PPC Hove My decision to leave the Labour Party was finally made in February, although I had been thinking about it seriously for six months or I started to wonder what I was actually going to do Was I going to campaign for my local MP, a loyal Blarite who has colluded in every attack made by New Labour vices, on non-selective education, on asylum seekers? Or was ! just going to sit the whole thing out? When the Socialist Alliance started to come together locally and nationally, it cess. became clear to me that really only was one choice. the left makes an intervention in this election.- otherpolitical forces which would nave everyone beneve that the only choice on offer is between Blair and Hague, two sides of the same caDitalist coin, will be immeasurably strengthened. has preoccupied the Labour left has always been what is It is clear that the Socialist Alliance does rep resent that altemative and I hope that those leftwingers sul hanging on in tre Labour Party will do all that bers are ex they can to make it a suc30 percent. As Tommy "For the first of the active selling the socialist Scotland. stronger together." Conditors SWP measures to SWP into The SWP fund. The free to argue for its Gordon Morgan IN A HISTORIC more, the Scotland joined the Scottish Socialist Party on May 1.
This event concluded a relatively brief period of discusand creates a much strengthened united organisation.
pected to join the SHUAC increases its membership by over 10 per cent and its expe qucston Meanwhile it will carry out rienced activists by around the SSP's conference Keir McKechnie for SWP Sheridan stated said: "There has been some discussion on how you marry years, around 90-95 percent socialists in the fact that we are princi. Scotland will be in one party, pled internationalists, but we one paper, and have always said we would never state eokeup! never shed Following the agreements made centrally, the proposals the SSP had voted to accept were put to regional agerethe SWP provided certain Were accepted and aggregates was low, (around continued 150) most integrate the believed the terms had been the SSP and campaigning, inevitable that suspicions line. remain and that some conSSP These issues were referred dum and statements issued to the press which received wide coverage.
the The memorandum "From May SWP members will sell the Scottish Socialist Voice. Public cease in Scotland" All SSP and SWP members have a serious responsimembers bility to behave in a tolerant But Tommy Sherican and respectful manner and we would appeal to members or boln parties cooperative and comradely 838808 towards UBC another."
Many within Labour and the SNP will be looking for signs of conflict or lack of discipline within the SSP attack us and undermine the respect accorded the SSP and Come i acular or out achievements to date. The continuing Daily Record of what may be to come.
Initial indications are that branch will increase from 40 to 55 members. SWP memDo So work so on the street where previously they sold SW.
This is a new experience noted welcomed by both former parties strengthen the effectiveness of socialists in Scotland. lommy put 1 Enis is the unifying of the left compared to the previous divisions or the left."