leadershipPKK Pesh Mergas Keith Veness (SO23) takes We welcome letters on any subject but please keep them brief. Letters over 350 words will be cut. Send your letters to: Socialist Outlook PO Box 1109, London, N4 2UU Populist Party) in protest at its l applaud the cover of SO 2:
he just struggle agains *Fortress Europe' has indeed been well served by the result of the Danish referenthe PKK - whilst criticising its dum on Maastricht.
As socialists, however, in our opposition to the EC it is important that we differentiate ourselve from those most TecHOn! currents within the British and Europe bourgeoisie and petty bourgeoiste (Thatcher, Le Pen) who also, for the most disgusting oppose development of the EC In this respect to say 'we should demand that the British cople have their say; if the Danes can have a vote, why not the British? is unfortunate. It implies that the point of contention is the disregard of the rights of the 'British people' (1 by the EC. oppose the EC as we oppose all This is very dangerous. We political, economic and milifary blocs that the bourcoisie secks to make becaus hey mitigate against the inter ests of the working class and oppressed.
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It is not the interests of the British people' that we seck to promote but those of the world workinthe working class of the class, he hott Instinctive hatred of British nationalism has led some currents on the left to erroneous ositions on Europe. 'Worken an abstentionist position on the whole business, 'Socialist Organiser favoured a pro-EC position.
It is to Socialist Outlook's credit that it has not gone down this road. But it still remains absolutely essential that alongside our opposition to Maastricht and Fortress Europe, present ourselves as the most implacable enemies of big power nationalisms in general and Great British chauvinism in particular.
Ed George Caerdydd/ Cardiff. to