Anti-EEC march 1972-room under its chauvinist umbrella for contingents from both the Communist Party and the National Front have generally consisted of Commiunist Party members, Tory backwoodsmen, National Front supporters, and the odd, rather bewildered trade unionist.
FASCIST EXCLUDED The London Coop Political Committer, which made the initial financial contribution to the estabnent of the GBOC, has now fint nervous step towards this rather curious lineestion the GBOC Tuscists in that they do not presently envisage the destruction of it for that British workers have more in common with their national British exploiters than with workers in other countries faced with similar atlacks from their own ruling classes.
What is more, despile organisarionaily excluding the NF, they are helping all the forces of the extreme right to pose as friends of the workers movement by fighting the EEC on exactly the same reactionary political basis.
POLITICAL STRUGGLE But not all the anti-Market forces are willing to go along with this sort of Croydon Co Red Weekly: "We are not anti-Europcan, we are anti-capitalist. We are not in favour of a chauvinist campits for the idea of a Un sed Socialist States of Europe.
"For this reason, we disagree want to exclude the NF. and that only under pressure. the exclusion of all Tories, Liberals, and other capitalist figures. That's why we are organising a meeting Co-op Polit- for members of the labour movement alone, to organise a socialist campaign against the Common WALKED OUT crative Party told momber, USDAW shop steward and Top Political Committee, explained several other people, he walked out of the 15 January meeting right of anybody not in the labour with those Co-op members who just We are for Stan McMillan, a Labour Party member of the South Suburban Cowhat happened when, together with meetings are held In the meetine 1 challenged the movement to be present, and said I would fight the Common Market only on the ground of socialism and not of nationalism. When I walked out members of the Communist Party followed me and said I was wrong to oppose working with anyone who wanted to get Britain out.
"Jack Knight, a leading member of Surrey CP, explained to me that "the ends justify the means" and that "the CP would unite with anyone and do anything to get Britain out of the EEC. I totally reject this sort of argument. NF members and Tories shouldn't even be allowed into Ruskin House - the local headquarters of the Labour Party and trade unions- where our At a meeting on Friday 14 February, the Croydon Co-op Party **************** LEEDS CONFERENCE Agsinst Cuts in * *Social Expenditure, 8 March all day at *kitaon College Speskers: Joen: Maynara * *MP, Mick O'Shea iT&G shop steward. voted by 17 votes to 3 to endorse this line and exchide all forces outside the labour movement trom their anti-EEC campaign. The South Suburban Co-op Political Committee has also voted its support to such u campaign, and has seat a resolution to the London Co-op Society depl oring the broad front" campaign which it is trying to build.
Red Weekly has always argued that the only way for socialists to oppose the EFC is to fight against all attempts by the ruling class to make workets pay for the crisis of capitalism. The example of this excellent initiative in the Croydon area must be rapidly taken up elsewhere. For further details contact Bro. S. Supiramaniam, Craydon Co-op Party, Ruskin House, Coombe Road, Croydon.
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