WRP: the crisis deepens | Socialist Action 1983

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We need and expect solidarity LOre British people. The ANC asking the of JCODIC British increased solidarity with us.

SUNS putting more pressure on the British covernment to im. pose sanctions apartheid, demanding the withdrawal of the racist South African troops from demanding une withdrawal of racist South Aincan troops from parts unbanning and its allies demanding the unconditional release of Nelson Mande a and al political prisoners, demanding the end of the state of emergency.

hasten the downfall of the apartheid The people South Africa are counting on you. Do not disappoint them. Do not fail them. papers called Young Socialist.

wing in London attracted Not over 400.

The meeting was an ocCliff Slaughter and other WRP speakers. Slaughter all who the lessons can certainly Such objective degenerate pracseemed gehave been holding major public meetings to attempt have Newsline being rejected. In Newsline they state that the WRP unde Healy's guidance: • supported • the murde of 21 Iraqi communists in 1979 • adopted a chauvinistic position in the early part wall will Argentina over the Malvinas by 11Ul advocating the defeat of British imperialism • adapted to imperialist pressure in response to the Brighton bombing by the IRĂ of the Tory party conterence last aurumn • held wrong positions on the miners strike lurching from it's a revolu tion' to a 'return to work • turned WRP branches debt-collection finance the daily Newsline. • gave uncritical support figures like Libyan leader these changes in political position, Banda and Slaughter be Healy's bureaucratic expulsions and physical intimidation within the WRP, and are rejecting the method of accusing political opponents of being CIA or FBI agents Connie Harris who was expelled in 1960 from the WRP's predecessor the Socialist League — speaking at the London meeting made the point that it was all very well to reject all these positions, but it was not clear what I was replacing them She pointed out that the rot did not start in the WRP in the '70s, already there in the SLL, the '60s Connie plained that the WRP

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Socialist Action 6 December 1985

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FOLLOWING the expulsion of Healy and the split in the Workers' Revolutionary Party both wings

Both groups claim to be the real WRP, both pro- duce newspapers called the Newsline, and youth