SocialistAction 1983–88

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

LAW charts anti- witch hunt battle

· Socialist Action No. 36, 2 December 1983 · pp. 4-5 of the scan · 489 words

The scan: 036-dec-02-1983-SA-UK.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

Uncorrected machine reading. This text was read by machine (Apple Vision OCR) from a scan of a newspaper page, and the page was cut into articles by machine, at the headlines found by their type size. Nothing has been corrected: expect misread words, text from a neighbouring article, and titles that are the machine reading of the headline, some of them only fragments. Quote from the scan, not from this page.
How this article was cut and titled: headline found by type size in the OCR geometry (split_tabloid.py); 3-4 of 7; machine-segmented newspaper page; uncorrected Vision OCR.

page 4 of the scan

Photo: JOIN HARRIS Neil Kinnock cannot say would settle the whole thing. in its struggle. should support them too! Insteadd indication of ly talk of an 'unjust law' — whether it should be broken or not. Neil Kinnock's idea of a mass campaigning party disappears like a puff of smoke.

The whole 'dream ticket' was Labour's problem in the first those who voted for Neil Kinnock in October can see why Socialist Action called on people to vote for Eric Heffer instead. port it. Sticking its head in the sand will get it the phrases that "I support the NGA ine entire Labour movement but no indication NGA dispute shows why the never any solution to place. Perhaps Labour can either oppose the NGA or sup OVER the last year, Labour Witch Hunt has played a leading part in resisting the victimisation of socialists in the Labour Party. LAW held its AGM on Saturday 26 November.The difficulty the National Executive Committee had in expelling Militant was due in part to LAW's campaigning.

LAW also helped to get trade union abstentions, or votes TENe SUSUCH OL Wythenshawe the annual Labour Party Harv in the new vear there will be a conference in Manchester to deleno the rights of CLP's arising the Wythenshawe case The AGM agreed to support Alf Holme, chair the shawe CLP, told the conference that other CLP's must not be isolated like his own.

The meeting opposed the appeals mediation Subcommittee of the Labour NEC. This witch hunting body and Heave de entirely white, male, right wing drawn the members the CLP members are left out in the cold.

Delegates welc not against an appeal body, be 1U1C representative of the Parwas for a ty. One idea committee elected by conference, which would report back to it directly.

Local witch hunts are continuing throughout the Party and the AGM discussed how to support the inreateneu suctansts This includes •Taria Ali in Hornsey, the Mili tant editors in Islington Hammersmith North and four socialists in Birmingham Yardley.

It is vital to expand the support for LAW and increase affiliations. Fringe meetings are plan ned for regional Party conferences, to reach out to constituencies. Individuals are also encouraged to join.

Women's sections are attack need support too and LAW needs more women CLP's. reaffirmed that women decide nominations for women to une NEC slate agreed to seek closer inks with the Action Committee in the • LAW .can contacted at: 11 Wilderton Road, London N16 SATURDAY I'M HERE FOR WINN Advertisement MANDELA life senterne This Picket marks the e anniversary of the 86 day took part to come:

who have since participated ALL WELCOME!

MUSIC GROUPS - STREET THEATRE -SPEAKERS - SINGERS.- DANCERS Come and join us!

page 5 of the scan

NEXT SUNDAY sees the Annual General Socialist Action 2 December 1983

----- pull-quotes -----

3 DECEMBER 5.30pm RELEASE NELSON MANDELA!

Release all Political Prisoners in South African Jails!

← Defend the NGA'We want to end token gestures' →

Something wrong on this page?