,SC>GILL'S ,SOCIALI/ ,LAB\R ,P>TY 

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,AU?OR 3 ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATION 

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,>?UR ,SC>GILL1 ,PRESID5T ( ! ,NATIONAL ,UNION ( ,M9EWORK]S1 IS PREP>+ TO BUILD A NEW ,LABOR ,P>TY4 ,HE />T$ ! CAMPAIGN TO CON/RUCT ?IS P>TY 9 ! ,OCTOB] ISSUE ( ! ,M9]1 ! ,N,U,M'S J\RNAL1 :]E HE CALL$ = A BREAK ) ! 'NEW' ,P>TY4 ,HE FOLL[$ ?IS UP %ORTLY AFT] AT A MEET+ 9 ,LONDON :]E HE GA!R$ TOGE!R 9 ,LONDON V>I\S TRADE UNIONI/S :O W]E MEMB]S ( ! ,LABOR ,P>TY1 ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY ( ,GREAT ,BRITA91 & V>I\S ,TROTSKYI/ GR\P+S4 ,H]E HE UNVEIL$ PLANS TO LAUN* A ,SOCIALI/ ,LABOR ,P>TY ON ,MAY #a/ #a#i#i#f1 & ! REASONS HE WAS DO+ SO4 ,HE FOLL[$ ?IS UP ) A SIMIL> MEET+ 9 ,GLASG[4 

,SC>GILL'S /RATEGY WAS SUMM$ UP 9 A N9E-PAGE DOCUM5T1 ,FUTURE ,/RATEGY = ! ,LEFT1 :]E HE ADDRESS$ HIMSELF TO ! *ANGES 9 ! ,LABOR ,P>TY ?AT HAD RESULT$ 9 ! DROPP+ ( ,CLAUSE #d ON COMMON [N]%IP1 & ! R5UNCIATION ( ANY ATTEMPT AT R5ATIONALISATION1 & AT REPEAL+ ! LAWS PASS$ AGA9/ 9DU/RIAL MILITANCY UND] ! GUISE ( CONTROLL+ ! TRADE UNIONS 7:I* ACTUALLY RE9=C$ TRADE UNION BUREAUCRATS' P[]S 9 SABOTAG+ /RUGGLE74 

,HE PO9T$ TO ! CONC5TRATION ( P[] ?AT WAS BUILD+ UP >\ND ,BLAIR & HIS IMM$IATE CIRCLE1 PO9T+ TO ! VETO+ ( ,LIZ ,DAVIS AS C&IDATE = ,LE$S ,NOR? ,EA/ AS AN EXAMPLE ( ?IS4 ,HE /AT$ ?IS WAS A SIGN ( A QUALITATIVE *ANGE 9 ,LABOR & ?AT SOCIALI/S C\LD NO LONG] /AY 9 A P>TY ?AT 0 HAS BE5 & IS BE+ 'POLITICALLY CLEANS$'04 

,SC>GILL'S LATE/ MOVE IS JU/ ONE ( MANY ?AT HE HAS LAUN*$ AGA9/ ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,:IL/ NO LONG] A MEMB] ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY1 HE REMA9S FIRMLY )9 ! CAMP ( ,/AL9ISM & HAS CONSI/5TLY BE5 A DEF5D] ( EV]Y MOVE ( ! /ATE CAPITALI/ BUREAUCRACY & ITS SATELLITES TO CRU% ! WORK+ CLASS1 FROM ! SUPPRESSION ( ! #aief ,HUNG>IAN REVOLUTION1 VIA SUPPORT = ! 9VASION ( ,CZE*OSLOVAKIA 9 #a#i#f#h1 TO SUPPORT = MILIT>Y RULE 9 ,POL& UP TO CONT9U+ SUPPORT = ! AIL+ ,CA/ROI/ REGIME 9 ,CUBA4 

,PLAN = ,COAL 

  

,AS A LEAD+ BUREAUCRAT )9 ! ,N,U,M1 HE HAS ALSO CONSI/5TLY SABOTAG$ ANY /RUGGLES BY ! M9]S TO DEVELOP !IR /RUGGLES & C>RY !M BEYOND ! CLUT*ES ( ! UNION BUREAUCRATS4 ,HE & O!R LEAD+ ,N,U,M (FICIALS DEVIS$ ! ,PLAN = ,COAL :I* WAS A DEAL TO BE REA*$ ) ! !N ,LABOR ,GOV]NM5T 9 #aigd 4 ,?IS ALL[$ ! ,LABOR ,GOV]NM5T UND] FIR/ ,WILSON & !N ,CALLA<AN TO GO AHEAD ) PIT CLOSURES1 & TO DAMP5 OPPOSITION BY ! M9]S TO !M4 ,AGA9 DUR+ ! ,GREAT ,/RIKE ( #a#i#h#d-#e ,SC>GILL & HIS FELL[ ,N,U,M (FICIALS US$ ! ,PLAN = ,COAL TO KEEP ! ACTIONS ( ! M9]S FIRMLY UND] !IR CONTROL4 ,! RESULT WAS A V]Y S]I\S DEFEAT = \R CLASS4 

,ON AN ORGANIZATIONAL LEVEL1 ,SC>GILL IS ALSO A DAB H& AT SABOTAG+ 9DEP5D5T WORK+ CLASS /RUGGLE4 ,T[>DS ! 5D ( ! M9]S /RIKE HE1 9 ALLIANCE ) ,TONY ,B5N & ! ,CAMPAIGN ,GR\P ( ( SO-CALL$ 'LEFT' ,M,PS1 SET UP ! ,SOCIALI/ ,MOVEM5T4 ,?IS WAS ABLE TO CALL ON A LAY] ( ,LABOR ,P>TY ACTIVI/S1 MANY ( :OM HAD COME 9TO ! ,P>TY AFT] ! 'LEFT' TURN OR*E/RAT$ BY ,B5N1 MA9LY ?R\< ! GR\P+ ORGANIZ$ >\ND ! DOCUM5T ',BEYOND ! ,FRAGM5TS' AS WELL AS A NUMB] ( ,TROTSKYI/S1 QUASI-,TROTSKYI/S & EX-,TROTSKYI/S :O HAD JO9$ ! ,LABOR P>TY AS 5TRI/S4 

,! ,SOCIALI/ ,MOVEM5T WAS AN ATTEMPT BY ,SC>GILL & 'LEFT' SOCIAL DEMOCRATS TO DIV]T ANY EF=TS TO BREAK \T ( ! /RAITJACKET ( ,LABORISM_/TRADE UNIONISM4 ,! RIS+ ANG] AMONG MANY 9 ! M9+ COMMUNITIES & AMONG O!R RADICALIZ$ SECTIONS ( ! WORK+ CLASS T[>DS ! TRADE UNION LEAD]S & ! ,LABOR ,P>TY WAS TO AN EXT5T DIV]T$ BY ! MAN\EVRES ( ?IS GR\P+4 ,!Y CONSI/5TLY ACT$ AS APOLOGI/S = ,LABOR & ! UNIONS1 & !Y >GU$ ?AT A BREAK ) ,LABOR WAS NOT POSSIBLE1 & ?AT ANY ACTIVI/S %\LD REMA9 )9 ,LABOR4 ,MANY ( !M HAD C>V$ \T NI*ES = !MSELVES 9 ! /RUCTURES ( ! UNIONS & ! ,LABOR ,P>TY1 )9 CAMPAIGNS & 9 ! /RUCTURES ( ! LOCAL ,/ATE4 ,9DE$ !IR ALLEGIANCE TO MUNICIPAL SOCIALISM1 BO? 9SIDE ! ,G,L,C & )9 ! 'LEFT' ,LABOR C\NCILS WAS A KEY PLANK 9 !IR PLAT=M4 ,!IR ORI5TATION TO ! LOCAL /ATE GAVE !M SOME COMMON GR\ND ) ! ,GRE5S7SEE SEP>ATE >TICLE7 & !Y CONSI/5TLY >GU$ = A ,R$-,GRE5 ,ALLIANCE4 ,?IS ATTEMPT AT AN ALLIANCE HAS SO F> PROV$ TO BE A FAILURE1 AL?\< BO? ! ,SOCIALI/ ,MOVEM5T'S & ! ,GRE5S' FAIL+ HEAL? MAY YET MAKE ?IS COME AB\T4 ,! %IPWRECK ( MUNICIPAL SOCIALISM ) ! *ANGES 9 CAPITALISM 9T]NATIONALLY HELP$ ?R\< BY ! ,CONS]VATIVE ATTACKS ( ! LA/ #ae YE>S HAS DISORI5TAT$ !M CONSID]ABLY1 & MADE !M SW+ TO ! RI<T EV5 MORE4 ,!IR 9SI/5CE ON NO BREAK ) ! ,LABOR ,P>TY & !IR P$DL+ ( DEFEATISM WAS A VALUABLE AID TO HELP+ ! ,LABOR ,P>TY MAKE ! TRANS=MATIONS ?AT W]E NECESS>Y TO ADAPT TO ! 5D ( WELF>ISM4 

,SABOTAG+ /RUGGLE 

  

,ONE ( ! ,SOCIALI/ ,MOVEM5T'S 7& ,SC>GILL'S7 GREATE/ A*IEVEM5TS 9 SABOTAG+ /RUGGLE WAS ! ,SAVE ,\R ,PITS CAMPAIGN 9 #a#i#i#b4 ,) ! ?REAT5$ CLOSURE ( #ca PITS ! ,N,U,M & ITS ALLIES 9 ! ,SOCIALI/ ,MOVEM5T LOOK$ TO MOBILIZ+ 'PUBLIC OP9ION' & GO+ ?R\< ! C\RTS4 ,) ! HELP ( ! ,T,U,C IT DREW 9 BEH9D IT ,TORY ,M,PS LIKE ,W9/ON ,*UR*ILL1 ,PADDY ,A%D[N1 BI%OPS1 & ! ,CONF$]ATION ( ,BRITI% ,9DU/RY4 7SEE \R ANALYIS 9 ,ORGANIZE6#b#i74 ,TWO MASSIVE DEMON/RATIONS ORGANIZ$ BY ,LABOR & ! ,T,U,C TOOK PLACE1 AFT] :I* ! MATT] WAS QUIETLY DROPP$ & ! PIT CLOSURES W5T AHEAD AT A SLI<TLY SL[] PACE4 ,AS WE SAID AT ! TIME3' ,! DEMON/RATIONS & RELAT$ ACTIVITY W]E DESIGN$ TO DIV]T & DEMORALIZE4 ,PEOPLE W]E MEANT TO FEEL ?AT !Y HAD DONE !IR BIT1 ?AT AFT] ALL1 NO?+ C\LD BE *ANG$1 & ?AT AFT] A DRE>Y WALK ?R\< DRIV+ RA91 !Y MU/ GO HOME & ACCEPT 0,?+S AS !Y >E0' 4 

,N[ H[EV]1 DIFF]5CES >E EM]G+ BETWE5 ,SC>GILL & O!R ELEM5TS 9 ! ,SOCIALI/ ,MOVEM5T4 ,B5N & HIS FOLL[]S HAVE ALWAYS >GU$ /R5U\SLY AGA9/ BREAK+ ) ,LABOR4 ,O!RS LIKE1 ,HIL>Y ,WA9WRI<T1 >E OPPORTUNI/ICALLY H$G+ !IR BETS & SAY+ 'NOT YET'4 ,SC>GILL HAS SE5 ?AT L>GE NUMB]S ( PEOPLE1 ESPECIALLY AMONG Y\NG PEOPLE1 HAVE BECOME DIS5*ANT$ ) ,LABORISM & ?AT NEW SOCIAL MOVEM5TS HAVE EM]G$ & >E AB\T TO EM]GE ?AT >E PR(\NDLY SUSPICI\S ( SOCIAL-DEMOCRATIC POLITICS & >E ORI5T$ T[>DS DIRECT ACTION4 ,HE N[ NE$S TO DEVELOP A NEW ORGANIZATION ?AT WILL SABOTAGE & DIV]T /RUGGLE1 BECAUSE ( ! DEP?S TO :I* ,LABOR HAS BE5 DISCR$IT$4 ,AS HE WROTE 9 ,FUTURE ,/RATEGY = ! ,LEFT3 ' ,! 5VIRONM5TAL & COMMUNITY ACTIVI/S >E DO+ A GOOD JOB1 BUT 9EVITABLY1 !IR AIMS >E 0S+LE PURPOSE0 ) NO CLE> POLITICAL P]SPECTIVE4 ,IT IS A TRAG$Y ?AT ! ,LABOR ,P>TY IS NOT AT ! C5T] ( CO-ORD9AT+ & ORGANIZ+ SU* CAMPAIGNS4 ,A SOCIALI/ ,LABOR ,P>TY W\LD BE ABLE TO GALVANIZE MASS OPPOSITION TO 9JU/ICE1 9EQUALITY & 5VIRONM5TAL DE/RUCTION1 & BUILD ! FI<T = A ,SOCIALI/ ,BRITA904 

,SC>GILL HAS HIS EYE ON SIMIL> ORGANIZATIONS ?AT HAVE BE5 CREAT$ ON ! ,CONT95T1 ABOVE ALL 9 ,ITALY 1 ,FRANCE & ,SPA91 =M$ \T ( REMNANTS ( ,/AL9ISM1 ,TROTSKYISM & ! ,GRE5S AS WELL AS ! FRAGM5TS ( ! LEFTI/ GR\PS ( ! #gS LIKE ,LOTTA ,CONT9UA4 

,LABORISM 

  

,V>I\S ,TROTSKYI/ GR\PS HAVE EXPRESS$ !IR APPROVAL ( ! CON/RUCTION ( A ,SOCIALI/ ,LABOR P>TY4 ,MILITANT ,LABOR WELCOM$ ! MOVES1 9DE$ PRAIS+ ! MODELS ALREADY SET UP ON ! ,CONT95T4 ,FUR!RMORE1 !Y PO9T TO ! ,LABOR ,REPRES5TATION ,COMMITTEE1 :I* WAS ! PRECURSOR ( ! ,LABOR ,P>TY AS AN EXAMPLE- 9 O!R WORDS !Y WANT A RE-RUN ( ! ,LABOR ,P>TY4 ,SC>GILL1 H[EV]1 IS SKILL$ AT BUREAUCRATIC MANEUV]S & AT E>LY MEET+S HAS ALREADY PUT ! FREEZE ON ,MILITANT ,LABOR4 ,S9CE !N1 !IR 5?USIASM HAS COOL$ SOME:AT4 ,O!R ,TROTSKYI/ GR\PLETS- ,WORK]S ,P[]1 ! ,WORK]S ,REVOLUTION>Y ,P>TY7,WORK]S ,PRESS7 AS WELL AS ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY ( ,GREAT ,BRITA97,WEEKLY ,WORK]7 HAVE ALSO EXPRESS$ APPROVAL1 AL?\< AGA9 ?IS HAS COOL$ = SIMIL> REASONS4 ,!Y WELCOME ! CREATION ( ! ,SOCIALI/ ,LABOR ,P>TY = MANY ( ! SAME REASONS AS ,SC>GILL1 & BECAUSE ,L59ISM 9 G5]AL IS 9 SEV]E CRISIS4 ,!Y NE$ A NEW HOME4 

,O!R GR\PS P\R$ SCORN ON ! IDEA ( SETT+ UP A ,SOCIALI/ ,LABOR ,P>TY4 ,) 5TRI/ GR\PS LIKE ,SOCIALI/ ,\TLOOK1 W$D$ ?OR\<LY TO ,LABORISM1 ?IS IS H>DLY SUPRIS+1 BUT ! ,SOCIALI/ ,WORK]S ,P>TY1 ORGANIZ$ \TSIDE ,LABOR = MANY YE>S & PU%+ A SELECTIVE ANTI-,LABOR RHETORIC 7BUT ALWAYS CALL+ = A ,LABOR VOTE AT ELECTION TIME7 IS MORE 9T]E/+4 ,!Y HAVE D5\NC$ ! ,SC>GILL 9ITIATIVE4 ,!Y #a7 FE> A *ALL5GE TO !IR RECRUIT+ FROM DIS5*ANT$ ,LABORITES & FROM AMONG !IR [N MEMB]S1 MANY ( :OM HAVE VIEWS V]Y SIMIL> TO 0OLD0 ,LABOR #b7 AS WE HAVE SAID = A LONG TIME1 !Y REPRES5T AN EXT]NAL FACTION ( ,LABOR1 & F9D PA9FUL ANY BREAK ) E/ABLI%$ ,LABORISM4 ,SC>GILL'S OLD MATES 9 ! ,/AL9I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY ( ,BRITA9 & ! DAILY ,MORN+ ,/>1 HAVE SIMIL>LY GIV5 ! ?UMBS D[N1 AGA9 BECAUSE !Y >E SO CLOSELY TI$ UP ) ,LABOR & ! TRADE UNION APP>ATUSES4 

,IT MI<T BE ?AT ,SC>GILL'S 9ITIATIVE RUNS \T ( /EAM V]Y QUICKLY4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 BE>+ 9 M9D ! DESP]ATION ( MANY LEFTI/S TO CREATE A NEW ORGANIZATION TO %ELT] !M FROM ! /ORM1 & ! ,CONT95TAL EXAMPLES1 ! ,SOCIALI/ ,LABOR ,P>TY MAY GET (F ( ! GR\ND4 ,AS ,I SAID ABOVE1 A NEW RE=MI/ P>TY IS NE$$ TO SABOTAGE /RUGGLE4 ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/S MU/ >GUE /RONGLY AGA9/ ! POLITICS ( ?IS MANEUV]1 ?R\< >TICLES 9 \R PRESS1 & ?R\< LEAFLETS & SPOK5 CONTRIBUTIONS AT MEET+S TO SET UP ! ,SOCIALI/ ,LABOR ,P>TY1 AS WELL AS AT PUBLIC MEET+S ORGANIZ$ BY ! ,A,C,F & BY O!R REVOLUTION>IES4 

,FOOTNOTE3 ,S9CE ?IS >TICLE WAS WRITT51 ,SC>GILL HAS LAUN*$ HIS ,P>TY1 & MADE MOVES TO EXCLUDE ! ,TROTSKYI/S1 ABOVE ALL ,MILITANT ,LABOR4 ,TOMMY ,%]IDAN1 LEAD+ LI<T 9 ,SCOTTI% ,MILITANT ,LABOR 1 & TWO O!R LEAD+ MEMB]S ( ,MILITANT ,LABOR WALK$ \T ( ! F\ND+ MEET+4 ,MILITANT ,LABOR PLAN TO GO AHEAD ) !IR [N PROJECT ( SETT+ UP A ,SCOTTI% ,SOCIALI/ ,ALLIANCE1 9 CONJUNCTION ) ! ,/AL9I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY ( ,SCOTL& & ! ,SCOTTI% ,SOCIALI/ ,MOVEM5T4 ,?IS WILL FULFILL ! ROLE ?AT ! ,SOCIALI/ ,LABOR ,P>TY WAS MEANT TO FILL = ,MILITANT ,LABOR1 AT LEA/ 9 ,SCOTL&4 ,IT WILL PRES5T C&IDATES AT ELECTIONS1 5L>G+ & AMPLIFY+ ! ELECTORAL WORK ?AT ,SCOTTI% MILITANT ,LABOR HAS ALREADY DONE4 

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