THE FUSION of the League for Socialist Action and the International Marxist Group heals a six year split among the supporters of the Fourth International in Britain.
Central the differences was the approach of Marxists to the labour view, Huveuicut the IMG had an ultra left and sectarian orientation.
•nwaes the LSA became favourabie lo nealng ine spill. But the IMG's that time LOwas the Socialist Workers Party made fusion impractical. We considered that Was nul difference bul tne whoie mcanlng Ol d 'proletarian orientation'.
Line GCCSOIS 1981 IMG conference, HOWCVC removed ¡lall doubts which we had on this score. In the face of the radicalisation in the labour movement, IMG re-oriented towards building homogenous party rooted in the working class.
Socialist sector of workers and their dulc Olacks. women and so on - can offset the allalk …on unel rights SOLUROK.
Rooting the IMG in industry is central to winning unis aecisive layer lo class struggle ideas, to getting it lo pioneer ue Ignls vl dl the oppressed and exploited.
It is only by bringing the composition of the party into line Witn programme that we will be able to grow and lay the basis for a class-struggle eft wing Key to this proess Will dr winning the most dynamic layers of working class youth to a revolutionary perspective. This both the see building Revolution as a central aspect of the turn.
2. Adopting a correct orientation to the COOlT Party. It is only within the framework of the turn that developments in the Labour Party can be correctiy gauged.
The conflicts opening up in the party are due, above all. to the growing radicalisation among the uniOl Tank-ane-ne wnO form the base of the party. It is this which explains the shift left by the union bloc vote, 1 ClClil {Ull• ferences, which has been key for democratising the party and adopting more radical policies.
Socialist issues - that more and ARO re workers will be drawn _LO revolutionary Marxist conclusions on the way forward.
3. Taking up the key national/international issues. Deepening the "turn does 110U lical adapting the existing level of struggles around pay and conditions (vita) though these are). means taking into our union branches all the key issues of the day on which the labour movement has to give a lead.
Socialist portant in view of the fact that we are witnessing, today the rise of revolutionary Marxist leadership led by the CHibAs - which can play a vital role in resolving the crisis of leadership facing the working class world wide.
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