File spoon-archives/marxism-international.archive/marxism-international_1996/96-11-03.020, message 15


Date: Tue, 29 Oct 1996 06:52:28 +0000
From: Richard Bos <Richard.Bos-AT-hagcott.meganet.co.uk>
Subject: Re: M-I: Centralism in Bolshevik Internationals


Jason A Schulman wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 28 Oct 96 14:52:57 GMT Adam Rose writes:
> 
> >It wasn't Trotskyists in Britain, of any variety, that fined and
> >imprisoned
> >people during the anti poll tax demonstrations, it was the LEFT of the
> >Labour Party, the Bennites. In Britain, some Trotskyist organisations
> >of about 4,000 members in 1974 had collapsed by 1984.
> 
> This bit regarding Benn is news to me (not that I'm any great expert on
> British politics).  Can I get a bit more info on this and on the poll tax
> demonstrations in general?
> 
> -- Jason
> 

News to me too Jason. I know lots of people who supported Tony Benn in
the 80s who are still active and are not on the extreme right of the LP
as was also stated. The bit about the CP supporting the Social Contract
also does not fit in with their stuff that I have read.

The poll tax movement was more than just demonstrations. Millions of
people refused to pay. I do not know how many thousands ended up in
front of the judge for it. A comrade of mine who was 76 years old spent
a few weeks in prison. I will see if I can dig up something more
detailed.

-- 
Comradely,

Richard.                     
      New Worker Online http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/2853




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