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Derek Robinson-praised by SWP spokesman Ryan The O or so youth being ler by the SWP on a Right to Work March from Liverpool to London are being denied any right to The spectacle of these angry and militant youth being taught that these attributes alone are all that is needed is a sad one.

They are being taught that all politics are dangerous and opponents' politics are to be especially avoided.

The march ends this week with a typical SWP stunt-a picket of Eton College.

Challenged

Tony Ryan, ex-Speke shop steward and "thinking of joining the SWP" is supporting the march and speaking at meetings along the way.

Challenged in Oxford about the notorious Socialist Worker lead article ("A Match to Fire the Mersey") in which Ryan had praised Stalinist convenor Derek Robinson, Ryan said that the problem with the Speke mass meeting was not that no-one called for occupation but that a leaflet put into the plant attacked Robinson's role and demoralised the workers!

He attributed the leaflet to the SWP and then to the WRP. It was in fact a WSL leaflet and provided the only correct analysis of Robinson presented to Speke workers, and the only call for occupation.

Ryan's rationalisation of what happened is bizarre:

"What they (the shop stewards) did and what went wrong was we followed the correct procedure" he said ignoring the fact that no preparation or call for occupation was ever made.

Right to Work Secretary John Deason-who along with other SWP members encouraged the youth to jeer critical contributionsstormed for 20 minutes against • open the books demands, criticism of Stalinism or political clarity.

The youth on the march have turned towards politics and are now being held away from them by the SWP.

The battle for revolutionary leadership-unlike Waterloo-will never be won on the playing fields of Eton.