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Any strategy that risks splitting the trade-union movement, or separating the unions from Labour, could be disastrous for the progress towards socialism, says DAVID GROVE

WITH the demise of the Corbyn project, and the determination of the new Labour leadership to destroy the left, it’s not surprising that some Morning Star readers are advocating the establishment of a new party of socialism. 

Before they take this any further, I urge them to ponder the following points.

The only social force that can bring socialism to Britain is the organised and united working class. 

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