by New Worker
correspondent
COMRADES met in north London on Sunday 24th April to debate on the
European Union (EU) Referendum on 23rd June in a meeting organised
by the group Red Block.
Daphne Liddle spoke on behalf of the New Communist Party
pointing out that the EU is a creation of the ruling class and a bastion of
western imperialism, and that leaving will weaken it. It had never protected
trade union or working class rights, which had steadily deteriorated under the
EU’s drive for privatisation and austerity.
David Ayrton argued that the issue was a sham in which the
working class could not win: “The workers have no dog in this fight,” and that
working class unity would be better served by following the Labour leadership
and the majority of big trade unions in supporting the Remain campaign.
Both Liddle and Ayrton denounced the extreme right-wing and
racist elements to be found in both camps, and asserted that the rants about
immigration were a diversion from the real issues.
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