Brian Heron's Fourth International Supporters Caucus has all but given up hope.
Demoralisation is rife.
Last month comrade Heron formally resigned as London president and was faithfully followed by secretary Bernard Gibbons. The list of candidates for the London region in the European elections is a good indication of how things stand. Headed by general secretary Scargill himself, it includes NEC member Harpal Brar and four of his closest ultra-Stalinite supporters. With the London organisation shattered and membership continuing to desert, Scargill has had to fall back on the shadowy Association of Communist Workers. Just below him, at number seven on the list, is Ella Rule, the newly elected chair of SLP women's section.