SocialistAction 1983–88

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

Strategy

Socialist Action No. 20, 29 July 1983 · pp. 4-5 of the scan · 270 words

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page 4 of the scan

well before the Assembly. Instead of politically meaningless slogan of constituent lead both employed and unemployed programme of Thatcher and Important The Council's most important accisioll call for a mass demonstranon deanst cruse andndent in London on 22 OcAll ovel Europe similar demonstrations will take place on the same weekend.

But the Council did not crack the really tough nut of to qualitatively broaden the forces involved in such mass actions as the date of deployment of A PIECE Aren't you prouc our parliament' civilized. i All over Europe basic questions of strategy are openly under debate in the mass movement. It is dividual self-sacrifice is no cea that substitute for a strategy to force the workers' organisations, committed on paper to oppose the Hussies. actual mobilise the immense DOWell of their TICHOCE ship against their governpoint in relying eaderships of the unions. or the Socialist the Communist parties to put their paper commitments ILLO already been shown by the ty and TUC to organise the day of action which their 1982 conferences pledged them to on Hiroshima Day What is possible and necessary is for the peac movements to publicly demand and campaign for such action and for the left wing in tne unions and ine Labour Party to organise pressure for such action For example Labour CND is organising a lobby of the OF THE ACTION A resounding victory!!

An overwhelming majority against the barbarous practice of hanging!!

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page 5 of the scan

Socialist Action 29 July 1983

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