IMGpapers 1980–83

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1980–83

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Socialist Challenge No. 142, 10 April 1980 · p. 10 of the scan · 337 words

The scan: sc-n142-apr-10-1980.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 10 of the scan

The urgency of building such organisation is brought home by the fact al cueres not on a radical movemen! to the left among the youth, but there has also been a strengthening of the far right young people. fascist British Movement has been able to win a significant following among white working class youll, who Have gol away with terrorising bands and smashing up left-wing gigs.

united youth organisation would be in a position • to torce united action — with the Labour Party and trade unions — to crush this kind of i attack. In Ine meantime it is or course sull necessary to fight for such united action.

The youth are not well organised by the workers' organisations, mass unemployment coupled with lack of Never This makes the need to build a clear united revolutionary pole among the youth even more pressing.

The youth wings of neither the Labour Ene Communist Party capable of providing a real alternative for The which Socialists present: a canne that organisation into anything the campaigning organisation that i has been for certain brief periods in the Cultural:

The Young Communist League has tuned in to some of the elements of youth culture, but this cannot disguise a political ine mat is closer to mar or me yours Liberals than any other grouping. YCL's latest campaign among the youth is to 'democratise the nolice'.

There is a real vacuum on the left youth in Britain revolutionary youth organisation It could shatter the fascist influence on some sections of youth. It could seriously PEOPLES Wille more Organised by Southall AL as part of a national evenin.

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