Blowing The Maoist delegation claimed France. Not only did it seem that there had been an IS plot to that students could be activated sabotage the RSSF; the IS deand driven forward by revolutionary ideas, but it also ap- nounced the RSL for failing to peared that this explosion in the attend meetings. There was a educational superstructures - of long hassle about one sect withsociety could produce a similar holding membership lists, of revolutionary explosion among another refusing to distribute workers. RSSF was the response membership cards. of the British student left to the The Discussion student foreign example, and precisely problems in the afternoon was because it was to some extent undermined by persistent organisation it has suffered in an important form of political group claimed that since student prob- of demagogues who subsequent months from the problems could not be seen in difficulty of taking root in isolation, a discussion of student British soil. problems had to include a discussion of imperialism and the very clearly at the First Plenary These difficulties came out working class struggle. The disConference held at the Round cussion was of an abysmal level: House on November 8-9. RSSF no debate, few original ideas, is made up from existing British very little awareness of the groups, and one of its major relative specificity of the student problems is the mutual hostility struggle within the general conof the different tendencies and text of a socialist offensive. In the accompanying low level of spite of the refusal of most in which this obstacle can be in a relevant or eriginal way, overcome is for RSSF to acquire the Conference passed a statean autonomous identity and an ment of aims that did give a detailed programme of student autonomous ideology; then can do without the sects and action', within the university attract young people coming and in the against into politics for the first time academic authority. away from the repetition of a The programme called for the few banalities. If RSSF doesn't setting up of Red Bases in the the sects will continue to turn university, by putting all power people away from left politics in the university in the hands of and the opportunity that now a general assembly of students exists will be lost. staff and administrative workers, The Conference began on the by carrying out a course of It cannot become a nationwide movement overnight; what it must do is build strong local on the vitality of the local sects.
Educational work among British students is a number one priority for the movement since student body that is politically educated would be able to transcend the divisions now existing and would be able to generate an articulated opposition to the university as it now exists.
Only through an ideological ideological course-critiques and transformation can the RSSF survive and attract a majority of by creating red majorities in the the studenty body. Students are student bodies. looking for an imaginative and The discussion on Saturday in massive victory for manifesto including these theses This is the potentiality RSSF can grasp; provided it is on the academic struggle and able to rise above the traditional emphasising the overall political British milieu in which it is now orientation of the RSSF -solidarity with the workers and established. appropriate), has been presented back this penny (workers would by the press virtually as Wilson's have received it for two weeks Barbarella. Whilst her adventures may not stopped) the trade union officials and then it would have been bu so exotic as those of the car- refused to agree to a voluntary TOon character, she is given cut. But Wilson's Barbarella was not to be thwarted: she got the Wilson's most difficult missions and, like Barbarella, her alleged trade union bureauerats to agree to accept the Prices and Incomes charms are an important weapo in her armours. Her charms, Board's Whilst it is not certain that they ruling on this matter moreover, are supposed to appeal both to men (trade union offi represents a very dangerous de- will rule against the ld., this leaders) Barbara will consider this Recently she was given the mission by Wilson to STOD the greatest victory. If this goes by without a seri. building workers' penny an hour one struggle it could mark an cost of Living award on porate state, If workers accept a another separately negotiated, position where their freely negotransgressed the incomes policy (that is, upset British capital- tiated trade union agreements particular the delight of our Labour leader:, set-up where industries (and to guessed righ.) ten party. Workers on buildi g sites now realising the danger of thi dustry") took over the functio s representing *both sides of in- situation. It is to be hoped thai al organised workers will fol of adjusting wages up or down.
The dangerous logie of what th suit. There should be union leaders have agrced to do with Barbara's seductiv. is something very similar to the conetes Massi e trade "syndicates" of f scist countrics action must be the answer to her Even some Labour M.P/s have attempts to bring 800l1T recognised this fact. cuts on the siy. The income her trying tank workers and hakers. wil, no doubt, try the same with Wilson's to block increas s Barba ella is nor She for workers' policy is clearly d signed to eu The TUC has voted against it The Labour Party threw it ou stander's other sections workin with the bigg st vo e of this kin! for years. There is a mandat She failed at Blackpool to sto for struggle againt the freeze and its "charming" pe nent. her promise to freeze the price
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speakers to deal with the issues political debate. The only way
bases, and acquire a momentum of its own that is not dependent
intelligent political alternative morning of a manifesto ended to existing institutions and ideas.
cials) and women (Fords strike velopment and it could be that
important step towards the cor. grounds that this, together with
the Labour Party voting 5 to 1 against the wage freeze, des it.