you are told about victory it is a presidential victory that is contemplated. A victory without the party, without the without the movement - - a victory that would something more like Mitterrand's France than we have historically accepted would be the broad collective victory that we try to win by thought to be making a chich to at. Im which not. I'm trying for us to understand that when we're now told that we must get power we now know much more about how that power is won and what price we have to pas for that power.

But also if the something else. public opinion polls had shown a huge majority fo1 the miners and for the iverpor counciliors, hen if Bob Worcest who is the new ruler of the party - had gone to the campaign strategy committee of which 1 am member (whether I will be after this conference I do not know), but had he gone and said that if you want to win you'd better back Arthur and Peter better back John Hamilton. then of course the response today would have been different.

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