Crisis =deepens

wortdny class militancy. It is here thet ilfisotions organiead by the revolutionary the role of the Trades Uolen bureaucracy Left «ith the fierElyvemann ef the Local in becoming more and wre obvioais that it ia ionaure left ig now sruster dn Reitain than precisely the inpleteotetion of these ithe erer feeo. At a time woer eroning eioib= austerity Measures that will bring dm tha ors af workers logk ta the cevolutdoneries for Labour Government, be producing missive Gadersadp the mead lo overcene existing demrcligation in the warking clisese Wdviadons and build tes strofgase possible af the batdone] front and the National these prepared to engage in action aguinst The growing aecdlal,palitical and economic criaia in Iritein,finds the Brivieh Labour Party in a crisis that is almost certain to being about it's downfall at the next general election, -The pact botwoen the Labour Gevrarsment aad the Liberal Party in March of this Foar wis praceded by the worst electoral defeats | suffered by the Lubour Party since al, with shifts of more than 203 against theo in sane iy—-elections, They atand to Loose up to half their seats in Setolanl to the Scottish Matiensl Party in the waxt getersl election, Allied to this: the Fascist National Fron are bot soly push=ine the Liberals in to fourth place in gone constituaincles,but will fight every aeat in the coming gateral election, SO) TLAR 411 this occurred in os period that bs Seek. 21 mopracedestbed cise in the comiat= ivity af the British varking class peith ore than a millies days last in strikes inJ March 1977, ,aftor tw years of relative | inactivity, The present impasse of the Labour Ceveriinient giens from two crlees,one af Scotland and the other of Economic policy.

The position in Scotland combines all the elamenta af the crisis,A combination of economic deprivatbonsocial turtil,and tha advent of the ed) iimbustry has given ftw feetinance te Sootlands national and denocrati: deutands. To stand fer Scottish self<determination would fly in che interests of their owi ruling clogs,a0 lise good Socdlal Democrats they have proposed a refermist solutian which trige €e prevect tha erigien of their working class hase, This "devolution! bill gives limited rights te a Seattish national assamhly, bat exclodes it fron contre] ayer the decisive sectors of the econo, Labour, howiver, has proved incapable of carrying the Fill, because of right wing Latour and Tory opposition,and thus lost. SNP support in contidence motion, RAMA POLLoT The callapae ef Labours Scottish palioy was only mat br the cantiniaing crisis of Labour's economic policy, The wage cartrale iemaged in 1275 were sald to British workers go the basis that a ote=yeuar to cighharn month perded of redaction in liyiog staccsris would lead ta coomomis geowth,juet Liky the L3S0tg and Tiss, tet there da no real recopery in edeht.twer ore and a hal?

### BRITISH

” > 1 a gael million ase useoplewed and Livin standacis hava declined, all thin before Rritaio is hit Ey 4 mew recession in LATE TY, Thug ,as sFidemse! at this foara TU, Labaurts policy ef increasing inpoverisation iz becuming dndefensible,A how rise of werking class atriggcle has bewun = trappine the Lahaur Government between rulime: class Jotuinds for restoaiots,and the new eines nore and more obvious to tho mags of Geran, community, wrkers.s Eremy atraggle agsinat ‘wage control ~ . tukea on the significance of a major battle sg the Ty, areaucracy Mangeurres ageinst Hien to Tsame Lhe goverment! , In is LPSURGE Ih RaCTSé Avery dangectus byepradact of Labour's right=wing policies has been the rise Party, The suppart ther have received has the policies of the govermnit. daly nt been of a fascist character = tb has mad) such united apoosdtion devolving tbe The white supremacist states of Rhodesia and South Africa contin to ampldar with the ° teen a raclat once, Piyeical artacks on ion \Weracts are ray commmplace. In thia field the action of tha revalutionacy left has been seamplacr, Poth the Interte tical Marxist Graop (British faction of the Fourth Internationa!) ond the SecLelise Workers! Party haw: constantly mobilised againgse fascia and racisn, The racent Lewishan Ur ; midlisatiso was ane af a series of mote GROWTE OF ALVYOLATLOWARF LEFT The voddence for the ideas of the revolute iodted argandsation is crucial, Tyo major items ary on the agenda fer soclalista dn Rritein today. The first. is the building ot a clase straggle opposition in the ; labour moyedent, a uilted frame of 211 remlutionary left, the Comomist Purcy and Latt Social Tamecrate, oan organise apolitical reapoces te tha crisis fron the working class. Cafertunstely bath the OF abd the Lat: Social Nemcrata, tied as Chey ap: to sections of the trade union burcanc= rack, refuse ta eogcec dn uoited action, At anvtber devel oreanisatiana Jike the Socialiat Werkers! Party adapt 4 sectarian attitude tow ods other reyolutionary secialist organisat— Ting. For-exampie io recont bpe-electians tbe WP has ratused to tube port. in anited sacdaliet fiontiens, to the other bemt the Lorarostian= ol Airadat Oreup were Deeded dn setriis up te Sacdqlist Unity compalien, whaae candidate in te recent Ledreand breselection received aver thee tines the vote af the SaP, Tesp— ite the adce of the vate foc tha reveluttoe ary gocialdats tho Watdeagl Froot ware seen us Che steotiger vodece = something weadck o united canpaign wield hayes uvodded.

(LEGHOCTME RT Thi second task that lies shesd follens fren Tirst, the building of 2 andted royolotdore apy ergatisation, In Britain reel appertinitivg exist for the building of 4 revolution arr armanisttion console ef challenging the OF io 2 ougher ar gpoeres, Sach an rear isation wuld be ina strongar position te forse both the OP and left Socdal Benocracy inte united sctioi, & perspective af revelition= ary Tegrtunment is thas set iy the Internat= itusl Marxist Group at a ceotral part of cheir work, Such w perspective is the uolly Taalistic ane if rewilutiomairdes are te Lote rene dn the deoisdva struggles af the Aritish working class.

RUAIRT WackKEELL