SocialistAction 1983–88

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

Black Section comment

Socialist Action No. 142, 30 May 1986 · p. 3 of the scan · 256 words

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represents the community - as in treat the black community like voting fodder we lose. Because the black electoral fodder.

doesn't do that it gets results like capacity.

also been a factor in his exLateu Ireland is weil Diane Abbott explained that the self organisation of black people in the Labour Party challenged institutional racism in the ana beyona llal its 'clientism'.

She said: 'The Labour "like" black people • They like black people and want to do things for us. Give us a tew grants here. one or two of us councillors there. hev want to do things for us so long as we remain their clients.

'All that reflects is the relationship since time immemorial that the Labour the elite, has had with the working clas these frightfully educated, frightfully nice. 'What we are seeing is pseudo-intellectual racism. When the party rejects racism and Haringey, Hackney, Brent, and Lambeth - then we win. Where Labour tries to community is not prepared to be treated as 'If the party says it is going to fight racism it has to prove it in practice. That means both in policies and in the selection of candidates. Where the Labour Party Marc Wadsworth, national chairperson frightfully well white middle who stay blocks. every :ox pes:

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