Witch - Hunt Left
Socialist Press1975 1975-10-01Read it in the scan (PDF), scan page 7 →
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the impossibility of achieving socialism through the reformist Labour Party. But instead, Militant diverts from this course, saying that it is possible to achieve reforms. This is the path of all the opportunists. "Defence of the Manifesto" is an entirely reformist campaign and presents no danger to to Wilson - who himself voted for the Manifesto along with the rightwing.
DANGER
What does present the danger to Wilson is the fight for policies that do pose the struggle to end capitalism. It is in order to stop this that the press bill the Militant as 'Marxist' and "Trotskyist' in order to confuse and divert any opposition onto this reformist path.
*A part of the same sustained press campaign is the vicious attack on the Workers Revolutionary Party printed in Sunday's Observer. This, like the attacks on Militant, is designed to discredit Trotskyists as "extremists" and strengthen Wilson's position against any opposition. While our political differences with the WRP are well known, we defend their right to campaign freely in the workers Trade union Committees supervise Area Health Autho ities, and prepare full worker: management.