SocialistAction 1983–88

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

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Socialist Action No. 72, 5 October 1984 · p. 11 of the scan · 317 words

The scan: 072-oct-05-1984-SA-UK.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 11 of the scan

Labour needs black sections, with articles by Russell Proffitt, Ben Bosquet, and others... Black Sections Here to Stay: the Vauxhall Experience A Vauxhall Labour Party pamphlet. Price 35p (plus 17p p&p), from 1 Alverstone House, London SEII STS. Produced members as a contribueither, showing the lack of real commitment to positive action for women and blacks. It is further proof, if such is needed, that the battle to win the WAC demands and to establish black sections must continue. tion to the debate on black sections and how to set them up... SOCIALIST ACTION succeeded in provoking rage Robert Maxwell's Daily Mirror.

coveragn of the Labour Monday with an editorial rant entitled •Facing the ruture • Ine Murror proceeded to wade into the #Sua the NUM, Bent, Ken Til, Tony Benn, Ken ingstone, 'the piranhas of the hard left'. But the Mirror then passed on to conclude its editorial with a less wel known target.

hard left newspaper, Socialist Action, filled its front page last week with the headline:

•Kinnock Scargill. "The choice for "That would be the choice between living and dying • To the sane casibl it is It is the miners' tactics which are defeating their cause Issues Last General Election •They @ the panty and th which was once t or choice at all.' Well it is certainly no choice for the Mirror. But we think its attack means we hit the choice confronting La seanin the needs of ibe ALL THAT CAN CHANGE UNDER M Melt the new Scargill. Not Ken Livin Choice Too many of then don" belleve 1l toly: Laurock or Bargil. The choice doe is no choice at al is det i peat to the right on the head with our headline.

As Chairman Mao tse tung used to say, 'To be attacked by the enemy is not sach a bad thing

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