Labour's By-election Trial

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Stonehouse leaves Walsall. Jenkins leaves Stechford. Apart from argumenis as to whether the Market would be better headed by a crook, or whether Jenkins should be cons ones to Des Warren, no sleep will be lost by militants as to the eventual fate of these two former members of the right-wing Labour establishment.

More serious questions are raised Last weekend the Political Committee ot the International Marxist Group re-affirmed its support for the Socialist Worker candidacy in Walsall North. Whatever anaccolacies OT programme, Jimmy McCallum represents a fighting alternative to betrayals of the Labour Government. ROY JENKINS - off soon to his £60,000 job with the EEC.

ment. United action and free debate provide the best possible conditions fighting cuts, declining living standards, unemployment and rac ism. The drawing together of these MOVemENTS would be part of the campaign for a class struggle left wing class nationally co-ordinated fight-back against the Labour Government which would nigm tor arternative policies ano an alternative leadership.

In that context, the possibility of standing Tariq Ali, a member of the IMG, was discussed. It was stressed, however. that it a candidate emerded who could represent those tasks more clearly, then a campaign in support of that candidate would be pushed forward.

The message is clear. Cuts, unem-