It has always been an unfortunate feature of papers on the British left that they see their role primarily as commentators. We said that there is a need for a paper that can make a serious political analysis of the developments and trends within International and British capitalism, and then use this analysis to stimulate concrete action to unite the struggles aguinst capitalism and develop them into a fight for socialism. course of action which we advocated led the Shrewsbury movement into a blind alley front which it las so far proved impossible to rescue it.
We have analysed the capitalist crisis in detail, We have shown how chronically sick and decrepit British capitalism can only solve its problems by destroying the organised strength of the working class. We Only Red Weekly consistently urged this action.
The Marning Star plaintively called for a general election, showing the Communist Party's deep commitment to Parlinment. Workers Press staggered, as if in some drunken political stupor, from demands for a "general Red Weekly & ned Weeklyl capitalist offensive, irrespective of who rules at Westminster.
That is why the paper campaigned for the active alliance of students, housewives, and other social groups within this general strike movement. This provided a basis for popularising the need for organs of working class power-the only organs which permit Panty these demands into the trade unions They were asked to organise local committees of solidarity, and extend support for solidarity with the Chilean resistance as widely as possible Red Weekly explained that it was Important to get the Labour and trade union leaders to act on Chile. It warned, however, that the reforinist politics, and the narrow and insular interests, of these leaders meant that they could not be relied on to carry out the necessary measures of solidThis is the reason why the paper became the immediate champion of the 5 May demonstratioh Drawing on the grass roots support that exists in the labour move ment-and despite the opposition of the Communist Party-Red Weekty has been able to spearhend a real cumpaign around this demonstration. The atrength of this campaign has now foroed the CP to come out in support of the demonstration, despite its original hostility.
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