move Thatcherite Tory councils and stoke up the internal crisis within Major's party.
This is why Socialist Outlook says vote Labour on May 5 - and in the Euro-elections on June 9.
We have no illusions in the wretched right-wing programme put forward by John Smith's fumbfing and ineffective leadership.
But we know that every blow that weakens the main party of date to govern. the ruling class must strengthen the resolve and fighting spirit of the working class, increasing the chances of action against the public sector pay freeze and in defence of jobs and threatened try to make a virtue out of having no defined policies.
No fight Labour has led no opposition to the anti-union laws, or to cuts in the NHS and the welfare state: Smith has not even pressed the case for an immediate general election as it becomes ever more clear that Major has lost his manOn a local level, too, Labour has a dismal record. Many workers and socialists will need to touch. clench their teeth before voting for right wing Labour councils which have acted as enforcers Doing a job share with the Invisible Man? Smith offers little to enthuse voters for Tory laws and cutbacks, ties which have no connection slashing services, attacking un- with the workers' movement. ion rights and eagerly privatising To change the policies and parts they were not obliged to leadership of the Labour Party, a class struggle left wing must be There are political scores to built, based on a socialist platsettle within the Labour Party, form, and linking up Labour's left but these cannot be resolved by wing with militants in the unions abstention or by voting for par- and mass campaigns who want to fight back.
The June 11 Conference on Socialism and Full Employment, called by the Socialist Campaign Group Network (see page 14) offers an opportunity to advance this process.
Vote Labour, get active, and step up the fight.
SOCIALIST OUTLOOK No.61, April 30, 1994, Page 4