Socialist Challenge No. 11, 1 September 1977
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Socialist Challenge BUILD A SOCIALIST OPPOSITION FOR A UNIFIED REVOLUTIONARY ORGANISATION TUC '77: Labour Lieutenants of Capital Want More Wage Restraint
SAY NO
ARTHUR
SCARGILL
Nuclear Powerand
the Alternatives
...p. 13
UNEM --PLOYMEN TERRY ELLIS reviews the new
NT play on William Tyndale
...p. 15
THELESSONS OF
LEWISHAM Tariq Ali replies to
Dave Cook and the Morning Star'
CLASS co
...P. 4
1 September 1977 No. 11 -LLABORATION
GRUNWICK AFTERSCARMAN - What thestrikers
want...p. 8 and 9
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The real holiday wreckers
HOME NEWS
Wokington. working class Labour voters.
Election.
candidate well as TATIOTE
as a whole. us have a united far-left candidate.
In our opinion, Ladywood -beating the fascists and the Liberals. was more than that of the fascists.
of a shift
everyone who voted for who will hopefully vote for Union elections should
Arguments of this sort pave the way for
currents in the working
Tabour Parts and the
that are in the interess, not of the
socialist Challenge believes that the too vile!
the labour
sa-reclusise in churacier crooping togeth iNcants holding 1 wide range of poblica
HE LOTS WEED DE SEPARABL
Such an organisanon should he hased on the
Editorial
Soclalist Challenge, 328/9 Upper Streat, London N1.
Editorial 01-359 8189 News 01-359 8180
Ladywood and
Socialist Unity
LABOUR SHOULD NOT DRAW too much satisfaction from the Ladywood by-election result. The very fact that it could be treated as a big victory by some Labour leaders Indicates the depths of despair to which Transport House had been reduced by the defeats in Ashfield and
won Ladywood because an overwhelming majority of black voters — who comprise almost 40 per cent of the constituency - remained loyal and preferred to vote Labour against the Tories and the National Front. Peter Marriner notwithstanding. And yet even Ladywood saw a swing of lust under 9 percent to the Tories and massive ebstentions on the part of traditional white
The Government would therefore be extremely foolish to conclude from Ladywood that 'Labour is on its way' and consider an early General
But in a curious way the issues which dominated the by-election were not Labour's reactionary social and economic poncies, out racism and rascisme Bagwas primarily because of the decision of the National Front to
Reed-Herbert (since retired from politics) as
This offered a tremendous opportunity for the socialist en to organise a pant poor aney do, butt wag tartau by electoral disunity and reduced the impact of the far-left
The Socialist Workers Party comrades should reconsider their strategy, If la a scandal that in an area such as Ladywood the fascists got more votes (888 - 5.7 per cent of poll) than the combined votes of Socialist Unity (534 -3.4 per cent) and the SWP (152 - 1 per cent). To argue, as Socialist Worker does. that we should add to this the votes of a West Indian hustler James Hunte, referred to as a 'black nationalist, is simply spurious. Hunte's votes were personal votes and cannot be counted as political in any sense. If Hunte had not stood those who voted for him would have probably stayed at home. Socialist Worker 15 forced to do this because otherwise it would have to consider the alternative presented by Socialist Unity: let
even more than Stechford - shows the necessity for a united far-left electoral pole. None of the arguments advanced by the SWP stand up to close examination. The idea that Raghib Ahsan's politics were 'vaguer or watered down in contrast to Kim Gordon's is just laughable, as any militant in Ladywood will tell them. To make statements like this is both childish and stupid. A united candidate backed by SU and the SWP would have had a bigger impact and stood a real chance of
We continue to reject the idea that a campaign of the Bort waged by Socialist Unity hinders the building of a revolutionary soclalist organisation. On the contrary, enlarges the audlence for the far-left as a whole. And it Is not true that the number of votes we get is irrelevant. If It were, Socialist Worker would not indulge in convoluted explanations to claim that Hunte was a black nationalist simply to show that our combined vote (including Hunte)
Votes are not irrelevant because they are one indication
which is taking place in the most advanced layers i tno masses. i is as turne to say snarwe expooro win everyone who voted for us in Stechford or Ladywood to our organisation, as it would be for the SWP to say thai
Riley in the Transport Union or Morris in the Engineerins be a member of the a totally sectarian approach to the development of real socialist
class movement. That was and remains the approach of Socialist Unity. It will continue to pursue it in relation to the entire left, Including the SWP,
OUR POLICIES
1
crades unions offe
2
WHEN paraded outside
Mily depending on their age, badges which read "Mid, It was u joke at the expense of the British security service.
But the real MIs is not a joke
Curzon Street, Mayfair, haven't only been involved in vetting the
ernment ministers. also active in the arrests of three people ILMOST Official Secrets Act The official secrets prosection,
nanes of the three accused, is already turning into a marathon legal toodings are now due to lake place this November, and expect-
unlikely to he heard, at the Old Bailey, until next summer at the
almost certainly ask for much of the evidence to be heard it
TN A diseusing piece of trade anion witch-hunting, the press barons have allacked traffic control amistants for rainine peapies nomiays.
The real story is very different.
The Labour ruined the holidays of thousands
before the lashing Eving throwing hundreds of thousands SWP ơn the dole, the ensured that LECK OTECT SETTE DIs So cager are Suony Jim Callaghan and his colleagues to defend wage-cutting policies that they have decided to stand firm agaibst the The strungle for socialism seeks in
the bacon will that nf other obbre sed loons of society - НеЗ НАсК
new eryam of power and detesting with wit necessary meens the power of the rapitaliv
Our socialism will he infinlicly mone democratic thee what enisis in Britain
up orms agninst the socialis model of acidiom" in the LiSSk and Eastern
arr opposed to them and wit offer full soppor lo all those fighting for socialist demirrac
THESE THREE PEOPLE
SPENT AN EVENING
TALKING TOGETHER.
EACH OF THEM COULD
NOW GO TO PRISON
FOR FOURTEEN YEARS.
SCRAP THE OFFICIAL
SECRETS ACT!
normation from/Donations toe Aubrey Berry Campbell Defence C
o Time Out, 374 Grays Inn Roari, London WC1, Telephone: 01:278.237
chlidren excluded
and to warn any
their eyes only.
They were TERSECUTE
*in years ago. air
and Public Goveriment bas CAN
neople long increases of up to 20,4 per present disputc. By standards slow paymeal
Governmeot many bad to cut breach the But
quite sure bow Civil Aviation Auth
scale. Capitalim hes not only create
Dollics. Thus ar fisht Enr working cow unity tan insernational scale. This uniey wilt in th
diair withdrawal at Beinsh troops from ireland und letting the Irish people driermine their unn Ты Сомами Parces in Eurup
wing have an! meaningtul Meatre for the overthrome of thr capitalios seale. eu resistinary socialer parties are more necesmy than ever before. Conditions Today an
unsie. This means the right to organis
Cut maRuzine
Rises in
Ветту arrested camera", with press and public charge scick
Aitken and
Behind the veil of secrecy, however, lies a simple attemp by the authorities to smother any
IDE 14 TCHES, deprhs of organisations Like MIS
governatent employees that if they do have "secret" information, it is for boncan Campoen porn and
now experied from the country ority paying a rise promised two
The Government stopped the payment in 1975, one of the carly be breacbed.
jal Contract In 1976, tbe Civil
Servetits Association Fles job evaluation ngreement which gave
cent. gling
Even Len Murray cannot de
said that the CPSA demand does
12-month rule.
claims that the deal would be outside its policy, though it's nor
12-month
Its proposal for avoiding the
writher de pro•Muscor
and as a lusary but as aMe
SPEAKOUL
AUBREY, BERRY, CAMPBELL DEFENCE COMMITTEE
The original arrest of Crispin Aubrey, John Berry and Duecan ary. Aubrey is a reporter on Time
Campbell is a freclance journalist who special.
communications, whilst Herry is a former porporal in the InteLligence Corps.
had contacted Aubres through the defence committee of Philip Agee and Mark Hoset ball, saying simply that he had MOTESUORO THE USE light on Home Secretary Merlyn Rees' decision. An interview wal arranzed but before a word of i could be published the three were
and charged under the Ofbaal Secrets ACt
Although initially they were charged under Section 2 of the ALL WEICH COYCES BAG ESPEARE of any official information, however minor, this bas since heer reserved for spying. The decision was clearly based on the faihire
against Jonathan the Sunday Telegraph in 1970. The result of this is that Aubrey, Berry and Camp bell could each now go lo prison
Unfortunately, the conditions of the three men's bail makes it THENCE BOID WAL L formation was described at the Interview. But it's worth noting
Wing scrike Involved calling independent mediate to Ben abether the 12-month rule would
The air traffic control assise ants are being held up as exam-
the labour movement about how the Government in lends to deal with workers strug
delend their Living standards. But the Government?
LEINEMEE MUCCEEALS MORE broken by the sort of wheeling and dealine proposed by CPS.
Thomas said thar the Goverement's actions will make it very CPSA's vote in favour of the
rule TUC.
"Our quarter of a million votes
WANT TO KNOW MORE? D you sense with these principles out want to be Irvalved in setirile by Soiled Challenge sub portere in soui srin 30ln the for betow hod sendins
Tam Interesed in more interination abont Reb villes in my area. woon 1i5e additional aruratare wid pecone 50; to cover costs, MeiereD not applicainer:
NAME ADDRESS
Send to Socialist Challenge 328/329 Upper Stre London NIC
SOCIALIST CHALLENGE 1 September 1977 Page 2 that Berry left the army 7 years ago and never reached a highor position than corporal, by te same token, if ABC are spies, why are they allowed to walk the streets freely while awaiting their
What has emerged is that the ABC arrests were just part of a careful surveillance against the Agee-Hosenhall def
A series of mysterious break-ins and burg laries took place over a number of months, none of which can be explained as ordinary thefts, and all showing the hall mack of MIS. Somewbat belatedly, the Home Office has admitted that these break-ins did take place, tbough it has not so far agreed to an investigation
The ABC case raises severa important issues. First, if jour malists are not even allowed to talk to people without heing clamped in jail, then the so-called freedom of the press is yet again exposed as a sham. Secondly, the activities of the Special Branch MES, are not just a threat to reporters but to all socialists and Snarlien sen as a threat to the oficial Secret here the permanent barrier to the public's
Government policy. Rocent cer
-lations about Mis nnd the CI are only the tip of the weberg.
An ABC Defence Committes has been charges. It is already working to up to fight the buikd up suppor in the trade unions, and the issue is due to be CHASTITC ILL MAYOR
You can heip by raising the case in your organisation or by
to tell Me You Drea
stickers. *Tell Me Your Secrets SARCA Secret carries bags (both 15p cach) from: mittee, c/o Time Oar, 354 Grays ABC Defer : ComInn Road, London WC1 (Tel: 01-278 2377). would bave been very helpful in swinging it in the Goveramenr's
The said. But now it could go the other way.
The Labour Government has shown that living standards cannot he defended by this kind ol
collaboracion. Only polic based on the industrial might ol the unions can succeed.
The conto assHonav established links with thei: French and Spanish counterparts who are currentiy taking indus trial actior over their claims. The possibilities that this opens up for solidarity action is
precisely the way to defend living Sandards desinse the bosses lieutenants.
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Thatcher's carnival
An the Carnivel progressed in TInU CI BiRminNErE M2 relaxed. Not many cops coald be seen and the sun was out - . commnaoo desisueuso pur au
• good mood, On Sunda) Margaret Thateber gave • TV
bad: "1 regard ull those who use force to get their owe wAy Comimiutscn & the Set Tot of socialism and fasciam is its right.
What did those at the Carnival hink of Thatcher's statement? A soune wot mol woman cow
ur reporters: "Il's a load of shit, man. A load of shit. Do you mean to cumemattac snuan pooccare socialists?
"They' re the ones who provoke SOETICC IO TSI IRCE RICas, Ane the National Frontthugs. Are they sociabists as well? The Tory Party must be in trouble having Thatcher as its leader."
ost people wespoketo thoug
at tnacher was tog stunid
is a socialist. Il she made tha statement in Chile she'd be shoi AO LIC SIOL CICA COCEATCULS President wauldn't with a statement like that.! Socialist Challange
1978
HOME NEWS
of carnage a
A bystander who overbeard our guesnonsindicused inar newanted
told us, and had Ned Germany in the Thirties because he was a Jew.
GOOTE KOW maL AreR Thyssen (the two higgest capital-
ler? Doesn't she know that protits nourished? Edward Heath couldn't have made such an ignorant satement as that.
The gener response was a nixture of dizist. anneme and sheer incredulity. For most of the revellers, though, other things acre on ibeir mind, They cou dn: about Thatcher or James Callaghan or EVEAU CSC THE BHER
Perhans the best quote came from an Asian militant who had been arrested 1age. Unles warkers distinguish
neir lefs foot from ther ngil,
then we could arrive at a situation : De fascist and cactionaries are on the rampage Hack blood may be the first to te oicaiy wado 1 be the last."
CALENDAR
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STUTS Nearly a quarterof e million peoplepacked Notting Hill on thi Hank haliday weekend for the West Indian Carnival of costames, steel baads, and floats
Murgaret Thatchertook the opportunily fo describe tascerm es Teli-wing" — serg convealent fur those who are happy bo see the kind of thuggery which cuased over£1000-worth of fire damage at the Centerprise bookshopand meeting centrein Nordt London
I5 DLnS
not
resign
Friend.
JANUARY
News
nowhere
Old Mart's for
THE National Front's decision to marghe tha a hroeatan Our designed as a provocation. IDEOTMNUO SUCSSCARTacIs was a split in the NF lendership on the question as some felt it might DATARE BO HE S TCBHEHE before a General Election. The
was Martin He argucu toaL CERII
that an event like chis had to be waged to win back rank-and-rile fascist militants who were gravi rating towards openly Hitlerite groupings.
The "liberal" press snw Lewisham'as a big gain for the NF. but opinion within the fascist move Trish bich' and hit ber. ment is by do seans ubanimous. ried that Lewisham will put off с TAS BS SCEATSS PUL sympathisers from coming demonstrations in future. Alsotls NT SSGRUNESHOCHC. NECL Herbert, Jas "retired" from pali The plank of nails
Torub salt in Webster's wouods, British Patrior, paper of the British Moverent, has lambasted the sE caderahib. What avicton for the reds and their parlin-
sympathisers. The CEPTEHEIS must have known belorehand that the reds
thus ensuring a rour and the Front Inst publie sympatly becaose they
deliherutely brought about this confrontation, and as delih erately played right ioto the hands of the reds.
•Anyleader who demands such a CHiCeON tH WIHS lirtle to gain, deserves to lose bis appointment. This march was a sempiee diaregard for the well Dora Noyce [RIP] being of the Front's members... In its wake, condennatioo of BritniBBTHEISNO-EOSSCH bans and restrictions placed on all parties of the nationalist cause. Thank-you NF - - well done!' panser wir webeter Join bis Will the •Front friend Marriner in the political wilderness? Watch this space.
The lost Marriner
PETER MARRINER has WETO TULARMEH ONENTIHn In the Eshour Party: At the very
eust Brian Walden and Labour Socalist Ulalty an apolegs. More to the point is an investigation into
buw Ladywood Lubuur Parly 'S Dora's profits reached maximnur ran. WIll Waiden, who defended Marriner, now suppurt i a labour mosement ingwies into the whole aFfair? Wie doubt it.
As for Marriner himself, be
scems to be lost and his mind appears to be wandering. Hemon
clulms he spied for the Rlodesians aad South Africans. Well...
Tory democracy in action
FOLLOWING the
EESRELLO! from Parliament of the Tory crook John Cordle, a by-election
OEUUICL 10 BOLEIC mouth Past. Socialist Unity wil definitely not be stauding. Nor de
will the Socialist Workers Party, Bournemouch is
La proletarian hearland. tn faet the fascists have a strong base aod virtually dominate the locai Tory Part:
In 1958-59 the latter foroed a radical Tory, Nigel Nicholson, to
because he opponent of the Suez adventure and replaced him with a Major
. But before the election could take place it was revealed supporter of the EmpireLayaliss. Wal tricckl was an auti-scmile He was exposed by Labour kader нуги зрелет.
Labour meetingr were smashed
SOCIALIST CHALLENGE 1 September 1977 Page 3
from
and attacked by fascists under the pommand of Austen Brooks. stillisn tascisr andadsasestheloca NF while not joining formally. Brooks is also a journalist on the
where valiant efforts ensure that right wing polities and the Tories are given glowing write-ups. Brooks tres Lo comed bis Lancisl pas becaaseo f the NF operation inside the Rournemouth Tory Party. But TEOK SOAN CAO CAME DE ASIT1 tained by studying back copies of the Empire Loyalist paper Can
The selection procedures inside the Tory Party are a model of And tined for ennting anell, Annecte, has been found UIL CANEHTSOO DI COU DOUETE mouth East Conservalive Association. Hecalled Mansell's wife 'an
We look foreard to the an pouncement resealing who Cord SOC S HDE CO DE
MALCOLM ALDEN, a member olimeGhnwiCKNHieemni, Ro srange habrs. Ne har an did piank of wood which he uses for hitting pickets on the lees from under the gare. Same rusty nail are affached to the plank. A fen
weets age two Socialis Worken riy comroges кіалороа am obdacred the said plank. Alden
veni berserk. Aller e discussio
MIR BNICE TATALOE CnO En threur of a prisate prosecutior from Alden ir was agreed that th appear. It did, mines the maib. PHOTLL- TANEEI WFHETOOSET
DORA NOYCE died last month Herdeath was hendline news in the sober Edinburgh daily The ScotsMan. I dcvolco a yuanct oI fronc page to her funeral, Hardly surprising since this pewspaper is read by Top Peopie
Dora's death will certainly b mourned by a number of The Ona SECHOCTS SS SIC WES LOI oener of Edinburgh's hesc-known brotbel. Local residents are bo Campening to close down tbi house of ill-repute.
What bothers the respectablle burghers of Edinburgh is not the exiscence of prosticution. Most dour Presbyterian Scobs don'i obje to the sale of sex as such. It is well-kaown in the cily chat
levels during the Annunl Gener Assembly of the Church of Sootinnd
Dera's estabiishment was run under the patronising eyes of bot the police and the city counci There was only one prosccution a year, appearanices, Dora's brothel wa im OTO E to lemn
essence of bourgeob
DA TOLE LE respecrahility, in keepin Enyers nd bander oei Edinburgh's discrcel service, and the mon privileged among them were treated to tea and scones in Dora's sint ing moom. Come ciecivon time nnt the brothel's windows — every one of theai - were festooned WILLTORYTATYKAIC
What is worrying The Scotsman (sic) and the Edinburgh establish meul is that the brothel might he taken over by "criminal elements from Glasgow". Damube Street') rest rainod image might according lydeteriorate,
So Glasgow's mafia might find thes have a real fight on chei hands. Edinburgh's judiciary and clected representatives might block their effocts. These musings point ou the different characte of'thetwocities: Glasgow has high
toush image. Edinhurgh is deci 133IYE SUSID8 dediya genteel city. The battle for Dora's sucoesaion is thus a bigh! symbolic one.
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Rape and the Politics
OPEN FORUM
WOMEN ARE longer
pared to silently submit to vicious
humiliating attacks at the hands len - that's the message that es across loud and clear from the
owing campaign against the batter-
of women and against rape.
At a time of acute social crisis when all
of violence are on the incresse, it growth of the women's and the spreading of its ideas the ranks of the movement have given growing numbers in the confidenoe to speak out and
only the act of rape which Women are
Inclacing Bel
eswho, with the help of a myrind of
HESTOLE WHO COE PASS BEECE which every real man' desires is one expression of the dehumaniand distortion of social relations
rpetuated by class society and rooted in
he social conditioning of the family.
ANGER AND DETERMINATION
Despice the anger — and determination
which these actions have encapsulated,
question of the political basis for an so going campaign on the issue of rape has presented a particularly thorny prob-
especially for socialists in the m's movement. No woman would an immediate reaction
ecially to a brutal rape - would be
nething along the lines of 'castrate the
But the sarting point for any political
crion against rape is not to sharpen a kitchen knife, That starting point must be the interests of women in the context of it understanding of the centrality of the arugale for their liberation — which will not be achieved throush condemning ourselves to a lifetime behind bars.
MP Jack Ashley's for increased prison entences, bur do so on the thoroughly
rong basis that the rapist is working
am….or black". These "socialists" don't tart from the interests of women.
Women have quite rightly retarted
rith scorn. Any man working class,
ack, ruling class or whoever - wnC morts to this most humiliating form of physical assault against women takes this action against every woman's right to at, think and feel independently. if the apist is working class then his action acts against the interests of the working class BASHOIC.
CLASS LINES
However militant as a trade unionist or an anti-fascist activist, the man who resorts to rape crosses class lines, and foits all the others who condemn women to a life of uncertainty, apprebension and men physical disabilities, incapable of fighting for an independent existence of her own. This betrays the need for a united, independeat fight of the working class and all oppressed people in sociery
Today the workers' movement - let
those who consider themselves ocialist:
capable of imposing its own sanctions ind morality against those in its ranks
whether it be woman battering, persistent Harassment of women in puns, coc. ol acts of rape in its narrow, legal definition.
Organised political opposition and sanctions to such acts carried our by the workers' movement itself would provide
consciousness necessary for such unified apposition will not arise spontaneously. A trong mass campaign launched by the
POLITICAL DEMANDS
The formulation of political demands For any such campaign against rape which irengthen the fight for women's libera bon and at the same time challenge and weaken the very system which is at the root of worten's oppression is a complex problem. It is something on which the vomen's movement, which ultimately has
provide the leadership on this issue, needs utmost clarity. Tbe decision at the last national women's liberation DOnlerence to discuss the issue of rape with a Hew to adopting a seventh demand on it at the next conference will be belped by the welcome debate opened in tbe columns of Spare Rib an the use of tbe
WEN UNME
Nass RAPE
The worban who has been raped has Tea options open to her. If she can Tape is a crime the victim sbould hide, she will be likely to report the rape to thi police. But every step of the procedure necessary before the cuse actually comes to court is directed against the women. The legal definition of rape, insidious botion of consent, is so narrow that many vietims of sexual assaule have по recourse to the rape law. If she has, the legally prescribed medical examination often brutal and inevitably humiliating -is carried our hy a police doctor, not by a. qualified person of her choice. In court the woman is subjected to intense crosa
She becomes the guilty person put on trial.
What should the attitude of socialists be to the State and Is courts? The courts cust to uphald class society and the hourgoos morality it spawns, perpetuanng women's oppression. They have th: power to mete out barsher sentences for Dilences about elica tere 1s a popic outcry. Bur chis is precisely because by
NONEL
IDGAINS
NAPE
of Sexual Violence
Several weeks ago we began a forum of readers' contributions on the political issues raised by rape and sexual violence. Here DODIE WEPPLER and ANN BOND add their comments.
loing so, the Judges are able to retai their monopOly their posers heing expropriated. They have little to offer women
alternative women will continue to turn to them. And while they do, socialists must fight for measures which afford women
the hands of the judges and laagers. This kind of fight - - combined with other steps which can be taken now — provides the best basis for convincing women of the class nature of the courts.
Furthermore, whatever sentences are meted out to the rapist, one thing is clear from the many recently publicised cases.
Sentences are not decided in the interests of the rape victim. Judges are ratber
bourgooi morality), and the career, colour, and social standing of the rapist, Neither does severe punishment eradicale rape by "curing the rapist. After being locked up for several years a rapist could conceivabls emeree with even more
-ICK WONSN violent tendence. All the terearch done an recidivism and the rehabiliacion values OTE CHOSE OCHET BORED as conclusion that jail sentences do not diminish the threar of violent anti-social behavior,
SENTENCES
Once women rely on the courts to stop rape they hand over all their organisation Equally, if socialists choose to uphold this "justice they get entangled in impoosible contradictions. From a scientific Marxist viewpoint, is it correct to demand the five year sentence Jack Ashley has pulled fram his hat? Or is it more revolutionary to go for 10 years...or six months? On wha political basis do we develon this kind of demand which can further the struggle for
material basis?
Although the cours cannor eliminate the incidents of sexual violence agninst women, they cannot he ignored, Women should have the right to be examined by a person of their own choice, rarher than impersonal police doctors. Their identity Should be tocally protected from the gutter press, unless they wish, as Carole Mages did, to openly campaign against rape. The cross examinacion which pors the Woman on subjecting her once more to humiliation, must not be
Wamen wishes of the victim should he allowed so give evidence on her behalf.
The opening of Rape Crisis pentres in Britain provide the basis for an alternative to women who have been raped. These Stols provide women with support The afteronath of an atlack. They can also come orses cores to do goat campaigning activity against rape.
RAPE CENTRES
Hur today few sach octres exiat. Those thar do have been set up through the efforts of small groups of feminists. While these centres must always be under
ties should be provided no string attached by the campaien for Rape Crisis centres as we
These kind of lacilities will not be won from the State tomorrow. That's wby the few rape crisis centres which exist must have the full support and materia backing of the workers' movenient as a whole.
The emphasis in any on-going cam paign on rape must be on its prevention Any women organising to defend them selves deserve rigorous support. For centuries, women have been socialised into submission. Their physical strength has remained undeveloped. The growing numbers of women's self-defence groups, again often poorly-quipped, sould be supplemented by attempting to end the
SOCIALIST CHALLENGE 1 September 1977 Page 8
absurd division between male and female DONSER COULHEIC
schools, regarded as easy prey by adult
men, should he encouraged to take nar in sports which enable them to develop their
strengh, Self-defence classes in schools
could form part of the concerted cam-
In addition, collective self-defence is vital. In South London women organise
collective deletice on the way to and from discos. These steps should be coulated in
otber communities.
Until a mass campaigo wrings coo cessions from the bourgeois scate, so that
women can walk freely on the streets and Toel safer in their homes, Tape crisis
centres and women's refuges can play an
important role in deterring rapists. Org
anised patrols by women, poster cam-
dangerous areas, co-ordinated campaigns Su areas where women suller comms harassment (from kerb crawlers and the like) are all steps which women's centres
have begun to take. The very existence of rape crisis centres can also give women
who are vitims of sexual violence in the
home the confidence to tackle it
DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS
But we must also demand that the State takes its responsibility in protecting the democratic rights of women which it claims to offer. The State shauld provide better street lighting. free and easily available late transport, and atber forms
of protection and deterrant deemed
necessary by women.
Wonsen have only their own organisation to rely on. The labour movement -which could add enormous weight to WorDen's campains sunst tape → trent the issue in the same way that if treated the issue of abortion just three years ago. Rape is soon as a "private" individual" affair. It is completely outside the concern of the unions. So the labour movement cannot he relied upon to help defend
However, an orientation to the labour
campalen.If the women's movement is Able to Torce workine class oceanisations into acrion on the rape issue, then, for example, CHEATE local couns threatened with industrial or communiry action will very quickly find the resources demamed.
The days when the trade unions will nice strike action is defence of women's right to lead a life free from peraistent harassment are far off. The far left, suent unti? it was forced to begin to rocognise the importance of women's struggles
Line pouncal weight of the women's abovement, has yet to take a
such as fascism, racism, and abortion, it has had a decile moset within the workers' movement. But the far left is only beginning to grasp adequately tbe politics of sexuni violence.
CAMPAIGNS
As socialists the scruggle against rape must be seen as part of the struggle for socialism, and must be seen as bringing us closer to the day when the repressive State o was society 1s seance, openine tac door to a society based on democratic and
this content, action against sexual vio leos would be bacsed, by the force of the srate as a wiiole
Campaigning activity on rape on a nationally coordinated scale has yet to be launched. The Wages for Housework
roup bas played a prominent part
naking rape a cational issue. But beczu the group bas tied the basis of its
Women Against Rape - to WE POLI the notion that women sbould receive wages for domestie labour, and claiming crudely that rape arises trom econocnic dependence, many members of the women's movement have been exctuded through this sectarianism.
What is needed is a fight to broaden the basis of this campaign, so that women in
this is impossible, feminises should place
paign building actions around rape in which the Wages for Housework group could be invited to contribute. Women actively involved in women's aid, and who are trying to win it to a feminist perspective have an important role to pla in relating their experience to the cam paign against rape
Before any such broadly based camp aign could be launched. conference to thrash our the politics of rape is vital. A call for such a conference from local women's groups active on rape would be in line with the decision of the Last women's liberation conference, to open a discussion on rape with a view to formulating a seventh demand for the
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Terror round-up for the Queen of Death
Smash Birmingham's reactionary doctors
IRELAND
visit. Mike Pinter reports.
In the space of four days before the Queen's arrival, Belfast was rocked by two huge, militant and well-disciplined demonstrations down the length of Falls Road, The first, marking the anniversary of internment OUTENE August, mustered upwards 10,000 in support of political status for the repubicun in H-block
cialist prisoner
angkesh and C-Wing Annae Gaol Joinily organised by the Relaties Action Commitiee and Sinn Fein, the march washeaded by tWo. banners that nroclaimed. Frcoine
soners — free the people: and Defend political status. Though MINES LISTEN AT SOORLY deD
of the anniversary of internment commemorations, August showed the increasing willingness of the anti-unionists to come out onto the streets on bebalf l poutical prisoncis. It was the largest display yet of support for political status. Three days later, the Queen PLANS ARE underwuy in Birmingham for a day of inquiry into abortion as part of the build-up for the national demonstration in the city on 29 Cetober, called on the National Abortion Camp aign. Although Benyon's Ball has fallen, there is every indicalion that the pro-choice movement needs to step up the camprign for
women's abortion rights.
Last month Mary Huckins was
fined a total of E341 and ordered to pay compensation of £134 by
Bristol magistrare. Her
sarnsed up the
choose' nod "Beat Benyon's BiD', *Abortion - ACO 31L157
Besides inis vicious use of the
againsT campaigners,
nother source tor concern is the
Tumour that David Bnnals,
retary of State for Social
ALM TIEW Bill *No restrictive laws!
In the aftermath of the Queen's visit to the occupied Six Counties, the British Army has unleashed a sustained campaign of terror in parts of West Belfast. The Army's obvious intention is to destroy the mass militancy of the anti-unionists which brought upwards of 25,000 people onto the streets in open opposition to the foreign Queen's
arrived, As if to symbolise what her visit meant for anti-unionist areas under occupation, the Army shor dead a 16-vear ald YoUtn Paul MeWilliams, in the Bally murphy area. According to the Army, Paul was throwing petrolof bombs; they had given him two warnings, then deliberately shotto This version was Immediately disputed by on-the spot witnesses.
The anger of the people erupted in a wave of hi-jackings, and barr cades. A few hours later a soldier in the same regiment was shot dead in retaliation.
The intense campaign of repres sion which the Army embarked on the Markets murphy especially hard. Nightly swoops on ghettoes average of 30 arrests each timefilled the blocks of cells in Bellast prison and Longkesh which were reported to have been cleared to hold the decainees. People arrestod were held under the Prevention of Terrorism Act our of the way during the visit.
The city centre was totally sealed off and swamped hy newly arrived troops. Every "suspicious person wasscreened, asked where they came from and if they had been lifted before. Workers were arrested at the thought might be At the Royal Victoria Hospital, the arrest of members of HOC STATE DOWER A SHAG BELI the men were released.
Despite these repressive measmarch of 10 August rganised by the Provisional Sin Fein and the RAC from Andes sanstown to the city centre will ge downin history as the largest showe of active opposition to the British tried to ignore it hut couldn't. On television that night, the banner at drafted. Without any doubt this will be based an compromise, not on the principle of a woman's right to choose That's why is is vital that we abortion on existing and against SERICES CH WASTI crime? limitations of the 1967 Abortion slogans Act are especiaily Barmingham A mere one in ten abortions carried out aILS NHS. Birminghan major bospital Sec South Oak conducted omy two aDorbeing tions throughour the entire year
National NAC demonstration
Saturday, 29 October
Assemble: 1.30 Victoria Square, Birmingham *Women's choice not doctor's choice!
*NHS abortion every women's right!
*Out patient abortion clinics now!
the head of the march was there for allto see: The Queen of Death.
Well over
marched during the day, and that night opposition contieued in most antiunionist areas. The largest was in putting the Queen on trial for crimes against the trish people, an were paraded outside the local harracks and burn.
OUTH TAT AS DO CATE CIR tive of the anti-unionist minority the Queen, SDLP The Protestant masse: didn't even catch a glimpse of the Quece. The mass opposition of assteadfastasever, thanks in large part to the role Relatives Action Commitee.
Butsincethe day after the Queen of Death's visit, the British Army the initiative and courage demon strated by the resistance of the salicnalist minority. The area the Army chose was Greater Ander especially and Bally. Lodge estate. The regiment res-
ponsible for inflicting this terror was the marines-
- for seven - to keep them
by the Arm
Army
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Marine Commandos. About 200 troops participated.
The case of Leo Martin -one out of many people who have been barassed, battered and toe tured — best describes the work of the Army on the afternoon of 12 by Chriss Silvester, Birmingham NAC
'We'vegot
down to to fight for free one abor-
abortion any future
The tion a year-
evident in now that's
of all talking in the BIC On (ne medicine'
che Selly
LE NASSHIL
displays not even the
plased by the
the
the 45th August Monagh punched in a concrete had survived.
as well Despite this.
- only order. than 12 months.
words year cinte.'
CONTRACEPTION their books to new
because
byes
abortion.
Loo Martin was arrested ar 1pm He was kicked, punched, hit with rifle butts and batons. His shirt was ripped from his back and his dragged by the hair and thrown into an Ariny vehicle where he was
The was kicked and shot.
Then he was "exgmined hy doctor in the presence of the soldiers engaged in beating him. Every
According to his doctor, It was the worst case of beating be hac ever seen from which the victim
Martin suffered bruises all over the body and legs, particularly the groin; two frac tured ankles, fractured ribs. . multiple lacerations on the bead; hur
The was kept hospital only two hours, removed to Castlereagh, He wa served with a seven-day detention
While it was Turf Lodge that
suffered the bulk of the atrocities,
athet parts of Andersonstown of 19741 More recently, a loca community health council heard the case of a woman who was refused belp on abortion an NHS consultant despite the fact
she had a life expectancy of less
The reactionary attitude p
sany consultants in Birminghan
e in large part responsible I
is appalling situation. In t
We Betel Hugs Melan of one of these
Birminghan) in 1952 We said is
cbere rcally a case for abortion?
..Is there one woman who really noods an abortion? The answer is
very few, We got down to one a
- now that's talking medi-
One b
s - the Brook Advisory Cle
• has been instructed hy the
health authority to stop advert
plarning clinics have had to close
patien:s
There are vast waiting lists in the
Black Meanwhile, the curs are whittling away what are already inade-
quate services, making it near
impossible for women to develop any element of control over their
The October demonstration in
Birmingham is the time to coric
out buo the streets and make clear the changes that are vital if
women are to have fall access to
suffered. And all week afer thi day of cerror, the Army continued to mete out similar treatment. The official pretext for chis cam
sterocan. Homere Army had already invaded Turf Lodge and were ransacking homes nearl two hours before the soldier mu doubtedly the reaction of ant unionists to the Queen's visit
person Monagh on the Friday afternoon was instructed to sing God Save the Queen' none complied! In attempting to impose British authority on the people of Ander sonstown, the British Army has failed. For a militant people wbo havebornethe brunt of repression over the last year, and who have beendeterinibed to make their op position felt in public protest on every occasion of British brutality in the estate, the indiscriminate
Whats Left
saturation and curfew of Friday affernoon the worst instance wet a the memones of t residents — has only served to teinforce their militancy.
On the following Sunday after DOOD, 8t a meeting attended by some 250 oca Beople, M was decided to embark on a campaign to break down the media's wall of silence. Andersongtown barrack. has been continuously picketed The Women's Action Committee has been re-established to provide localleadership:
The people of Turf Lodge and Andersonstownderbanded secured - of Leo Martin, and the withdrawal o troops inam Turf Lodge and th
is up to the workets movement in Britain to adopt the example of Turt Lodge, and demand le immediate wichdrawal of British forces from the area, and from the entire Six Counties.
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There is only one way to A massive fight to raise living standards
OCIALIST CHALLENGE 1 September 1977 Page 8 by JONATHAN SI BERMAN
The issue of wages and the "12-monzh rule" will dominate this year's Trades Union Congress. The most recently annonced Government statistics show that infiarion is now running at an annual rate of 17.6 per
while earnings over the some period have riser only 9.7 per cent. The gap befween the rate of price rises and
is widening. month, according to the Gov ernment, it stood al 7,4 per cent. This month living stan dards are officialiy down 7.9 per cent since a year ago.
debates Gardens go beyond even this, and will affect the whole future of the
Another period of wage restraint
only falling living with it - mass unemployment of 1,635,950; E3.5 billion cut from
services. TESUELINS dosure of hospitals, declining education as 50,000 teachers are house building of 20 per cent. SCANLON
keep the Tories out:
Spawning on working class dis lusion. The door has been opented Jor me rotun or a tory concinment as by-clection after by-cloction has shown that traditional Labour voters are staying at home in their thousands.
SHAKING THE LABOUR
GOVERNMENT
The deleat of the 12-month rule
employers and the Tories on the defensive, shake the Governent's Last
the labour movement, and open the way
leaders" class collaboration.
Faced with BULL
have launched anti-democratic the
ovciturn deeis oas of union con Ferences against wage icanion and Co. refused to recall the Emuneerine Weion'& NatiOnA Committee to vote on month rale. Jack Jones announeed SABLI LIC FULE ROS IL LAYOU DU LIES rule, the Transport Union would loyally carry out the decisions the majorits of the Trades Union Congress, that i not the majority of the TGWL EN HEC UC decision of Mineworkers Conference to fight _ he's fighting hard against his members ' interests
-lixe the far a massive rise from November
votes in Blackpool on the 12rule?
The 12-monch rule and the 10 per political counterpart in the LabLab pact. Callaghan believes thar
kept in office by Parliamentary manoeuvres, and he will threaten every tous of workers gaing inte struggles that they will bring down the Labour Government.
unions by Jones, Murray and Co.
tor In reality.
capitalist policies will make the CHOTOUD Government even
UNE TCHECS raghag of Ulster Unionists and the attempt to rest can choose the moment when
the Government is at the peak of controls. unpopularity and turf it our
The only way to keep the Tories the our is by raising living scandards
and embarking course. This means a massive fight to break the pact. guaranteed not to sart such a
LEFTS
The left leaders have shown thar
DONT LET YOUR
TO WU
NATIONAL
OFFICERS
BAYC their ROB
SUPPORT
Coveraitent can be
This
no confidence can be placed in the continuation of them in the fight to break the pact
ILOCOMOLES INTITUE is vital that the lefts are forosd our more впрор in the light Liberais, and the Hareest Dossible numbers are clear
ly shown the burcaacrets role The first step in
cornes al the TUC liself. Tbe mos massive lobby is left leaders who cinim to oppose
socialist pur their money where their mouth is by openly coming out and calling
The TUC Is for mass strike action to delend
Diving standards.
And they manes ton teally derend DYlg standards, as well as supporting all PLACE NE TOUP AUSTIC
SECOND STRING
the Corernment s poncies nave prepared the second string of theit
SIAMTTIRVAS
claions.
The
YOU
US ibflation.
fiving standards,
of day sa tha:
forcing the the TGWU conference. their The against inflation.
must light for de
standards
-The union leaders supportig
one in every claim.
The Solstoment's
ivancs is guarameed. Bet in addition to wick multance tl
igle fer clear policies capebie of ajoning l tecats in H face of savage Covernmient restrange
DIVIDE AND RULE Divide and sile? This tas heen fr strategy of the coplosers Tor deyusles, Touay the Governaga) is ancrpting to centralise and. co-ordinale the raling
prividun pros, such as Heine and Nabisco, to persuade otivare industis jo withdrin as seuleincols
Te solisiby penaled etploser bictics, the Golgomet topes to take adoucrage of divistons and lack of po-o dinetier ef working clas struggle in defeat even the grearest milianicy This was the to tie which colan and deleated the Post Offier votes in 1911 nou the Manchester enginecrins wetkers. I0 1972 45well as riant groupe of workers in Scotland at th beginning of the Social Contran
The righr-wing siade anton leaders sco plaving straigh, inte the hands of the Guvertein AUEW presidentist candidate Temy Dulty cheides hich baid trop low paid workers bs boncemirating Estlosively on dithetentialy and the Bo-called traditional wages pittern. The TDC ais to ler the lower palo go to the wall by making no serions light over the E50 nationa
Photo: PETER HARRAP (Report
wage-cutting bow lest thes defeated on the 12-monch rule, by
КаЛАСИнЕ
sa-called 'extravagant" cinima of 15-20 per cent shich the employers press denpunces wauld not even remorely make up for packet against the present rate of
Onty ammedlore incrnd by acomatie cest of Jing increases to compensare for infler-
AUTOMATIC INCREASES
This demand for automatic cost of living increases is growing in the trade anson mosement. sis mclu ded in the Ford cinim. Tt has been accepted as policy by NUPE, A third of the delegares voted for it at
But the trade union leaderships to fight for the protection of wages
TGWL General Sandar der. Moss Eyans, har already announced he intenda to follow "socially responsible poli tions thing he will try to throw out of the window is the demand for cost of maney claim of only 15 per cent, Evans will bave negotiated another major catin Poro workers vol
The bureaucrats will attempt 1o The light for automatic cost of Living increases has to be a cencral
Divided we will be d
Land the Port Tab Classerey trough the casa •and using pressure on
MURRAY. the government's cl
Demands to u
* 815 increase fully pr of living increases * National minimum
* A programme of r works to guarantee the * Full protection for s against the effects o cash limits * Equal pay for wom
emplantes, unico, Moiner worker wi Poles and alrinien Faute to take up pi nestens mo dicide en
Rafic protection of spend nongh cost of Sur
milmitry Rightwins
Rapport utete Cloveit
tor jayit individil ylai industry, Tor instance Cocher Abile tha 3t Jues noi porue ph
independenlshop de
Rail Ersions poul estal clare par out pente delalarits An the real have to be becked opt langer of Isolation an
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The way to win at Grunwick
John Gourlet of the National Association for Freedom" with friends — he's advising Ward to reject Scarman
age-restraint onforcement officer
y the struggle
cted by automatic cost
]e of £50 after deduc-
inalisation and public ht to work ding on social services lation — abolish the
- with no strings
feated
• TUC policy by the aubo proposed by the Tarmworker cularly severely bit by such a lines will be sharpened by the in the event of redondatie to fight for the righs to wor from unemployed.
* the cash limits system and for social services against inflation there is a massive danger pl are state sector from those in of the public sector unions, like jon, have been quick to seize oo g up public sector workers in pay policies astry can be divided as the fight
uns unco-ordinated. In the car id workers claim comes up in syland wotkers at Longbridge
The Leyland bosses
divisions in their altempi to
and furber weaken
working class solidarity is
siers movement. Particularly
won represcuratives called in
af the most power si shop
Such theetings organised in commitlees, co-ordinate the
inte financial and industrial
Inal fight take place, these committees. Otherwise die
oms very large
TUC/ GRUNWICK
We want to give the other
Telow a chance to come out of
acumer we rind his 1accin
the dust nothing will he
solved There can never he a
a sear in a cal desar and is
We are prepured to go quite
aling was down the road to
meet them, Tiere we buve for
the first time an opportunity to
ably. We want to seize this
apportunity. ported the Scarman Report. endorsed its main proposal that an pointed to determine the numbe of vacancies which do exist with a workers, or alternatively gratis payment to be made to the
DOE IRES BACK
And he accepted the report's main criticisms of the union -cal upon postal workers to boy cott Grunwick's mail which had clearly been judged to be agninst
'could bave foreseen" would lead
By accepting Scarman's report in
Grantham has Ward's inevitable rejection of the report. As the Daily Mirror put it, UNG TOTE CARICS INDIAD
Moreover, mittee said, there would have be been no mass pickets and if the Cricklewood sorters had not taken their acton. The owestion That The made anion leaders should be addressing now, after the publicato win the dispure.
With the publication Tenort. Grantham now call it a 'draw" because his collabthe
A draw i the heir Both of us hate spent
which the union
totally dis
as the Strike Com-
NOTARISSU after frank
paper s iselihood:
Parlianient of the WILIES
After Scarman
OFFICINE
PICKET
Apex demande
recognitior
ДОБОСІВНОМ О
company and the union.
—Paragraph 10 of the Scarman Report
orationist methods have nothing to
admission that words change nothing, This news.
Grunwick strikers, or even the "rosolution' of mass picketing
A 'legal right flo belong to a WON ARCH CERATIC I George Ward's discretion makes a
"It is important that the company, which has made a fine start, should continue in business: it is vital that the trade union movement should continue effectively to serve the interests of its members. It would be tragic if society should prove too inflexible to accommodate both the
laughing stock of Parliament. Grunwick's Duily Mirror and every capitalist live, spokesperson, whether or not they supply report, is the resumption of che and other mass their living action - which unlike the report's 28 pages — can impose the reinstatement of the sacked workers They know that a victory ar
up
brought
in the sorting offices, JEALOSER: elswhen would give green light
fighting in slandards to use the same methods
That is what terrifies the Labour Goverment, desperately trying to hold on to the last remaining part
SOCIALIST CHALLENGE 1 September 1977 Page 9
Ward his already said that he
will not be bound by the
report. Our posite is m
Followe
'For seren dies, we will hold
out our hand to the compuny
and ask theat to sit down with
our balons and ingole a
settlement: the will not wait
longer and we think that it is
THE EIT REST will
respond.
On 30 August, we will be
meeting with the Farchrive
Committee of APEN and we
will be asking APTY and the
TGWL ta put down an emer-
genes motional this seat's
TUL culling for ull seniee-
Mater, electricity and pod
company and culling upon the
entire movement ta support
ais union suffering asuresult.
Wewillulu be calling upon
ourutions and the matement
us a whole to support the
of the mass
picketing Congress
meels
In short, it Mus the strength
BEthe Trade Union movemem
Fill be that same
sinner or wins a narunc of the Social Contrick - th 12-month rule. And that is why tbe Lahour Government has sanction •THE SCO CIRIE BUT DOES T police to protect the scab bus an harass the pickets
f the Labour Goverment wer seriously interested in guaranteeing reinstatement and union recogn
medlately declare its intention o nationalising the plant it Ward Ines to carry our his threar to shu
shop rather than meet the strikers" demands
is a disarare coat we have lua "oclebrated' the firse anniversary of the Grunwick strike. The responsi hility for this disernce los ne the door of the trade union and labout leaders who have professed their subcort for the corke bar has done nothing to turn that support into action.
Full support bould be given k the lobby of the TUC on September called by the strike commitle lo demand tb TUC organise a total hoyone of Grun wick. But no rellance can be placo an neonie like Tom Jackson and Roy Grantham
No matter what they • say, thei
record of class collaboration Dr class strugale, It will be • up to the
ands and thousands of trade union activists up and down the country AND TOILED dependently of these burenucrats to rehuild the mass picket and the
The Grunwick support committees springing up in many town
localities, These must be extended to every town throughout Britain
cast. Thi
both keep the beat on the tra union leaders and answer the sharp HOTEL strike-leader Desai when she said. drowning in support and starving
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Mozambique and Imperialism
Owen and Young grab the limelight
which appeared in Socialist Challenge on 14July. 1. Defence of the PRM against imperialism and reaction
revolutionary Marxista" support to FRELIMO before the seizure of power, and their present posi-
In the pre-independence period, wegave our unconditional and critical support to FRELIMO
anti imperialist struggles. Today we continue to provide support unconditionally and cabi
all anti-imperialist struggles waged in Mozambique: even if FRELIMO policies only lim to draw limited concessions
We consider that the establishment of the Peoples Republic of Mozambique (PRM) over the ruins of the colonial state to be s victory of the masses. As such, we this gain against any imperialist or reactionary attacks or man
2. Mozambique's contribution to internationalism
Mozambique has played a crucial In fact, there is very little in the package that has not been calsectine cust 3941 one conferenoe TaDle or aDolE Tor que sou time: agreement in peinciple on a Jong-term Constitution for Independent based on eventual majority rule, fornation of a multi-racial interin Govertisear, supervision, to handle the tranbon from the present set-up; billion dollar tund to restore the ailing Rhodesian economy. com pensate dislocated whites. and propertied black Titti
middle class dissolution of both the Rbode sian armed forces and the guer illa army, with an international peace-keeping foroe to back the agreement independenoe.
So far the response from the main figures the Stith regime and the Patriotic Front national 1506 - THE COCE YEE FORE But the Owen/Youne sirabers is behind-to-sene dearly line up the powers.
the African "front line" states and the South African Government and to trast in them to bring 'their boys" into line.
The Smith regime, of course, is in the middle of an election, and thus cannot afford any dramatic turn-abour in its position. It is a foregone conclusion that Smith will will hangs-down, clection has a two-fold aim: to
strengthen Smith's mandare for future manoeuvres, and to lest
INTERNATIONAL
IMG's real position on
Articles in Red Weekly on Mozambique caused quite a stir among some socialists who complained that the international Marxist Group has a "negative' attitude to FRELIMO. This was reflected in the "Speakout" article
It is also true that many articles in the revolutionary press have been written in a negative way, and this has led to much confusion about the attitude of revolutionary Marxists to regimes such as Mozambique and Angola. JULIUS KARANJA and TUNDE ANTHONY clarify some of the points where there might be confusions about the IMG's position in the hope that it will create a serious debate.
Mozambique's President Samora Machel. role in providing support to the Zimbabwe nationalist struggles in particular by the provision of camps and material aid to the armed struggle. The Mozambican made omic sanctions against the Smith regime. Many have been brutally murdered by the troops in the invasions of Mozambique, and many villages razed to the ground.
There can be no doubt that these
Zimbabwe settlement plan
Once again the British-American co-production of Owen and Young is attempting to grab the international spotlight with their "new" Anglo-American settlement proposal for Zimbabwe.
out the relative strength of the in order to determine how la and in what direction be can an Of course, he bas had to have something positive to Lake to the dectorate — and that has beer his scheme for 'all settlement' with nationalists fi.e. those not direct involved the struggle). This has the merit of ME IT ROMA LIE INCISU concessions to the black major
City, and the retention of power hy the white minority regime highly litted. Is mentine Foreign ME, P.R. van de until Byl, one of tue most reacbionary H DETEC AI ain Front. He said that Af can cabinet ministers appointed as part of an 'internal seclement" would have a vote in the Cabinet, but would not be MPs or have 19 C91oT PAISEILL auld b "memhers government by invitation of the Rhodesian ATTENE and could thus "be dismissed at a moment's notice'
A seberne such as this could not be taken up by even the morr apportuniat of nationalist leaders their popular suppor Bishop Abel Mazorewa has been
by virtue of the
tributions are examples of prolet-
FRELIMO'S "exemplary as did the author of
We FRELIMO gave to the formation
exclusive support to the Patriotic
Imperialise movements. This esacerbates the divisions in the
Were FRELIMO to give un COH TISSION THE SOCIOSS of the Zimbabwe movements, it would not
different tendencies involved in the struggie, Such unconditional critical support can only ast the struggling masses in their endeav our to translor ther subjugated and exploited state.
3. The problems of economic development
Enormous coonomic exist in Mozambique which are a direc result of its inherdance of & colonial econoray closely integrated to production for the South Trican economy, Sabotage and shortage of skilled labour make the question of "development" a
order that the Mozambican economy may develop subscantially. There 150 MEN 1O DENS ONC with imperialism. We believe that FRELIMO, as with the MPLA 800 coer cocolonius aspirans
ocialist regimes in Africa and
Isewhere, has illusions that simply by exercising control over the
by ROYALEXANDER
opular support for his Unite
frican National Congress in th country, he bas bad lo SOcK to Nee icy in order to reain Tis
(sic) in order following, but is thereby unable to make any beadway in dealing with Smith. 'internal As a result his organisation is in moderate crisis: so many members of his executive have resigned guerilla including his vice-president. a former chairman, and the deputy secretaries in charge of womens
affairs that be has dissolve it (thus producing anhowever,
Many of the defectors from Smith's Mazorewa are rumoured to be going over to the organisation of
Ndabaningi another grouping commitied to
much smaller tass thus more prepared to comprom ise with the racists. But a soms unlikely rhat even Sithole could accept the sort of proposals van 1011 der Byl ourlined.
LOYEEEDE On the part of the Patriotic Front —the joint organisation of
Joshua Nkomo
Mugabe which is leading the
Hackene ofte frontine sace
American: proposals
equally negative.
SIDEA TELETE, LIE ELSO MAL
ing point is the
dissolution of their armed forbes.
But we
need only cite the support
EERIN 0TUof the ANC, and later.
Zimbahwe and chooses sides in-
from
PrESCIE
capitalist system,
COTONEDS 'strategy army is his political base,
tiative to much greater
given on this to retain his
promise.
Already six.
and tbe and. legal issues had tiable
base, and pointed ments
can only
and Robert
response to the Anglo- Rhodesian capitalism
has been perialism As with the "settlement will proposal for afterwards
Mozambican peasants: There is room for debate on development.. but /e such a debate possible in Mozamb/que?
control are conomy and te
operations of multinational cor
orations and imperialist capit bique?
coonomy is tied into the world
and as long a that remains within wis system FRELIMO the fare of Mozambique's com amy will not rest with the people but with the imperialists. As long as Mozambique does not break its links with world imperialism and socialise without compensation all Foreien capital, ibe ulimate con rolof theeconomy, and therefor of the country's social develop ment, will rest with the forces of the international capitalist market
as such, Mozambique will remain a 00ocolony of international capitalHowever, given this particular nature of the Mozambican econ
development, and we believe that such a dehate is not ooly healthy,
flights
But this is for Nkomo basically a political problem: the guerilla
and it dissolution would pass lhc IDI
Muzoree's with domestic politica following. There is every reason to believe that if guarantees were
score, Nkonso's wing of the Patrione Front a least would be prepared to com
This right-hand Josiah Chinamano, fresh from accompanying Nkomo at discussions in London, told a Salishury press conference that the Army nich have to be nego- were *delicate tated, but our position is nego-
In any event, a selflement in Zimbabae is sc from imminent There is bound to he a lengihy process of mariocuse and nego BAT ASTECT LIE CICCUS BUL one leading businessman recently
the Decent all the operating in Rhodesin paint a uniformly gloomy picture, which
transformed by 'an The pe thing athe
one thing all the pro-
tione have in common is a desire ta reach an agreement behind the
which will leave the interests of
and Insuhstantially significance of any such be what HACE LOD themselves begin to speak
Tent pray me teary to carty the
But is such a dehate possible in Mozam
4.Democracy and
Il is in this area that we are most critical of FRELIMO. Democrat ic riphts are exremeiy butted H Mozambique: the right to strike has been banned; the rights of trade unions Independent of the
Racists and Lucas
THEIMPORTANCE of the cam-
acist regime in Soutb Africa has
been brought home to at least a
sentin Britain.
For several woeks now British
Leyland has been trying to brenk
the back of the Lucas toalroom
strike by importing motor-starters
components have been
coming in from South Afric
passenger-schedulico
International capitalist co
from many airlines. Brilish Air-
THE PE
Joshua Nkomo of the Patriotic Front: confusion reigns supreme
SOCIALIST CHALLENGE 1 September 1977 Page 10 scate have been curtailed; outside FRELIMO itself, no independent organisations of the masscs ane THE CCI ME TIL CHIL
prupos dinamirs dores, the women's movement
FRELIMO; there are no rights of independeni political expression Tendence aside FRELIMO EN - eiber in the form oi Independent political parties.
We believe that the cuestion of democracy is crucial. There are many gains yet to he made and fought for by the Mozambicar masses. In this strucele for the extension of democratic rights wi necolary, against FRELIMO • LYLE.
We do not bebieve that see ons of the masses have unilter interests in all aspects of their lives (political, social, day-to day problems). In orde that free debate and discussion can take place the masses must has the right and freedom to self organisation and self expression
In this way it would oot only b
creative energies of the masses in the struggle for their emanc reduce the capacities of reaction ary farces to organise against che
discussions are not the condstions for the growth of the seeds o TOO PC RETAR BUY I dark oppressive corners that are fed with fear and restriction.
by JOHNGRAHAM
ways, Aer Lingus, Aliralia, Iberia, Lubianss and cobers have beer involved. This strike breaking must he stopped,
Aircrews and airport workers internationally should be mobilised to boycott these components
coolroom strike, hur also with a
view lo developing the campaig
to hoypart all trade with Sout] Africa,
MOTO LAURENUE SPANHAM TIFL
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One step forward, two steps back
CARVER.
Anyone could have predicted
these developments excepe the
COLTLELS DIES LICE HEED by the unbalanced optimism of
he "dynamic' young men in the
US imperialism's latest foreign
debacle is being ma
minded by the President himself.
on the advice of the National
ecurity Adviser, an enigmatic-
called Zbigniew Brzezinski who is long
on clever phrases like the
world commandy and tech
netronic age' but, by all accounts, rather shon on practical JBCd5.
VARIETY theory see do as stei Carter has got his
that 1111 positions that have been spelled
sut in general terms deliherately
are the ones we still espouse'. he told Time Ill a recent foreign polley interview. which con-
adering the intinue variety or
statements onl Middle East, gets no-one very Like his other
we himself se all thing to l
Cyrus Vance's Middle mission was predominantly "Fact
state can countenance no Palestinian state- the Palestinians can arrive at no settlement without one.
So the current LIs initintive. despite the apparent detente with the Arab regimes, adds up
only one thing Teoonvene the Geneva conference, preferably with the PLO
presen
carter could hardly be mor bonest about where he intends to go from there: "I can't anticipate now what our position would *fe is important to set the presen
Geneva conference so as not to obscure a fundamental point.
Union action
ATA MEETING in Geneva last month thetrade union delegates to
he International Labour Örgan
Inclade 200 million workers in 120
adopted a tough LILICE CONNOR CORACMEIDE OCE African regime for making the African majority Foreigners in Eberland
The resolution called on workers around the world to take indus-
firmas who refused to deal with genuine black trade unions, and to
planes, ships. rail and communications to and from South Africa,
It further urged Governments to top public and private investment in south Africa by the withdrawal ol crodit guarantees and licences, to cod emigration and tourism,
liberation movements.
The problem with this resolution - ike similar satements in the past — is chat it will remain a des letter unless militants at che baseo
tions for its implementation. It is
INTERNATIONAL
US Mid East Initiatiative
August was meant to see big steps forward in the US peace initiative' in the Middle Fast. But the net effect of Secretary of State Cyrus Vance's diplomatic shuttle is to put the Americans back where they started. And the decision of the Palestine Liberation Organisation to maintain its opposition to LN Resolution 242 (recognising the existence of the Zionist state), though inevitable, has put the initiative back even further, writes RICHARD
The present overtures to the Arab Terimes in no way contra dict the underlying aim of US
strengrhening of the Zionist state aS JEs pontical, military agent in the Carter soes this as best achieved in the context of political stahility. Israel can covisage no settle.
fundamentally with its Zionist allarter and his team were desperately hoping that week's central committee meet ing of the PLO would accept UN Security Council Resolution 242 even if only in an amended form
PLO ekplicitly recognising Israel.
UWI
the
East
Israel's Begin [ief) and Cyrus Vance.
the latter would accept them at Geneva. course, to wouldn't, but nor was there any chance of the PLO changing the fundamentals of its positior Syrian pressure is the conven-
Arafar's rejection of the resolution and refusal to
the fact that the PLO could never make such changes and remain the PEO That & it wauld he running agaiast every aspiration of its social base.
on South Africa
has called for a trade union woek of action for the carly part of the new year, and has started propagandising and building lor trade union action within the British warkers movement.
broadest support by socialists and trade union militants in
taken up by the movement in other countries. * While the ruling South African Narionalsr Party has Been dicus sire a new scheme fo extend thi phony 'representative" bodler of the coloured and Asian communilies, the real face of the regime way shown in the sentencing of black Sowelo student leader Paul Lango 20 30 Ma Imonsonment on o trumped-up charge of "terrorism".
The fight to free Lango - and order verons of racist repression like the Pretoria 12, similarly charged with terrorism for their alleged with danned African Narional Conmust be one of the main aims of the anti aparzheid move. ment in the coming months, and a central demand in the coming trade union week of action.
the
conomic and last Folverent is not The son ine ascendan emine Syrian hacked Saiga PLO, hardly surprising when you onsider that the Syrian army 288083 38417 control over PLO activity. The
Taly their matars and tain
are kcat in stones rather than carried by individual militants. Despite all the thetanic abou the Palestinian without his gun', the enire PLO Just fallen in line with the Syrian plan to 'play the Palestinian card" as its sale diplomatic asset.
PROTECTION
The PLO leaders have opted for the protection of
Blance of i Tale tan and
rather
Lebanes masses each so nearl won the civil war.
But then the PLO had never
Lebanon as more than the pro Israel tection of its camps. To do more
the affairs of an Arab regime. The Syrians have come out with i lot of radical talk to woo thei formier encories, emains the amend the PLO. If that
imperialism might wand a chance SUCCESs But it is a long way from the world of diplomatic manoeuvres to a change in fionship of social forces
LANGUAGER
15
anti-apartheid -THE
leong Comer Breens, Mardete and Va
release teacher
be organisation, could carry penafties jail topped off adminestrative exile.
According Ukraina Sovie KGB seized
the army
wa rather than
ICSUCUSTED
since there
but their destruction of the carrying propaganda
the real rela lawsintheUSSR. 4 picker or the Sol Lanka High Commission was omen/sed by Sni Lonkao Tamils In Britain.
ma! The big four chew over the Middie East probiem ar a While House break
ne rice mine: | NUS protests Ukraine arrest
Some members of the Notional Union of Students Executive ane prohably
the of Andy Klymchuk.
London amested by the KGB on 1 August
He has been charged with antiSover spitation' and 'partictoming in building an anti-Soviet
which of 1 years' with 10 pears points to to Radyanska • Uttainel.. EDE Andy Klymchuk because films with coded infor mahon and directives trom ade of the emigre centres of Ukrainian bourgeois nationalism concerning the underaking of hoselle ant Soviet acts' were found in bis possession. This bails down to the chargethat the British student was to the polities of the Sect
politics of the Soviet
Assuming that the charges are cials from correct, thereis likely to be n storm
LEOUL SUSHIEL and communest students in Brain
Is not single organisation on the British Jelt
TRIPLIN that advocates jailing people for
from ope
press bome the charges the result will he to highlight in the most dramatic fashion the utterly renctionary character of the repressive from
GENERALe
case AN STORERS,
019 76.2
he neate are of communal rating which has swapt the island since the recent electora/ wictory Tamil leaders here claim that over 2000 Tam/is dave been killed' and 100,000 made homaless in the recent
The arrest of Andy Klymchuk is
part of a runewed campaign hysheSovier authorities alains opposition forecs in the
asd cational rights in the USSR's second most important Republic
The last bie crack down, in 1972, started with the arrest of a Relgian
oppositionists with being Linked to sinister foreign agencies. All the evidence collected so far
conclusion that Klymchuk is not and never has
Fany kind, English or Ukrainia
His fellow students in Hull ar
wildered by the charges which have been laid against him, and
disbelief about his possible in-
This points to Lh
has fallen victim to KGB provo-
Discussions between NUS offi
Hull and various members of the executive, includ ing Mick Antoniew, have resulted in a call for the formation of a committee for tbe release of Andy
Representarives of student and ocher political organisations being invired to meeting of the committer bat will take place at NIS headquarters in COS EL BILLINELL More information can be abrained
Trevor Paillips, NUS, Excisleigh Street, Lomdon.
They were
SOCIALIST CHALLENGE 1 September 1977 Page 11
IN BRIEF
PORTUGAL: Prime Minister SORres bAs announced an aus terity budge which inciudes many price rises and an in LEASE WEIRD SECOLLUT panies facing economic diff
will be allowed to sus bend their workine contract with the unions, cut wages and
SOUTH AFRICA: The Gov ornment has rescled to a three week schaol barcolt a sawen against Benea closing down forty secondary school which are to be re opened
This will give the Goverument direct cacitrol over
BRAZIL: In a renewal political controntation in Sai Paulo, the student movement has forced the Government to release all but 90 or 19 people arrested in reocut dem onstrations.
USA: The position of th American Indian bas worsens since the inauguration of the
with discriminacion agninst In dians in prison. The proportion
AROAMI times as average lie expectancy of th reat as blacks. The wear —2l years les chan a
URUGUAY: Uruguay is the country with the highest prop artica of political prisoners, according to a British repres CHEREISC every 600 Uruguayans is a palitical prisoner, 400,000 out Uruguayan prisoner on the caballete, a sharp iron bar We nance Droners dr forced for hours, with their feet dang ling CASTES CUT CO
of a population of 3 million have emigrated since 1973. And
back by the military regime's vague promises of elections in 1981.
CHINA: Haich Yu-chen ha
China's champion rail ticker clerk, for issuing 630,000 tickets witbout a mistake. According to the New China News Agency she was inspired by the fall af the "gang of four LATE CAPITALISM: Marvin
cessor as Governor of Mary land, has beco convicted on WORSE OF PREER SUEPRE
SPAIN: The issue ar stake in last monch's 'strike' by bread
to introduce the 700 gramme kilogramune weight by 3u per cen -110 covert price rise. After the 300 Spanish paper, sty not the 900 kile, suggested
subeantially reduce transport
would allow tbe bread proprietors to
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Spanish far left
1.PTE:
Trabajo de Españs (Labour Party ofSpain). WE CAN only less at t confusion in the ranks of the PTE (Labour Party of Spain), when, at
paign, the Party's general secre
that the PTE, still illegal at the
true party of
He meand it He cared on to expiain how many seats the party
at least ten in
those who have demanded that we declare ourselves explicitly Republican and that we propose
nationalisation of the Bank and the expulsion of the Ameri-
That set the tone for the whole campaign, vindicating the party's
8,9, 10&11 September The dates toremember for the first
MARXIST:
Preparations for the
and11 September.
Septemberwill beon 'Our Democracy and Theirs'.
DAYONE: Women, Capitalism and the Family
Hodgson/LP. Paul
debate with Ernest Mandel).
Eurocommuniam (Quintin Hoare)
Challenge. Tickets E1,50)
Robin Blackburn) at 7pm.
Democracy and Theirs (Round-Table discussion).
participants 75p. Se leer. Hougeton LISABES
NAME
ADDRESS
rate perday E1.50,
INTERNATIONAL
'A trueparty of
government
For the far left in Italy the clections of 20 June 1976 marked the point when the crisis it had been nursing beneath its skin broke out into an open sore. It will be no surprise if the Spanish elections of 15 June 1977 have a similareffect.
Nowhere is there the deep organisational crisis which marks the Italian left, but already there are signs of a deepgoing crisis of perspectives. RICHARD CARVER begins a series on the Spanish far left with a look at the Partido del
claim that the PTE does not con sider itself to the left of the Communist Party of Spain.' The SEETLE BET BEEN portion of it — was treated to the sortof chatter about alliances with which istreasonable in the mouths of the mass reformist parties, but comine fromthePles stue more than laughable.
SEATS In the event their dozens of seats ever materialised. They got one in fact. And that was not a party
Aller the PtE had done all the leg work to get Heriberto Barrera
SYMPOSIUM
Seart Challenge are in fusing, Mwit take place na. 9.10, Marxist Symposium sponsored
out there have been further additions to the agenda. Ernest
September as part of a panel with Jullan Atkinson and Robin
Blackburn, and the concluding round-table discussion on 11
DAY TWO: The Originality of Trotskylsm (Robin Blackburn
and Trotskylam and Revolution (Geoff Roberts/CP,
Thompson/Big Flame, question
DAYTHREE: 'Late Capitalism' and its Critics (David Yatte, Bob
Rowthorn, lan Gough; Reply by Emest Mandel). Gramaci and
"Illustrious Corpses' - fllm by Francesco Rosl at The Other
Cinema at 8.45pm. (A benefit for and new film on Soclallat
Seminar on Fasciam (Ernesto Laclau, Julian Atkinson,
DAY FOUR: Lanin, Trotsky and the Party (Norman Geras). Our
On Friday 9 September at 7,30pm: Socialist Strategy for
Western Europe (Debate between Ernest Mandel [Fourth Inter-
nationall and Monty Johnstone [CPI) at St. Pancras Assembly
Rooms. No extra cost for Symposium parlicipants. Non-
Iwish to register for the Marxist Symposium to be held a Street wCT bermean 8-1T for Rates: $5.00 for entire symposium and CPIF/ debate;
DE CATALINTA Casta, communist elected. the Esagerra turned round the day after the clection and severed all links with
WHAT NEXT?
hich confronts the whole of th *The PE a the largest of the far left organisations by a long way. It is hard to estimate its exact size 008 311358 the Spanish elt 15 very neticent about numbers, excepr when they are lying - but it probably has some 20,000 members.
Born out of a pro-Peking split in mid-60s, the party has outgrown its earlier role as tbe sbadow of its its adberence to example, it has followed the recent twists and turns in the tortures of Teng Hsaio-ping and the gang of four with greater Fidelity than the Organisation), generally reckoneith thou have formal inte
The Laczac is situated on the southernmost tip of the Massif shearing land, it is dominated by the military camp at La Cavalerie. This is the central pivor of the army's southern chain of command. In 1970 the Goverment announced the can e camp from Geoff 17,000. Altbough only 5,000 have and been so far acquired, 540 peopie have been made homeless.
But the opposition evictions bas strutties in the past years, Firt coalition French farmers' cooperatives are
often scenes of JUNI pola discussion aan to many otber countries. ferment has resulted in tbe formation of openly socialist er sur la Tecre' (To Live and work on the land).
SOLDIERS
The growth of the Soldiers" Committees has also heen outstanding. Rank-and-file miticanta underground structure within the at prisomment discipline by the army chiefs over the past year, we saw at Larzac
these growing-
Al a ass meeting on the night delegates from all testify to this growth. Indeed at that do te tallor date march on tbe Larzac peasants, rode 15 committee belooging to the regiment then stationed at Larzac
Botorious
with the
unity broken off for
politics.
other for talks
leadersbips are overcome. in the
front organisations, TROLEL DOL Macism. For ECIM DOTE. among the youth and importantly
the union, Workers
Association
Gardarem Lou Larzac
After the brutal attack on anti-nuclear protestors ut Malville and in the light of the developments in the autonomist and anti-militarist movements, the meetings and demonstration on the Larsue plateau show up some interesting features of the class struggle in France as the Giscard regime crawls towards the 1976 elections. RONANBRADY wasthere.
this to be tried.
The human
to these resulted in the different
serious
This political
02358 uch as "Vivre et Travail.
In spite of im and henvy-handed
commuttees were the
over France
tractors uni-
cashing in.
Apalategui
ycar.
Genera/ Secretary Garcla Castro:
TROL I LIK
Chinese Communist Party. A rapprocbement between
wastefulness. negotiations reasons which
Repeatedly in recent months one or other party has approached the
always studiously leaked to the press only would hardly seem any harrier u fusion If the jealousies and ob SELTAR SCARESSOELU
The PTE now seems to tie its
UNIONS of which there are thany: for women, in the
party union Unions — federation. With the exception a
which is rather a different case, the only success has both The Democram Soldier
But here, as in all the other
We'll keep Larzac
However the heat generated in a noo-nuclear fashion at Malville
Larzac with SONG MOLAS CATHCE CHE TRIER on the demonstration. The Jocal prefect felt unable to han the
policy. jealously-guarded army territory.
The struggle has received too much supporl over the vears to
wave of 40,00l these 50,000 which appeared on the
Party.
official visit to Warsaw last weet.
THIS CANTED An Датостон лог заї
wim of Porno nas aready dougot 400,000 metro ronso
Iranian all this year. The reason for this sudden enthusiasm
for iran da an instruction from the USSA, the main oil supplier
or the cast European cownmies
So the Shah has been fowing tho East European capirars
- Free Apala -
ly CHRISO BRIEN Supportisgrowing in Spain fortbe movement to free Miguel Angel
munist
and threatened with extradition Apala is wanted for alleged in-
Basque industrialist carlier this
CHAT tinuous demonstrations in San Sebastion, which were marked by the utmost brutality on the pRit of
froms, any gains are marred bythe PTE's sectarianism. They refuse any collaboration or joint action with the other rank and file move
army. the soldiers Committees set up by the Trotskyists, and seem to be building th walls of yet another ghetto. The soldiers movement is not so strong that it can afford such criminal
Assoon as they manage to draw support from wider than the ranks of the party itself there is nothing but trouble. The women's organisation in Catalonia, for example, put up strong oceane wavel Lik PIE inca to pack tne inan clecied) steering committee
Loned to back down And arthis in a sicuatior where the chronic weakness of the
of Unitary Worker Trade
Unnary Trade has heen the PTE's most succcasful venture and it is There TRIED Originally a joint project with the ORT in the period of rapproce ment. the Unitary Trade Umo splitasthe parties drifted apart!
in Sunday saw only
to the leadership of be Frenct Communist Party (PCF). Thi
justitied its abeence t complaining of the danger
imation of 'the problem o
that of nuclear • this from
which supports Giscard's energ
For the militants at Larzac ibe principal task was the coordina tion of the farmers" struggle with
PCF they didn't fear the amnigaThe fried ho is greeting
mass murderer and against communism, who was on an
to supply Poland lee
SOCIALIST CHALLENGE 1 Saptember 1977 Page 12 ibe Spanish police. In line witl their support for law and onde
parties, the Socialist and Com
Partie: have refased support to me Fee ADA movement
Thirteen political prisoners in WATCORALI Madrid, Martutene, in San Schastian, have gone on hunger strike to demand
ing the lie to the Suarez Government's claims to have released all
The purpose of the CUT belies
Far from being 'uni
to the major union federations. le
is only its right wing line willet
the dessensin
union.
CHOICE
Nevertheless, the CSUT has
managed to recruit, partlcularly in
tbe building industry and among
now has some 90,000 members. At
the moment many workers regan
the CSLIT as a serious project, il
only because none of the unions
are hassorganisations inthe sense
Hur, asmassunionisation grows
the political space for a small
Most w wall disappear J
kaders, nobody's fools - probabls
recognise this. neen see that the Lot
Socialist union, bas made over
tures to the CSUT, which intend
to createn role for itself by playing
Band to get fora few months.
Then there comes a stark choice
major unions or relegation to the
status of the other front organisa
tions, lisa question to whech th
PTE has no answer.
mation of the peasants with tbe
anti-nuclear struggle Suppor
from Germany, Switzerland and
Belgium was welcomed and firm
stewarding was seen as the
Malville.
DEBATE
As the debate rages in Paris
over the 'Common Programme
oclace me socialists and the
PCF, it becomes evident Chat th
left has i received willy-nilly
certain tip trom the shones s
Larzac. Equally sure is it thai
Jiscard received a little shive
Marx and coca-cola' may well
be comingofago.
* The last mouth hes seen exten
sive public discussion of many of
ramime throwing the funure of
Union of the Left into
nestion. Next week we wur gru
fell coverage to this debate. New pamphlet on the conditions,
Morning Information on living standards, Labour Laws erc. From - Commit. Agains Repression
Rising Free Upper StrAt, London N1. Price son ofus 10p pap. 83 percent reductions for bulk ordars: write for detalls.
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There is an alternative to nuclear power
1 am here as a result of the
decision of the National Union of Mineworkers Yorkshire Area Council and my views reflect the decision of 66,000 Yorkshire miners who are sponsors and co-founders Energy 2000, which is an umbrella organisation developed to co-ordinate the efforts of the various anti-nuclear power groups which exist in Britain today.
The main argument for developing and extending the nuclear
phat it programma, in seare 15
neet the energy demand of ou
ation, particularly between 1980
ind the year 2000
There CoNs speculation • and of the centre and els also gap Fit schand the rest of tie world we can continue to extend in Technical expertise
I reject both these argument
ing there will be a continued increase in energy demand.
1. We have sufficient alterna tive fuel available to fill any emergy gap which may develop in
sive investment presently bring
Jumped into suclear energy
industries.
2. We do not need to extend from is present 1 are vur suclear energy
of elet-
ricity geseration to the antici
ated 40% to keep pace techne logicallyher delor mentor ale The
ear power is not for one exper mental power sintion, His for be widespread application muclear power through an extensave system or maccar power
Isuhmit there is no need for a nuclear power programme to MEC Britain's cocies demand over the next 50 to 100 years. The evidence available, in my confirms that it would be disaster for human life if the nuclear power programme allowed to continue. develop anc expand: 1 am sure it will be con coded that, provided we can meet the coerey demands of-Britain
decision
can be postponed without any detrimental effect CHEL LEETDDTCOUS Britain.
The many and varied reasons for opposition to nuclear power trom a saicty point or vice wi terest and it does bot regent ventilated otbier IDE matter.
I will confine my evidence ta
demonstrate to this inquiry thar
TCHING SIC LICIAL BECA
our demands in Britain over the next 50 to 100 years whilst we
develop new sources of energy, u
particular solar power which, l
firmly believe. he enery
mute. will only reler 1 muclear power, therefore, insolar
as it is directly connected with the Dont L am bade because other
witnesses will dealing.
depth, with the various safety
LICENS
SURPLUS VALUE
of
of view. future
demand in Britain, HE Ceral considering future expert 1. To analyse
THe CaNCEL DECICE demand since the second world war and project on ibe basis of altavailane evidence the expect
all ed demand minimums hetween now and the and
THE CANS NARMERACED half of the 21st century. 2. It is then essentinl to examine
of available to see if we can meet energy
this projected demand, Energy Consumption In 1976, the total energy sumed in million tons of coal equivalent. If
ener we anticipate
terrupted growth rare in energ consumption of 29t per annum it energ
tbe
valent I think it is necessary to state, quite firmly, thar the total emerk: maninsuns
year 2000 could, if there is a will and determination to do so, be
and tyle indie our rud, par
ticularly ail and mat wral gas.
Lis true chat the level of o a the year ending March 1971 the million tons out 324.3 million tons of 324.]
demand. LE 15 remember, however,
Arthur Scargill
Arthur Scargill s testimony to TA Vindscale Inqui has beer abbreviated slightly for reasons of sрace.)
The photograph above shows how neclear power-stations were defended in West Germany, when 55,000 people marched against it eurlier this year. Similar demonstradons took place in Prance a few weeks ag und in Australia Iast week over 50,000 marched against the Friser government's decision to celse nrasinm for export. Simliar developments can be expected in Britain If government policy remains unchunged
annual unin recently as 1959,
of coal
by the year 2000 oF this time al date
lechniques Bow
now and the Nationa! industr
of a total energ power employed. important Board that
Britain was producing over 200 million tons
We should not forget that the coal mining industry at
was an inoust with our pared with the positiated when
CLEArE EME CRIS also a period which saw wide- 1977 spread pit closures and the rever
Board and Goverament were concerned,
In 1957 the coal industry pro duced 223,6 million tons and during the following year, witnessed a rapid decline in terms of coal production, the numbe I TOLIETS DOCINE HE TIME
IF the Caa produced the saIse amount today as was produced I
OBl Gus 1957, it would be sufficient to mete new and le sar meet the exoccret
In the period when Pet from 2216 million
tons to Tie. mamon tons, outpu per manshift rocketed from 24.4
to 43.6 cats. in March
There are sufficient coal re-
based on current suminion rates to last tor a mimiProbaby, we year yes, 11 of 300 and, most unclassified coal reserves chat exist in Britain today, the total CouLd be Egac
It can be seen from this that if we were to increase pual produc
SOCIALIST CHALLENGE 1 september 1811 Page 1 approximarely 250 million tom per year, we would be able to supply, on the basis of the pro ection of 2% annual growth it energy cansumption, 50% of our coergy needs by the year 2000.
1 recognise that there are many other forms of energy which can. and mast, piay inçir pan a tuc and y also recognise that yel requirements of Brinin
industry on like a tap.
(here has been criminal negler
a terios of investment in ch British coal industry and tb effect of this was felt severely in the perlod 1974 75/76 when the oil crisis biterally doubled Britain's - balance ol
The overwhelming need, how ever, la for a planned energ nrogramme which recornises th part cach fuel industry has lo play in the overall energy pattem for Britain durine ibe course 0i the next 50-100 years.
There has to be synonymous development in the market to
coal, and power station develop-
must correspond to tbe kind of plan I have outlined to this Inquir: demand for energy by 1980 being In overall terms in the region of 351 million tons of coal equivalent.
With proper investment there is no reason why the coal industry should not produce 170 million Cons oy thas LIBI
This means there should be no pit closures. This will preserve
million people without work
We should, by 1980, be able to produce Pay mion tons or col 50 million tons of gas and 2 million tons of bydrowhich would meet the energ demand.
The significant feature of this projection is that it completely eliminates tbe need for nuclear energy whatsoever, and 1 MOLE DE LYICH WHUH sideration should be given to terminating the nuclear prog ramme, and phasing the present stations out.
By the year 2000, I estimate that the 525 million tons required can be supplied in the following way:
Coul 250m. Bons
100m 25m.
Hydro-Electricih Wind, wave, tide, sethermal 5m.
(with proper investment
25m. tons coal equivalen
In ocher words we can supply al the energy we require without having to resort to nuclear power generation. There is a built-in guarantee insofar as coal could
jected 250 million tonsifany of the
other sources of energy produce what is indicated; or If we decide we want to lower the coo sumption rate on oil and/or gas in order to preserve thems over s longer period
should be remembered thi
ven with an annual productic
year webave sufficient reserves on a conservative estimate for well i excessol 200 years.
The cost of this programme 1 sometlung which can he predicted ATTA TENSINUE BATTAL OT like the cost of a nuclear powe
which has to take
INTO SOCOLTE THE MOSTER EL CI
af waste disposal, armed per
sonnel to protect the plutonium
SULU the
massive research and develop
programme over man)
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COMMENT
Zionism
I CAN ONLY assume that H.M.
letter published in your oolumns
communist ranys artugo 1o
the PoO our Part in e
am, despite the fact that in Humselmember the Executive Committee, Gangral Union of Palestinian Students in the UK and Ireland.
There is no reason for anyone TOO ECOT TOLE unclear of our porcy towards me PLO. We have s/ways recognis
as the only
and to merent one Palestin
raa a fraternal delecate to, and
Comrade Said Hammami, on behalf of the Executive Com-
IN FELATION to the debate or whether or not Zionists should be allowed a platform. I wouid
KE TO TAKE UC Seclaflat Challenge. 4 July) points made by H.M. El-Ghanen
i-Ghanem asserts tha as the PLO and the Palastinian swaggle is concomoo, an woul
Israeli CP (Rakah), have a clear policy: They certainly do have a
apposed to the aboliton of the
deal between Israel and the
resent Arab regimes along the
ines of Security Counci Resolution 242.
When I was in Israel some yours ago i perconally winessod the not altogether exhilarating spectacie of a Rakah-dominated march in which the mainly Arab
aga loo doubt part of thi
sraell road to sociasiami. S much for nues not of course dolla This
ourageou dey-to-day waged by Rakah members against the occupation, for the rights of the Arab population and so on
Moreover, Zionism did not, as he alleges, devalop at the uni-
colleges in Europe and the USA
standin It was born among
Eastern Europe. Ignorance has never been a weapon of libera-
#Ei-Ghanem not only distorte
TIN HAGS S HOUR CHANE day was at pains to point out that by Ismell he referred not to the Jows of the whale world
and
internal
IM WAITING to you for thres reasons:
Bay which may
eadera; police disagreemen mar you, 1 share your view me
Internal democracy
organise factions and witaily necessary for revolutionery organisation,
mania at one have bot
for what I have to
to the oini recent changes in the lefl, but
ignificant nevertheles
te 7 September Issue c CHITICKI appeal for readers to send in
and the CP
mittee of the PLO, sald that his
reat significance, because the British Communist Pany
010100888 18888984 the Congress from Yasser Aretat.
a son and racism, toe
on Zionlam and raciam, think that it is a wall argued one.
would merely adc that ir
a pamphlet I wrote in 1967, "The Middle East Crisis, Solution', published by Communist Party, he would find
01 he 1890918 very sier co te viaw expressed in that pamphiet
TREAT NELSON GPS 18U
Zionismand Racism
how can Jews in Britain or the but to ree sewith population of be regarded as Israelis?
effect, for the expulaion of thosa Israell Jews digenous', i.e. those who were bom after 1948,
darnition o indigenous which Implies that Begin,
Poland, is digenous than an taraell child
one serious is the fact that h speaks of a new slate in which all the indigenous people of the land would live ine belor the train of ta caracterised me rael Admittedly, it is only Ideological racism, as opposed to the rea concrete, everyday raciam of the Coma Stato but a moam nonetheless.
Tempran le enter the
Integration of
the Arab world. This is Zionism's латинов пос. е пав orougnE 1r6 nation into existence,
mperlis that nation'e survival b
policies. Only by breaking
secure peace. but that break Itsell can only come about it
This an convinced that thair individuals and The
nation, will be respected. Jews themselves ste the begr examples of how the oppressed can tum into oppressors - this is surely something we ought to
from the experienon of LIOn SI
ALAN ADLER (West London| Anarchists eaten i gotta groans details of 'manoeuvrings and ex-
certainly datalis of such manoeuvrings but tharg bent sanding them 1o An min wouldn't
made that ppeal was one
ose who did the expellin
democracy Younge contact
have a connection, admit
cocly lonuous, with inase man.
Those who ware expelled ob-
ected to the organisation orient-
LORAIS MINOR CASS MATES! intellectuals instand of towards 'ordinary workers'.
Those who did the expeiling
or me imo in some respoots
and decided to 'consider partici pation in Socialiat Challenge
AWA at which these ovents took
Phara was Pao hint that
expulsion mation was to be put,
but members of the Programme
canned been which the previcus
the
ted) - came prepared 1o expel
ISAAO DEUTSCHER, who digr beale contredictory task of that WaS
For world revolution and the deep dac ino of proletarian class conaciousnese, This was the task of
mediate pollical efficiency g/
aare, one onuld only hope that are not 'inracism. new israeli
Six comredes from Bath Soctallat Unliy Group were prosent 9t the Lewisham demonstration of but 11 13 August. In the
Would ence to raise the followin
1. We applaud the organisstion and effacilveness of the diverse united
ranks,
slewards wore certain of the SHOOSE MOTORAVES.
Our march down Now Cross Road was conducted in an exemplary manner.
the Left. Tendency inly those actually at th give anterence were able to vate o
The expulsio
in the internal bulletin subtiehed
motion had
The mejority for the axpulsio WAS IWO undoubtediv have been delester had it been posaible for proxy votes to be cast. point
the AWA (Provisional) was forme0. we are glass Biruggie star
sation, rejecting on the one hand afficial" AWA, and on the other
groupings.
The offar AWe cited the smaller outtit change thair
CENTRAL
Of course we in the AWA (P) we have a better claim to be lIbertarian
BILL MACDONALD
Ten years ago, agpeare as one of an often the bed
marks become and the more the the condil one for a new upsurge
i solviac on a parsone level the social democracy as woll a the
abutcucted Just floation for
Lewishamlessons
unibod waight
of our
recourse to the under
this Initial success. almost compiole fallure to rostraint until the • arived in Lewisham been reduced to with our
no proxy votes ae the
events in Spain.
the Contederation
organidritt of the
25,000 people. fallowed (40, o0,) ancla 4200,000)
number of tickete sold).
ISTS OT
result reportage of the CNT.
MAKE A STOCHIES! variant,
aultions in thd second nail of our pilent bostinate effort of anasten led its to Bonogr
tralnna coctas in that nol heat, most of Ibe usens pa sat uling shosses would has boan subsoggent cubiction
tremendous mind the dosth an aven Cag
Ha true that under corsitions Isolation the toases through the desial harance shout of tis base is drawin day we have ma ing. Bus If the as his montanes
biograshy and
inabling us to breach the polic
no init defeat on the Front. It should be WOU nave noted that thin collective action.
achlared without
lions in which knives, etc, ware
The major problem arose after
group the tormation which asc proved se affective. By the time
GROUP Street, our collactire action hac
Individual groups fighting small and point
ass actione agalnot the police
who were by thie time lighting
lelousiy to regain control of the
socialiste
the Front march had boon forced
Spanish Anarchism
SOCIALIST CHALLENGE some.
Nacional de pOrT
TrabalD iNational Viarkers Con
syndicalist union that had the allegiance of millions of Spanish workere up to the victory of Fodoralian
The first public meating of the
THIS W8S Tha GarCS meetings in Val. working class Barcelona Inter
nal anel Fastal callod by 1
600,000 people (figuree based on
snctarianism
Wo know you have deep criti-
THERE RETOR ENORE
clamp-down on aspects riberlarien class struggle. communisis, have criliciams 3o
anarcho-syndicalism.
However: moandless of his
which
das Tor us because It he n
Trotaky Even today this widety-acetalm
tesciats had marchine, we could never home broken through to them as dis organised Individuals.
egroupmen
would have helped to salve boll those problems. This formalion that ourheavles were at the fron strengthened by making
not us 5'2'
DUr ments are almed primarily at
setton atects that wore sha.
up at the same timo.
BATH SOCIALIST UNITY
• The Group meats ho Ring o Mon Bells pub, Widcombe, Bath. We aro notie in a wide range o campaigns and activities. and all
on a broad class struggle line are most seeing the growth of the CNT as an Important event for the SpenIsh and international working
The CNT has given full sup
at Barcelona docks, Madrie bulld
ng sites, and Eurostil. A liber
strong Griticisms pl 8 Un
Anarquista Iberica
developing within the . The
GRIGORTOO 0O0Y 01I09910
self management of struggle
TH A SOLOG OF REDITO LOO Those on Court nOTHI
Socialist Challenge has a duty to these comfortion on ll
of Spanish working
NICK HEATH [London Anarchist
SOCIALIST CHALLENGE 1 September 1977 Page 14
PCI
and the
Labour
Party
THERE IS conscarabin 150ka Carter tele on the tor are clarity in that
with
to ce making 18 1ne. our mis taken relationship 10 the Labour
the same lines as Lotta
Ha ian Communist ParviPClis an. 'independent organisation of the working class
I haven't got the space to
hat they are entral d
not find convincing an argument
may well be that in time,
HE LADDEROTE TREAs
hat is not tho situation at th present time
The haid the Eurocommuniat PCI has over the sectors of the Italian working class it hegem anises is vory different trom the
Labour Party contris its work ing class followers. And this point is not countered by show ing that at the level of their arorammas, them is Ittle dif TO CLO
Dne other point. Carver Im plies that Latla Continua's (Big To are the here to deat tHat how to reste correcil 0 mass movements is one of the most cifficult questions facing revolutignary organisations to UHY would be srupid
subject. But this is not the same question as our relation to the Labour Party which we see as
the working class
PETER ANDERSON (Manchostar Big Flamo!
More
on
Ireland
WE IN the East London Troope
about Socialist Challenge's leck
coverage of news from Ine land. We ware therefore pleased to see the '7 Days" column of the
Challenge. We hope that this Is
roman for Socialet Chalenge
Socialist to include a bit on Ireland',
vital that takes up he responsibility fo
we hope that If Socialist Chal
tha trap
papers have accepted this false division which the British nuling class Itself tostars
We walcome the fact that the last Issue of socialist Challenge
of the nationalist population has
since thi
April Loyalist strike', 11 1s porant that auch coverage con
-nour Or OronE in the whole o paringle of the working class. with G. BROWN (E. Landon TOM)
Page 15 scan of this page
Tyndale- the back-stage drama
by JANET MAGUIRE evening around half past seven. For years I was fascinated by its "realism". COUT streets
an Elsie Tanner and the shops were just like the Concepta ran. Me and me mates felt a real sympathy with Lucille Hemat come stander, rae by TERRY ELLIS ex-head Tyndale School PLAYS THAT deal with immediate living people cannot be treated as dramatic abstracts or considered outside the context of the issues originally raised. Si is Winning Shane Conneughton's play Tyndale affair, is no excepПон.
It raises important political and educational questions, but it is equally important to consider both the critical reactionstoitand the stages of development through which the play went before it ever reached public performance.
Fleet Street reaction has been varied. It is significant that some of those 193 612 most nemen BOU Tyndale teachers and their educational philosophy have
of the play, one even going so far as to hint -nE Connaughion s supposed connections Socialist Workers Party:
Orbers attempt assassination on the grounds
'boring Newspapers which in the past have
SINGHIE Tyndale teachers and their ideas are obviously incensed that any-
them and make a contribution to The Great Educational Debare that might not meet with the approva
Rhodes Boyson or Shirley
COMMITMENT
Criticisin has, however. been made. and no doubt wil continue to be made, abour the writer's ahsence of commitment. 3t
Blacks a clente defined political and educationn! focus although its booR lone worksin lavour of the Tyndale teachers. But it would be wrong to blame this on the playUTIVEL
The Cattesioe Theatre program-
UNDER REVIEW
I was about eight or nine when I first glued my backside to the seat in our sitting room in Morecambe to watch Coronation Street. Even now, 15 years later, the 'counter culture' of Lenin and Socialist Challenge have a habit of losing out if I am at home on Monday or Wednesday
Ogden and all those other young sters who rebelled against stifling atmosphere of street.
After all Coronation Street spoke our language, it even had our Lancashire dialect, seemed to mirror our lives and believes that our stages should be open to thie presentation of plays which deal with social and politi cal problemsof the moment'
to say what they like since the board also adds the disclaimertbar
In the case of Sir is Winnin he views that might be presented however, this statement of libera wanbines hides a multitude af diationesties Two major speeches in the original text that would have given a focus and revealed the author's
OPTIONS FOR
TopAy
O TABLE TENNIS
been
G
that of the grown-ups that we KNEW No other series has ever been as successful in portraying working
the deep uncertainties felt by
TECT life disintegrating before their eyes
it is this combinatioo of realism" and nostalgia that has made
running semes in the history ol British TV.
Although working through the prejudices of middle class scripe writers. Stan Ogden is
zy indolent and stupid. Th thing bal is a form of sedin- unemployment is not quency.
HAIR CURLERS
Hilda Ogden Andy Capp with hair-curiers is an object of ridicule. Like a lot of working class women age, she is lately, ber kids have
her. her
Change he see sompany of
their gossip.
and it
solitical activity seems to commitment have been cut to insigniticance, and other parts
have heen amended — ostensibly
to produce a 'balanced' view Plays in general are not balanced.
All writers have a world view, a
vision of society and the forces that shape it.
No-one censors Macberh on the
grounds of balance". The Nation
al Theatre has prcented plays by
Griffiths and Brencon, and is ai the moment seaging Bolt's play suggestion that these should be
censored. But there a a great difference between plays winch
THE T
ARE A sergeant-major reacher controlling the cast and the audience as if they were anruly children
Mind your
in the Street
stituenes are passise.
housing,
Whenever
the characters class, they are seen
on that Irmas, whom l anything.
They
that lemale
of hel and Ena Sharples.
Elsic Tanner, sex life is non knows how
men 'above" councillor, whose on
works of imagina
political when the latter are heing National Theatre BLACK PAPER
emasculated. Dolly UCTI
PUNIS
own business
oing favours for the custome Rovers Return.
i the owes ma. 113 60
- they never discuss how he should vote abou cuts in schaols, hospitals and
strike is causing chaos for the regulars at the Rovers Return, so
low, mutters words of wisdom about 'the more obscure the issue the longer the strike is likely to
Grunwick. rehels ainst the Street sid its value you know that it is almost certain they are going to leave the series.
the Lucilles and the sympathised with, were not going to change
were written out and despatched to some candy-floss land like Loodoo or Australia be all right. The other youngsters like Deirdre and Ray Langton who had their kick-back, succumbed in due time, and quietly became young
versions of Len Fairclough
Street's who make up woman of the world, has had at least three marriages and Chris
many affairs. have ended in disaster, generally because she has set her sights on
her social status.
After each failure she goes back to her place in the Street and the with "left" issues and those which tion dealin present a precise living debate of
especially staged in a State insticution Like the Constughton's pla walker. the This is not to say that Shane unfortunately
rotally
HES CITE CELERIE BEELIN the Tyndaleteachers, lashownasa Black Paperite hunting for Reds moder the desk Excreme trad
Theatre,
MENT
Nobody can change the value Or Coronation Street. Newcom ers are citber assimilared or they go away. This is the old commuthe larch. The Street is a secure oasis of terraced houses, What few coppers are around an nothing like the ones that tried to
outside
SUBSERVIENCE
There are no West lodians ou
unchanging world of working class subservience. Its message is loud and clear: as long as the working class stays with its own and does not get involved in things which do not concero it, everything wil
Despite tbe fact that it gets the Repents right, and often asturely focusses on both the problems and bigotry of working people particularly the self-emplosed the publican and shop assistants
most of its cast it never credits working peopl with any ability to change their livest then why should i? The
and essentially patriotic working class is pleasing and - rEassurE te pur bouch
ional ideas are ridiculed in th "serpent-major" dressed in haracter af cane-wielding mortar board and gown who controlsthe audience as if it were a UNS ORRE CHOICH
The way in which large bureaucrats can be manipulated to crush LUISAN IS CUCH ICIAL Thorially do all tally
does not in the attitudes of middle class social democrats towards proability for working class children We are left to specalate on what Connaughton might have produced had he had enjoyed that artistic freedom that we are told writers do
His play was attacked before it ceached the stage in two ways which exactly parallel cbe original First Dolly Walker campaigned against it, and secondly so did Can SeCtons DE Tac nations ire drama have become joined The stage drame and real togetber. But there life drama 15 not a liberal document. It lacks balance. Allthe other participants employment. The Tyndale teachcrs ate on the dole.
Sir is Winwing is at the Colestoc SEI. Tel: 01-928 2252.
= INE-OTHER-CEMA-
25 Tottenham Street, London W1. Tel: 637 9308
The detai Burned the bot do the any time el l
ANd ZAPU (Thura Aug 15 and FrAug 18).
SOCIALIST CHALLENGE 1 September 1977 Page 15
Missing
link
by STEVE POTTER
amplifying treat - we can say that In the become purely cultural and TEL MURAH sendemic phenomenon; while in
developed in an ambience too retarded to permit a realisation SUCH SHE HEIT ICED Marie ideas are truditions? found expression in non
This passage from an inletvic
Marxist Lucio L DILLS SUTHE neatly the reason wily New Lell Books have decided to produce a critheat reader oo western Narxisn
. The book will be valuable to those seeking
of theorists includine Lukacs, Horkheimer and Ma
Sartre, Althusser and Dontain that rare pine i suct Delia Valpe. particalar books — an index
But the book is also part of a consoldation of assemac critique of the positions advanc ed by the majority of the radica Jeft in the 1960%. The majority of the articles appeared in New Left Reviem from 1970 onwards. The
I articles, Gorz
on Granaci, preode that date
Gorz's vigurous defence ol Sartre is equaily
rebutted by Ronald
However, there is no such cri
to John Mertingon's article, thi cone and content of which (it wa
readers of Mardsm Today in its categorical rejection
Given the pro-eminence Gramsci in the pantheon of 'West ern Marxism', the book is there fore curiously imbalanoed as a critical render, This is not to sag tha: NR has not carried such u
critique of Gramsci. Ao essenti
complement to this book is Perr Anderson's article Ine Anono mies of Antonio Gramaci" in NER 100.
Another absence from the collection, as with Perry Ander son'i book Considerations on Western Mands, is a critical assessment ot one amportan
of Western Marx ism' - The fact is Ena: such an arucie nas yer to so the light of day.
* Westero Marsisma: A Critical Reader. New CLET Review. Published by New Left Rooks at £1.30.
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