IMGpapers 1980–83

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

Labour Special Conference Issue

Socialist Challenge No. 181, 22 January 1981 · p. 7 of the scan · 242 words

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Challenge therefore the best way to elect a battle over terests.

excluding the cesses Shirley Williams and Frank Chap It needs ple to police the organisations of the working class them in line behind the needs of the ruling class to be won, fringe benefit, not an added extra an absolute Socialism depend. on mass participation; it without mass socialist society is all decide how our lives should be adopts the best available option, our fight is not over. We must conmanifesto, and democracy issue into the unions.

the right cannot afford it, that is why they are so bitterly resisting even the most tentative steps proposed at the 24 January ference.

not to have it. That's why we not only support these first steps, but give notice that they are only occinie. more to come if the mass of the population are to impose their wil the handful benefit from this society. 1980 Labour Party conference platform — now right wing plot split different class inCapitalism's success depends working people decision-making propeople like and to keec f the struggle for socialism i democraci is not essential.

cannot happen involvement. one where Even if the special conference the struggle to control the we must take the Democracy is the great divide:

As socialists, we can't afford La There is much. much who TUTE and Tony Benn moving conference resolution on NEC control of the manifesto Socialist Challenge 22 January 1981

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