political and moral level of the past" (by which he meant the Marxist League and the Marxist Group). Those longest in the movement, were, he thought, the most likely to be drawn into personal recriminations. Exhibitions like those at the General Members" Meeting, which he had not attended, would be "unthinkable in a group of comrades that felt the living revolution as at all imminent". Tippett thought the situation was worsening and called for a new leadership, free of suspicion. [104] Another explanation was volunteered by Hamilton who thought group members were recruiting their personal friends rather than working in the wider movement. [105] Tippett's fears were confirmed in December. Camille (Klement) the IS secretary expressed alarm at the "bad internal situation" in the group [106] , and the centre was deluged with letters from members levelling (and occasionally retracting) charges. Frieslich and Lee failed to attend editorial board meetings; Lee [107] and Haston [108] refused to turn up at the executive. Tippett at least attempted to generalise [109] , but it is impossible to dissent from the lament of K. Alexander who had witnessed two months of strife and frenzy from afar: I sign for the translation of all that labour power into the more fruitful channels of work in the Labour Party. [110] On 19 December 1937, a GMM heavily condemned splits and called for adherence to Group decisions. But Lee and his supporters insisted on the expulsion of the officials who had mishandled the affair. When this