[political marches and meetings. While the centrists of…]
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political marches and meetings.
While the centrists of the Socialist Workers Party prepare their "victory march" to celebrate the ban we say very clearly:
This ban is a victory for:
*the police, who could not have guaranteed the NF's safety;
*the Labour Party leadership, which has consistently refused to do anything about the growing fascist menace (and indeed has concentrated its fire on those who have confronted the fascists physically);
*the fascists, who will use the ban to campaign for "democratic" rights.
It is not a victory for the working class but confusion on this question is rampant on the left, Socialist Worker No 546 (24.9) 77) does not even see fit to mention that the ban applies to themselves and other working class organisations as well as to the fascists.
And the confused front page lead in the International Marxist Group's paper Socialist Challenge No. 15 says this:
*We reject the ban on the antifascists with the contempt it deserves... The fact that the fascists are not being allowed to soil the streets of Tameside is a victory for all those who argue for Continued Back Page Col. 5
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