BOB Pennington does less than USUCe LO tIC need to build a campaigning left wing In Labour Party in his reply to Chris Harman of the Socialist Workers Party (9 April).
Bob makes two very important points. First, that any Marxist worth her or his salt would understand the nature struggle for democracy in Labour Party and recognise its importance.
Secondly that Marxists have a responsibility to extension of democracy and the erosion of state control.
What Bob did not state ex.
was that all Challenge supporters, both side and outside the Labour Party, should organise to ensure a victory for the left.
This is the problem for Chris Harman assume that it is a call to join the Labour Party? He fails to see that there is a direct political relationship between what happens in the Labour Party and in the trade unions.
The fact is that the decisions at the party conferences decided by the block votes of the unions.
I would ask comrade Harman if he thinks it is objectively in the best interests of the the the therefore support the Socialist l11wole ne Does it matter who is deputy?
class for the right-wing reformists to reverse the gains of the last Labour Party conference? then the solution is quite simple: organise support in the unions are for Benn as next deputy leader. Then the How can the Socialist Party support Benn while abstalion TIne working Benn Trotsky as i suspect, he does not NOL.
question arises: the sun. Workers struggle within One last point: Do we think Lenin, Kut if like god Carsins. Cliff? No. certainly we want others to see a true reflection of Benn's politics, we first have to give him a place in Member of Hackney North & Stoke Newington CLP