Involves | Socialist Action 1983

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Act had made them both redundant!

Militant goes to NOW some lengths to explain that all those who thought this the case were - they don't mention that they were main exponents of this view. Only But this is the only advance. Ine Dampuici mains a polemic against all the demands tal are actually raising inside The Dou movement. and justification for the fact filitant have lined up with the right-wing against constitutional changes demanded by Action Let nice.

lynch-pin argument against these consitutional charges is identical to the one iney raise in virtually every other struggle, from CND to Ireland. The tir is not right, women ma wait until the struggle for socialism is more developthis rasilig kind of demand.

Creear exMaryarel plains: 'Future could lead radical restructuring of the conthe moment, sutution. i nowever, we have lo press for changes which will take the Labour Parv forwara.

and in particular advance le Tests ot women.

under the conditions ( prevail at this stage.

This so-called unity of the working class actually involves the subordination of the struggles of women not to the struggles of the whole working class, but to a section of the working skilled white workers.

There need be no such counterposition. correctly polemicise feminists who call for the demands "f women to be met out of the pockets other workers. but in reality accepts saline framework, it's just they say thai the women should withhold their demands in hiereste unity' But the working class can only genuinely united through a collective fight in the interests of all workers, women blacks included.

But what is most insidious Militant's that make this new choice, but time isn't right. it is nara to see walek propitious circumstances for fundamental change will arise not taken today. The Labour greatest electoral and all sections of the Party are discussing the funchanges damental to turn this around. The Labour Party WAC is in favour of this because it would make the conference a more serious body.

If there is a mandatory SW01%1 every Parllamentary shortlist the CLP's still won't vote for them. but al least Int issue would get raised, would have to be discussed, would ding. And there would be more chance of women be ing selected than if there the shortlist. Arguments arguments that these be taken little pose alternatives merely

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