IMGpapers 1980–83

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

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Socialist Challenge No. 145, 1 May 1980 · p. 6 of the scan · 169 words

The scan: sc-n145-may-01-1980.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 6 of the scan

being used for and that 'this is not the way to conduct ourselves democracy, the policies of government: "While she is supported by Parliament, she has the right to govern'.

completely political ends in 'encourage The Sun defends Thatcher's down the government.

Know ment is becoming disagree unegovernment. His timid instruction to trade union leaders to participation' is not a call to bring But the Sun and the Express that this orv govern. working more and more unpopular. They want to socialist party I1laDs would be waging the kind of struggle in Parliament that Bernadette Devlin waged against the Tories when she was an MP — denouncing every attack on every people and urging them to fight for their rights.

Revolutionary socialist native is therefore vital in Bri tain today one that is not afraid to use trade union action for political ends, and one that fights for working people at opportunity, inside and outside Parliament, , unlike the coward y of our so called Labour Party.

← STRIKE IZORIESMicky Boulter, Deputy Convenor, British Oxygen cople suffer. We'd like an all out, all union strike. BOC →

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