Back in October in a brief report in Workers News, ! criticised the Euro-March and its core leadership in the United Secretariat of the Fourth International, supported by their British comrades in Socialist Outlook for needlessly adopting weak slogans. They refused to fight for the various mobilisations to adopt class based demands, to put a clear opposition to the Single Currency and to Maastricht. Well those rightist slogans just got junked for those of the Communist Party. For a demonstration at the Cardiff European Union, Heads of Government meeting in June, 'it has been agreed'. that the main slogan will be - wait for it - •No to a big Business Europe, - Yes to a People's Europe!". Reportedly Socialist Outlook does not intend to fight to change this central slogan and is willing to build it (through the Euromarch Network) Your marxist, internationalist view on a world of struggles and issues, 20 pages monthly. 12 issues delivered for just £10. OVERSEAS subscribers: SPECIAL OFFER (UK only) One year of Socialist Outlook, PLUS one year of International Viewpoint (Fourth International magazine) for only £30. Please send me • 12 issues of Socialist Outlook • 12 issues of Socialist Outlook plus International Viewpoint. I enclose a cheque/urder for £..., on this Popular Frontist Slogan:
Trotskyists need to be centrally involved in building opposition to the Single Currency, to Maastricht and the Bosses Europe. European capitalism is re-structuring itself at the expense of workers, through Euro-Austerity and a Europe wide attack on the Welfare state in the name of meeting the convergence criteria for the Single Currency.
But being involved in that fight is not the only question. How should Trotskyists intervene in order to win workers to a fight for a Socialist Europe?
We must reject this seemingly flippant acceptance of Popular Frontist slogans agreeing only when and where to 'strike together' in Cardiff, but stating clearly, for all workers to see, that we 'march separately in building action on the basis of our politics and our demands.
What say the Trotskyists of Socialist Outlook?
Pete Bloomer Birmingham .. Age