Expel | Socialist Action 1983

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With the so-called Workers' Party hankering after the anti-republican working class ticket, a decision to expel Militant might well prove damaging to the cause of the Labour Party bureaucrats, after all, the Militant is one of few remaining sources of faith for the theory that the 26 county Labour Party can be transformed into anything eseful.

Labour's Youth organisation and is strong in the Dublin Members Ireland, and have some support in Loyalist areas in the North where they want to join the British Labour Party.

Whatever the policies of the Irish Militant with their frenzied hatred of the anti-imperialist movement. the witch backward step for the workers' Ireland, it is a direct attack on democracy in the workers' between the repressive forces of the state and the Labour Bureaucracy in this case, must be exposed and resisted.

• Latest: In embarassment over the Gardai raid, leader Dick Spring withdrawn the action against Militant saying it will be represented before conference.

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SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL Tories' plans to destroy local government. the guise of defending the rate-payer and streamlining local administration, the government is planning a huge attack on jobs and services, and a crippling blow to the Labour Party.

First they must attack local democracy. Not, of course all local But certainly Socialist Action 27 January 1984 Under real fight against cuts.

Raising rates to defend jobs and services amounts even more beam when that 'Labour must hope that these cuts begin to bite, the blame for them is placed firmly where it belongs on the Tory Government and not on Labour coun cillors... We need more than hope!

We need action. The