SocialistAction 1983–88

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

By Ken Livingstone

Socialist Action No. 3, 1 April 1983 · pp. 13-14 of the scan · 405 words

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page 13 of the scan

lying dead. and the Labour So why isthere main stream trade national war her. The government and now they find with the would be a lustitiable basıs for an with not because nice cosy old social democratic regime running the country before Thatcher.' their economic illiteracy. They don't understand that they can't run the country like they did twenty years ago. Today there is no world boom. a sense been quite right to force a series of difficult options and choices on people, because the options are difficult.

You either go down the road that the party conference and the TUC rank and file have been pointing to, or you go down the Thatcherite road.

don't think moves towards a coalition would provoke a split in the Labour in 1977 and the Lib/Lab pact was formed no Labour MP voted against it and as far as I am aware no constibut whole of the labour movement was dragged behind the idea that a compromise was necessary to keep Thatcher out. the Tory anti-Thatcher power after the next general election there will be a massive pressure on the Labour Party leaders from right wing MPs and trade union leaders saying Thatcher is a that it's necessary to do a deal.

We are not in a support the campaign for every single parliamentary candidate and MP to needs fascism - they are not under threat from the working class. In fact the leadership of the working class is down and pretending to be all of this Unionists, ridiculous rhetoric? It's because if failed for three that the decimated.

representation 'in Bermondsey, Screaming Lord Sutch got more votes than the CP and RCP put Thatcher were a fascist then there the SDP and others against her. That's what the ground is being laid for: 'let's get the left out of the party and then we can have this — just like it was views being The problem for the right wing is Margaret hatcher has on past the British CP coalitionism they destroy As things stand at the moment I would be lining up Labour Party.

When Labour lost its majority Some people, voted against it. 1 ne see this in the If the SDP hold the balance of This is why it's so important to of accommodation.

page 14 of the scan

14 Socialist Action 1 April 1983 UNILATERAL nuclear disarmament will be the Since 1975 teachers pay

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