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Socialist Press1980 1980-10-01Read it in the scan (PDF), scan page 1 →
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Weekly paper of the Workers Socialist League * No. 217 * October 1 1980 * 20p "THe iłotskyıst (R erlaridhan Cialsön Colkitee Not Tony Benn. gr the This week's Labour conrence will echo time and gain with calls from all ides for "unity" against the lain enemy-Thatcherism' It is clear to all that the Tory overnment's non-stop torrent f attacks on the working class squire a united class response om the labour movement: but is equally clear to every class onscious worker that no mount of protest or peaceful ersuasion-no matter how united'-will change the course f this government of bosses, ankers and speculators. The only way to stem the ory offensive is to bring down ne government, using the nmense power of the labour lovement-a power which topped the Heath government ead in its tracks in January 974.
But while Labourites right? nd 'left' call for 'unity' within he Party, what is their attitude awards a fight for such a erspective of struggle against 'hatcher?
Callaghan has openly eclared not only his opposition to action to bring dow Thatcher but even to industri action to prevent tne oll implementing their polici while in office.
In this he has the fu backing not only of Denn Do the 'lefts' h lave a serious alternative to of fer workers seeking a road of against the Tories? Leading 'left' Tony Benn certainly does not. In an interview with Socialist Challenge (25 September) he makes it very clear that he too Castle ccupying