Wrp Crisis
Socialist Press1976 1976-04-07Read it in the scan (PDF), scan page 5 →
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"TRUST THE LEADERSHIP"
I should like to point out an error which appeared in the article 'WRP Crisis' (Socialist Press, March 10th). The article quotes Stephen Jolns at the WRP's Manchester Public Meeting, as having said that the closure of Workers Press was a 'step forward' As the person who put the question to lim, i am in a position to say that Johns made no such remark at that meeting.
Whilst it is necessary in itself to correct any such error, in order to set the record completely straight it is perhaps worthwhile to note Johns' actual reply.
In answering my question, which was a request for a political analysis of the reasons for the closure of Workers Press, Johns was compelled to ask his audience - at this recruitment meeting - to 'trust the Absurd as it may sound, the remark was by no means out. of place. Since in his opening speech one vital factor had been completely missing - ie, any mention of the practice of the WRP, obviously the only basis on which any recruitment was to be made was through trust in 'the leadership' - a simple 'act of faith' It also necessary to correct the error mentioned in order to avoid giving Johns more credit than he deserves.
Such a theoretical summersault will have to be reserved for the mental gymnastics in the leadership of the WRP - in whose abilities the more pedestrian Johns can only beg Is to place our trust.
Yous fraternaily.