International Marxist Group Archive

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leicester Young Socialist Federation under fire

The Bulletin Vol. 2, No. 3, 19 January 1963 · p. 5 of the scan · 146 words

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The Leicester Federntion of Young Socinlists hnsa bean wnrned by the police not to hold esllections cutside three Leicester factories. Tho collect— ions were to have been in support of an anti-uncoployment cacpaign the toung Socialists sre running. Shortly after the police issued their i.structions the City Labour Party accused the Young Socinlists of acting uneonstituticnally in Tunning the canpaign end organising the collections. The City Party bns not token action itself but referred the oatter to the Regionnl Orgnniser of the Labour Party. It is widely believed that the Foderntion will now be disbanicd. anong left wing ogbers of the adult perty there is ¢onsidermvle regret thnt the Young Socialists organised this action unilaterally, and comrades fcl% thnt had they workol with tho left things would bnvo turned out differently and their position would have beon stronger oginst the right winge

fron a Leieester correspondent

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