SocialistAction 1983–88

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

Better late...

Socialist Action No. 74, 26 October 1984 · pp. 2-3 of the scan · 294 words

The scan: 074-oct-26-1984-SA-UK.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 2 of the scan

them dictating the Kinnock negotiates over the A PIECE What is the matter with this man Scargill?!? OF THE ACTION don't know..

Perhaps he just doesn't want a seat in the House of Lords..

the sub-head 'Yorkshire puddings'.

co even in private.

way lett to go.

THE COMIC STRIP KEQUIKE AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION What nonsense!

What other reason could there be for To defend the inter. ests of one's members? BETTER LATE than never. But Socialist Worker is seven months late. Up to now they carefully avoided united action in the belief that only SW could win the dispute — which is why they were not very optimistic about the In March, SW was assuring its readers that the 'left controlled area leaderships are preventing the large-scale picketing that is essential to victory.' In April they were claiming that the Yorkshire Area officials were not 'giving the leadership required'. This particular piece of wisdom appeared under By July, no doubt in the interests of unity, they were advising Arthur Scargill that he 'should not be bending over backwards before Mac Gregor and Now they propose that the rest of the left do what it has been doing for the past seven months. Good. A small step forward. But there is a long I know it's hard to believe but not everyone is overwhelmed by a desire to sit in the same room as Lord HERE INSK THE NAME OF YOUR FAVOURITE SOCIALIST PEER

page 3 of the scan

NUM club, St Helen's NINETY MINERS and thirty women from the mining communities participated in a meeting of 300 trade unionists and socialists in Socialist Action's 'Miners' International Solidarity Meeting' at Bold Socialist Action 26 October 1984

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