The first of an occasional series which will look at what other socialist papers have to say THE CENTRE of the ANL is the SWP. In the middle of the ARA is the Socialist Action-Ken Livingstone-Morning Star ans who were responsible for the last atrocity on the left, the unbelievable madhouse called the Commillee to Stop Wea in the Gull' Socialist Organiser ACCORDING to those who spit how ever, Maroots must base thomsolves entirely on the organised workers". Unti these sections move into action in the trade unions and the Labour Party there is. in their view, ittle scope lor activily by Marxists. Movements like the mass anti-poll tax campaign are dismissed as minor epleodes.
Through dinging to old formulas and in. creasingly tuming them into ossified dog. mas, Ted Grant proved incapable of correct ly analysing this new situation Ted -Hecthel clamed a right of political veto over the Editorial Board. Marxism cannot be develped in this way, eithor in theory or practice.
Militant *DAVID Mellor is a smug Tory git' Socialist Worker THOSE WHO saw themselves as the protagonists of a single universal class file the working class - Ed) that could do all things needed to change the world had to face the fact that such an ap. proach was now definitely dead.' New Times, paper of the ex-CP Democratic Left JUST AS we say neither Washington nur Moscow but international socialism, so we say neither private nor statu capital but workers power.
Socialist Worker 'BUREAUCRATIC collectivism is a workf-wide phenomenon.
Laurens Otter in Socialist Organiser "IN AUGUST 1990 the Iragi regime oc cupied Kuwait, From the start interventon by US imperialism was very prob able. there was ho disagreement about opposing US Invasion. However, Ted Grant immedialely asserled the war would last from six months to (more likaly) two years."
Miltant WITH THE BANNER ol Marism beid high we will attract to out ranks the best Sablers al a now generation lo figtil for the socialiel transformation of codiety in Brilain and throughout the world.
Militant LAST WEEK the Ant-Paciel Alliance (ARA) and the Anil-Nei league (ANL) fought each other on the letters pages of the Guardian.
Last Salunday they fought ene another physically to get their own banner at the fool of the Loerion and asylum bell demonstraThe SWP won the Fight, alraing their national organiser, the very sily Chris Bambery, to strut about at the front of the meach will clenched fists and black gloves. This man has more than one problem.
Socialist Organiser No. 15 Feb. 1, 1992