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Socialist Organiser1983 1983-08-04Read it in the scan (PDF), scan page 11 →
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Special issue on th struggle in the unions: also contains articles on workers' politics and national liberation, and the Stalinist state 'unions' 135, London NI ODD 15% STAY OUT The LSSP at first championed the Tamils. One of the main reasons why the 'liberal' UNP government disenfranchised the Tamil plantation workers in 1948 was the influence the LSSP had among them.
Based on the working class of Colombo and the coastal towns, the LSSP was however outflanked by the SLFP in the rural areas. In the mid-'50s the LSSP began to accommodate to the rising tide of chauvinism. Both the CP and the LSSP negotiated a no-contest election pact with the SLFP in late 1955, and again in 1960.
In June 1964 the LSSP joined in a coalition government for six months with the populist party of Sinhalese chauvinism. This Critique of the Gotha Programme, 30p; Wag price and profit, 40p; Communist Manifesto 60p; Capital volume 1 £3.95. Available c/o Socialist Organiser, 28 Middle Lane, London N8: add money for postage.
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Organiser no. 142, August 4.1983 Page 12 Agenda "Organise the left to beat back the Tories' attacks!
No to attacks on union rights; defend the picket line; no state interference in our unions! No to any