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Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1968–1988

WRONG TO STAND AGAINST LABOUR?

Red Weekly No. 167, 1976 · p. 4 of the scan · 266 words

The scan: rw-no167-sep-23-1976.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 4 of the scan

As a member of the Labour Party, I have been much concerned by recent announcements that the International Group intends to •SUDDON Worker candidate in the Walsall North by-election, and is considering standing a candidate of its own in Birmingham StechIn my opinion, such a move would be a mistake. ne supporana or revolutonal y candidates contains a confusion of approach to the leadership of the Labour Party A correct application of the united front strategy towards the reformist leadership of the class requires a thoroughgoing fight against that leadership within the mass. organisations.

At the present time of GeTPaIS IOr the working class there A Socialist forefront of those waging the fight.

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When Tracedy disenchantment within the Labour constituencies witn tne wallagnan leadersmip It is the duty of revolutionaries to be in the guarantee that successful in the Taller short term in Walsall or Stechford would not. But abandon such a struggle without a fight rOOL and establish your own revolutionary canunserious attitude towards the fight for leadership, and a desire to fight only on your own "pure" programme. It hardiy needs to be pointed of a prolonged and serious fight against the local leadership of the Labour Party - as in Newnam Nort - prod-

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