run be decisive in defeating both the imperialist regimes in the West and the brutal dictatorships they sustain in Latin America, and Asia.
In Britain it implies demanding immediate withdrawal British troops from Ireland and letting the Irish people determine their nwn future.
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ocialist Challenge 17 July Africa conterence Stability are parties in very future of the nor stake. have any the party in Britain? ever are over the the party.
built fundamental questions head-on.
we cavour rary 'In opting in strategy, Lo lvolve: ILs more gle' Power in Westminster.
As Hain says big business, Duvale serve them. edifice of capitalism • banamchtary system is a trunt THE battle lines have already been drawn for the Labour Party.
Blackpool. The issues of democracy and accoundividing the Party from top to bottom, because the Party is at A fundamental question faces all activists whether they are in or outside the Party: what is the strategy that will achieve socism and crede a mass worke clas The Commission of Inquiry has been flooded with submissions from al sections Peter 'Hain's recently published pamphlet, Reviving the Labour Fall. is one vi luc most miourtal cull' tributons so tar because te lackies use His main concern is to reorientate the party so tat It adopis an outward compaigning strategy.' This conclusion is based on a damning critique of the practice of for a largely. electoralist he Labour Party has imposed a self-inflicted wound. which besides restric ting the possibilities for socialist advance, has meant that the Party has been unable own democrso in aclive political campaigning. There has been no conception of mass mobilisation or strugBut a clear strategy for socialism can oy be develope in we are cear abou where we think power really lies', argues Hain. Reliance on the ballot box makes sense only I we tnik that real power les ..our actual experience the tets us orreren. crecave oower. as oo. posed tothe trappings of it, really lies with multinationals and the and oubc ourcaucracies 'Power in short lies. in the In k for which the Labour ossified':
Peter Hain draws upon the positive experiences of the last few years. Mass action campaigns like the Anti-Nazi League and activities of women's liberation movement in which the far left has Daved •a major role, are contrasted to the resolumongering within the constituency scios ol luc cabour rarty. ine bonucal "herween the trade unions and the Party • have also 'steadily been The pamphlet argues that the roots of this lie in the historical division between the two wings of the movement. '...Trade unons se representation for the working the priority being to bulid a mass political movement based on the struggles outside.' The strategy Peter Hain outlines is one based on a combination of parliamentar 82:01 extra-parliamestary Previtalisation of the party at a constituency . leven ne tivities movements.
DUl Underpinning and revolution.
. Alternative policy package.
system capitalism needs. Edifice ding the running people, Peter weaknesses kut ne does up me wabour rarty to gall class was not seen a action with a creation workplace branches, the active involvement of the party in the trade unions and workers sugges. as :wen as m une ad the women's and black movement on what political this perspective is Hain's central argument that there is no stan choice to benade between rerora He advocates a third way: that of the •conclud surategy But the current crisis of capitalism is so grave that it is becoming cicar to many peopte tnat as an economic cannot satisfy humar The AES clings to the old dogma • Inat some kuc or comoronse win wealt! and power can be arranged If we think that the whole system of wealtn and power nas to be endea by en 'edifice of capitalism' then our strategy must be different. Mass action to bus toneR some Dames yeon country bottom in the hands of ordinary workins directly accountable to their fellows in a system of socialist democracy.
us only mune process or struegin for their own rights that people become conscious of their ability to run their own anans is unis way and unus sec une orac ticality and relevance of socialism.
Hain the Labour Party today overai perspective of the traditional left in the Labour Party that Parliamentary reform over eline alle Puliamentary activity is simply an added The new left in the Labour Party must break with this approach if it is to succeed in turning the Labour Party outwards.
, to confront all those within the Part: and the trade unions who want to hang on to 'consensus politics' at the expense of th working class. Will the Labour Party; if it SUBgests; be able to break with its past?
THE course of the meeting could be traced by the movement of the grey heads. At first there was one, that of the school's deputy head, who came up to the small group of school students in the playground and asked the young man addressing them what was going on.
The latter had in fact just been talking about how to organise a petition. demanding school uniform. 'See where that gets you,' he told the mini-assembly.
'If a lot of people sign and nothing happens when you hand it in, then on people to take there's two hundred of you, you can't be victimised.' There were half a dozen school students listening at that point, and the arrival of the deputy head, who BAN SH RELA abolition of action. ISA LIVING!
ARMY:
THE ARMY GOOD WAY TO EARNA FRED RY DIEDIN 1978 MANY MORE WERE INJURED repressive fairs.
banned the stick.
know best, of organisation nature" of the education system can be held respon sible for this continued state of afWith the exception of Ireland, for example, the rest of West Europe has corpora punishment. In Sweden it's even illegal for parents to hit their children. Here the National Union of Teachers, quite apart from other authorities, remains attached to Because students are regimented in school, with teachers who always Richard considers that they have an almost instinctive dislike 'They'll agree with NOSS's aims, and agree to action, bu they won't always be prepared to take steps to organise themselves.
Since the union was formed in 72, he adds, it has been dependent on a