International Marxist Group Archive

Magazines, bulletins and booklets of the IMG and its forerunners, 1961–1984

Even to the Right of Turkey!

The Week Vol. 3, No. 19, 13 May 1965 · p. 3 of the scan · 209 words

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Mr. Stewart, speaking in the House of Commons, this week, has gone even further in defending U.S. action over the DomPtan Republic. We have the strange phenomena of President De Gaulle, once the darling of nascent fascist movements, being far to the left of the Labour Government on this issue. Of course we know the game that De Gaulle is playing but now the incongruity of Britain's position is demonstrated even more sharply. Even countries like Turkey have let it be known - through their Government papers - that they are in disagreement with U.S. action. It is indeed time for a change and once again a band of M.P.s in the House of Commons who are attempting to change Government policy deserve and need all the support they can get from the constituencies.e

It needs emphasising time and time again that there is no possibility of socialist advance in Britain whilst this country is junior partner to U.S. imperialism, Mr, Wilson's speech to N.A.T.O. would be much more to the point if he made it clear that socialist principles, as well as cost, made it impossible for Labour to subscribe to the war alliance, for then it would be possible to appeal to the mass of Labour supporterse

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