IMGpapers 1980–83

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

We cant wait till 1984

· Socialist Challenge No. 206, 16 July 1981 · p. 11 of the scan · 381 words

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THE Labour Co-ordinating better time. cher's capitalist is split.

vandalisation of their future.

This government has to go. We can't wait till 1984.

Committee conference this weekend couldn't have come at a After only two years of That'counter-revolution' her economic policies are in ruins and her cabinet This week's unemployment figures will register some 3 million on the dole, and the last two weeks have seen a massive rebellion by black and white youth against Thatcher's Only the labour movement has the power to get rid of the Tories. The mass antiaround the country have the willingness the workers to fight back.

But the present leadership of the TUC and the Labour Party have diverted this resistance every turn, limiting the movement to 'protest' actions and selling out the workplace struggles.

Terry Duffy AUEW executive have cone iner dest to saoorace Laurence Scott LOC dispute, and the leaders of the TGWU consistently failed to give backing the fight against the Edwardes' plan to shut down Leyland.

Labour leader Michael Foot spends Lille defending Denis Healey and "social contract' with the Ducalllls than fighting socialist policies.

What should come out of this LCC conference? An effective campaign to fight unemployment. This means full support workers struggle like those at Laurence Scott. This means campaigning for a 35 hour week with worksharing and no loss of pay. Import controls play into the hands of the bosses.

Extend Most of all the LCC has to consolidate and extend the gains alredu made insee une by ching a for democracy the This means full support for Tony Benn for deputy.

This Gaullpaigning for the leaders of our movement to be accountable to the rank and file and to imple. ment policies that are in the interests the cratic labour movement will remove the fight with the Tories.

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