IMGpapers 1980–83

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

A fighting programme against the Tories WORKER'S CONTROL

Socialist Challenge No. 165, 25 September 1980 · p. 5 of the scan · 411 words

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openly and blatantly. The only reason they create such a fuss about Callaghan is because he is their man and not ours.

But more is at stake. How can we bring about a movement that get rid of the Tories, impose socialist on a future Labour government? Is it simply question of internal reform? Power We think not. We fight for. new policies, and new methods of organising. This supplement has been opened, therefore, for a discussion of what policies, and what methods, the labour movement needs for discussion of the alternative to Callaghan.

Our goal is a government that will release all the enormous untapped resources of the economy, both human and placing power in the hands of the working class. It must be a governout ment which breaks the grip of the tiny minority parasites that run it in their private interest, replacing the profit motive by planned production for social use.

We stand for planning and of rich workers' control; for an interbreaks with NATO EEC, supports liberation and up madness; for support for all the oppressed -gays and national minorities.

To achieve this goal, we say a fight must begin Labour Party and the unions should link up at rank and file level to fight the Tories -they doing missiles, as will happen at the national conference local authority cuts called by and conspiracy PTA unity already defence cruise opposing: Streets that workers and tary and to nuclear blacks, women, taking the streets.

now. The Cruise.

as over Cruise against September as the fightback took off.

laws and the The basis for much of this exists. Conference is debating 131 motions overwhelmingly missiles Regardless of its outcome, let us follow the lead of Man chester Against Missiles and build up a huge campaign to stop the siting of a single Cruise Let us combine parliamenextra-parliamentary action, forcing our MPs to take a stand as we did with Corrie, issue OlILO the and organising trade union boycotting of all work on On all the other issues facing conference, the germs of such a movement can be seen: in these pages we try to show it as it is born. Let's remember month the But just as important are the methods they used. How can leaders of our movement. champion a general strike by systematically Polish workers when they did everything in their power to the Tories? stymie the steps towards one in they refused to INNG

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