SocialistAction 1983–88

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

Alf Home, Chair, Manchester Wythenshawe CLP

Socialist Action No. 14, 17 June 1983 · p. 4 of the scan · 446 words

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Tribune Third, we reet prepare ourselves for onslaught Labour right. They will allege that it was Labour's policies which lost the election ...

What destroyed the credibility of the Labour is two fold.

gulf inside the party between the leaders and led.

SECOND, they must go out into the country and close the gan which is between the abour party and the electorate.

NOW that the General Election is over the fight with the right-wing will start again with new force. We think that they will want to try to • completely break the Wythenshawe • агту, Suspenet just prior to the election.

Despite being suspended there would have been campaign in organised it, so it does seem ridiculous that we are still suspended.

Our solicitor, Jeff Wilner, has written to the NEC's solicitor demanding that Joe Paine agent that we sacked equipment from the par- hands UVC ty's offices.

letter that we don't see a lot of future for the party.

are successful in this, it means there will be no party puttorward socialist programme. We might as well step down and just let the SDP get .on with things. received in reply was addressed to me as chairman of the Constituenev. It was from David Hughes, tho National Agent. 1 di how the be written to as the chair.

•When David Hughes found out why I had not replied wrote again, saying that he knew I had been elected chair by over two-thirds of the constituency, , so ne still con. sidered me as chair. Presumably this is a new rule, you're not really elected unless you get a two-thirds vote!

We have recently written acain and asked for a meeting with David Hughes Fighting back will be hard We can only do it with clear •policies and a real socialist alternative. This what the left must now fight for. This time, the Labour leadership waited till the election was called to put torward our arguments the UlI tatives of the NEC, on the grounds that they have gone beyond their constitutional rights in closing Wythenshawe down. have told them that if they not agree meeting within days, LIel a High Court writ will be issued against them.

We are appealing to all bodies pass resolutions in support : of Wythenshawe protesting the NEC's-action, LIeS NEC. We will also urgently need finance it we do go to court.

Send copies of resolutions I donations to: Alf Home, Chair Wythenshawe CLP 39 Mullacre Rd, Wythen shawe, M22.

economy, on a social programme, and on disarmament.

They weren't really very convincing they weren't able answer people's real fears. concerns, so over. come Alliance arguments.

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