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Initially, in 1977, the IMG formed local groups, and then the national Socialist Unity grouping. They suggested an alliance with the SWP, which was rejected. The coalition attracted the support of the
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group, and some independent socialists. The Workers League, Marxist Worker and the remnants of the
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The Left and Labour: Lessons from the 1979 General Election ("As We Were Saying")
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For the group which stood candidates under this name in 2005, see
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This article about a political party in the United Kingdom is a
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were absorbed by the IMG and Big Flame around this time.
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Defunct political party alliances in the United Kingdom
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Defunct Trotskyist organisations in the United Kingdom
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Socialist Unity Network
Ideology
Socialism
Trotskyism
Political position
Far-left
International Marxist Group
Workers League
Big Flame
Marxist Worker
Politics of United Kingdom
Political parties
Elections
socialist
electoral coalition
United Kingdom
International Marxist Group
Socialist Workers Party
Workers League
Big Flame
Marxist Worker
Libertarian Communist Group
1979 UK general election
Tariq Ali
Labour Party



Sean Matgamna
The Left and Labour: Lessons from the 1979 General Election ("As We Were Saying")

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