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Respect the Unity Coalition - some of the articles that have appeared in the WeeklyWorker.

  • No resolutions, no democracy November 23 2006
    Dave Isaacson reports on the forthcoming 'conference' of Student Respect
    • Manchester warning
      The potential for Student Respect in alliance with the Federation of Student Islamic Societies to make a breakthrough in student politics - and the contradictory results this would have for political and social life on the campuses - has been illustrated by the spat on Manchester University’s Student Direct. Emily Bransom reports
  • Many questions, no answers November 16 2006
    Last weekend saw the SWP attempt to win union militants to Respect. Alan Stevens reports on the Organising for Fighting Unions conference
    • What happens next?
      Public and Commercial Services Union militant Tony Wood gives his view of the conference
  • Spin, deception and eclecticism October 19 2006
    If there was ever any doubt, Respect’s third annual conference, held over the weekend of October 14-15, confirmed that the organisation is now indisputably a Socialist Worker Party front, writes Peter Manson. Despite efforts to prove the opposite, Respect is visibly shrinking
  • Control-freakery and decline October 12 2006
    The weekend of October 14-15 will see Respect’s third annual conference. Doubtless it is set to feature plenty of platform speeches but precious little debate: there are fewer motions and fewer delegates. Emily Bransom and Tina Becker preview the weekend
    • No fudge on accountability
      The only motion focusing on the lack of democracy and accountability in Respect is motion No1 from the CPGB, which is also supported by Calderdale
  • Anti-CPGB ritual? September 28 2006
    The CPGB's motions to Respect conference have again been ruled out of order - before being accepted after protest. Mark Fischer reports
  • Contradictions exposed September 14 2006
    Simon Wells reviews John Rees' Imperialism and resistance, Routledge 2006, pp265, £14.99
  • CPGB motions September 14 2006
    The CPGB is sponsoring two motions to be put to the Respect annual conference on October 14-15. If you are a paid up member of Respect, add your support by writing to office@cpgb.org.uk
    • Unanimous emphasis
      Calderdale Respect had its pre-conference meeting in Halifax on Tuesday September 12. Dave Isaacson reports
  • Keeping silent over ‘offensive’ film August 3 2006
    Huw Bynon reports on the protests surrounding the film version of Monica Ali's novel Brick Lane - and wonders why Respect and the Socialist Workers Party will not comment
  • Chaos in Tower Hamlets Respect July 6 2006
    George Galloway had to broker a peace deal with councillors after an anti-SWP coup amongst Respect councillors failed, writes Huw Bynon
  • SWP failure within Respect success May 11 2006
    Peter Manson comments on the results of the May 4 local elections
  • Populism at large April 27 2006
    The April 25 Tower Hamlets hustings for local election candidates, organised by the Islamic Society of Britain (ISB), was a highly charged affair. Huw Bynon reports
  • 'Reformism from above'? April 20 2006
    Anne Mc Shane compares Respect’s election materials to Socialist Worker’s ‘What the Socialist Workers Party stands for’ column
  • Drawing class lines April 13 2006
    The local elections on May 4 will be make or break for Respect. Win or lose, the pressures are likely to mount on its main component, the Socialist Workers Party, says Huw Bynon
  • ‘Talib Johnny’ drops in … and out of Respect March 30 2006
    Peter Manson looks at Birmingham city councillor for Sparkbrook, Talib Hussain, who resigned from Respect only a week after joining
  • My enemy's enemy March 23 2006
    Alan Stevens reviews George Galloway's new pamphlet 'Target Iran' - and is not impressed by its one-sidedness
  • How many more careerists? March 2 2006
    In Tower Hamlets, a prospective local elections candidate has resigned from Respect. Peter Manson reports
  • Censorship rally February 23 2006
    Hyperbole and irrationality were the order of the day at Respect’s London rally, reports Mark Fischer
  • Respect after George Galloway’s celebrity bid February 16 2006
    What will happen to Respect when George Galloway "retires from politics" in order to "speak, write, read, relax, love"? Ian Mahoney reports
  • ‘Big brother’ fallout creates divisions February 9 2006
    Respect is an inherently unstable political formation, writes Alec Long. And the cracks are beginning to show
  • Rough ride for Rees February 9 2006
    SWP leader John Rees was only adopted as a Respect candidate after strong objections from a sizeable bloc of Bengali members. But the drive to turn him into a political celebrity is unmistakable. Dave Jacques resports
  • Freedom of speech still in danger February 2 2006
    While Blair’s defeat over religious incitement is to be welcomed, the new law could still be wielded against the working class, writes Peter Manson. That is why it is appalling that George Galloway and Respect were New Labour’s only allies in the Commons
  • Rein in Galloway February 2 2006
    George Galloway might think that by paying back part of his parliamentary salary he can take some of the wind out of his enemy's sails - but his gesture exposes again the fact that his appearance on Celebrity big brother had everything to do with advancing his reputation as a media personality and very little with Respect or working class principles, says Tina Becker
  • Making a difference? January 26 2006
    Salma Yaqoob's politics have more to do with mainstream liberalism than with socialism, says Alan Fox
  • Class struggle in the house January 26 2006
    Dave Craig assesses George Galloway’s three weeks of ‘reality’ TV
  • The SWP bites its lip January 19 2006
    The Socialist Workers Party is deeply uneasy about George Galloway's antics in the Big brother house - but it was them who gave him carte blanche to be a free agent in the first place, says Peter Manson
  • George Galloway offends SWP sensibilities January 12 2006
    George Galloway’s decision to try his hand at ‘reality’ TV as a Big brother contestant has thrown Respect and the Socialist Workers Party into disarray, to put it mildly. Peter Manson reports
    • Less than gorgeous
      Is it possible for working class politicians to utilise an established cultural form, designed for a completely different purpose, in order to bolster an oppositional message? Lawrence Parker takes a look at Galloway in the Big brother house
  • Being in Respect and going through the SWP December 15 2005
    Mary Godwin reports from the latest CPGB members' aggregate, which saw lively debates on Respect, the finances of the organisation and Ireland
  • Reports from Respect conference 2005

    • A strange amalgum
      Respect’s second annual conference took place over the weekend of November 19-20. But what is Respect, asks Peter Manson - a party or coalition? In fact it is a chimera, a multi-headed beast which is regularly redefined by its leaders according to needs and circumstances
    • Fundamental right to migrate
      Steven Brooks
      joined Michael Lavalette in forming a Respect group on Preston council when he left the Labour Party earlier this year. He voted in favour of the two motions calling for the abolition of immigration controls. Anne Mc Shane spoke to him after the debate
    • Gay rights ‘shibboleth’
      Was it just an oversight that gay and lesbian rights did not feature in Respect's election manifestio? Apparently not, as the debate at conference showed. Peter Manson reports
    • Bizarre, upside-down politics
      Peter Tatchell responds to the implied SWP charge of racism and islamophobia against him and Outrage
    • United democratic opposition needed
      Principled communists and socialists should start working together in order to combat accustions of islamophobia and treachery, says Anne Mc Shane
    • A dead parrot - not quite
      Non-aligned Respect member Sean Thompson expresses his fear that the project is being killed by SWP control-freakery
  • Open the borders November 17 2005
    Respect conference delegate David Isaacson explains why he will be supporting resolution 31, which would committ Respect to "oppose all borders"
  • Galloway’s Churchillian moment November 17 2005
    Mark Fischer listened to George Galloway praising the British armed forces in World War II - “our finest hour as a country”
  • The modern Janus November 17 2005
    Respect purports to have something for everyone. In terms of programme, argues Jack Conrad, that means the attempt face two ways at the same time
  • Meat and drink November 10 2005
    Ted North reports from a meeting of University of Sheffield Respect Society, which was addressed by George Galloway
  • Lethargic decline November 10 2005
    Anne Mc Shane reports from the latest meeting of Hackney Respect, which discussed climate change and chose delegates to Respect conference
  • Going to conference November 10 2005
    Dave Isaacson has been selected a delegate to Respect conference by Respect Calderdale
  • Little controversy, less principle October 27 2005
    You will need a big cup of coffee (or two) to get through the 68 resolutions going forward to the November 19-20 Respect annual conference. But working your way through the dozens of embarrassingly boring motions is worthwhile, because there are quite a few gems amongst them - good and bad. Tina Becker takes a closer look
  • Galloway: ‘Put up or shut up time’ October 27 2005
    The US Senate diverts from their country's imperialist crimes. Peter Manson reports
  • Stop press October 20 2005
    The Socialist Workers Party is again trying to run from debate by not accepting our motions to Respect conference
  • ‘Is Respect communistic?’ October 20 2005
    Anne Mc Shane reports from Respect Hackney's pre-conference meeting, which again highlighted the Socialist Workers' Party's impossible mission to ride two horses at the same tim
  • CPGB not wanted October 20 2005
    Some SWP members in Sheffield now genuinely seem to oppose the position they held regarding immigration controls only a couple of years ago. It looks like theory has finally caught up with rotten practice, says Lee Rock
  • Not controversial? October 20 2005
    Michelle Euston reports from Respect Walthamstow's pre-conference meeting, where a number of non-SWP members supported the CPGB's motion
  • Religious charity-mongering October 13 2005
    In the aftermath of the earthquake in Pakistan, the Socialist Workers Party and Respect are collecting money for Islamic Relief, reports Peter Manson
  • Making Marxism superfluous: John Rees prostrates himself October 13 2005
    At the Manchester 'Convention of the left', SWP leader John Rees openly stated his organisation's departure from Marxist politics. Carey Davies reports
  • Rees sides with Blair October 13 2005
    Emily Bransom attended the first Manchester Respect Students Society meeting, where John Rees expressed his support for the government's laws on religious hatred - and outrageously once again implied the CPGB was islamophobic
  • No fudge October 13 2005
    Two members of Respect explain why they are backing the CPGB's motion on immigration controls
  • SWP forced to retreat October 6 2005
    Ian Mahoney reports on the climbdown by Respect national office over the forthcoming conference
  • Rees comes out for Blair’s laws September 29 2005
    Leaders of the Socialist Worker Party are galloping to the right at a breathtaking pace: John Rees supports the religious hatred laws, reports Mark Fischer

    The Weekly Worker takes a closer look at the Racial and Religious Hatred Bill and explains why communists must oppose them

  • Sign up for Respect! September 8 2005
    The Socialist Workers Party seems to have got itself into a little bit of trouble in its attempts to stage-manage Respect’s forthcoming annual conference, says Mark Fischer
  • Conference rights eroded September 1 2005
    In order to prevent a repeat of last year's Respect conference, when the CPGB and other critics exposed the SWP's crass opportunism, the Respect leadership is trying to change its conference rules - and runs the risk of acting unconstitutionally. Anne Mc Shane reports
  • Defend the ‘traitor’ George Galloway August 11 2005
    Peter Manson comments on the furious attack on the Respect figurehead for daring to side with the Iraqi resistance against the US-UK occupation
  • Confused mish-mash July 21 2005
    George Galloway's recent performance on Radio Four's Any questions? shows that a national socialist cannot fight capitalism, writes Carey Davies
  • Condoning opportunism July 21 2005
    Why won't the Socialist Workers Party condemn the terrorist attacks and - in the case of the Socialist Alliance in 2001 - actively argued against using the word? Peter Manson explains that this is not just an oversight, but a symbol for what is wrong with the comrades' approach to 'my enemie's enemy'
  • Unreliable allies July 21 2005
    The bourgeois consensus over the terrorist attaks reached between Tony Blair and muslim leaders shows that communists should attempt to break muslim workers from the mosque establishment - not strenghten their hand, as the Socialist Workers Party does, says Emily Bransom
  • The ‘C’ word July 14 2005
    Why won't the Socialist Workers Party condemn the terrorist attacks in any of their statements on last week's London bombing? Ian Mahoney investigates
  • Terrorism and the SWP Janus July 14 2005
    Are the London bombers and al Qa’eda potential allies in the struggle against imperialism, or reactionary enemies of the working class? Mike Macnair gives a communist view
  • June 23 2005 Respect star attraction
    At the recent Respect fringe meeting at PCSU conference, Lee Rock enjoyed George Galloway's speech - particularly those bits that made the SWP shudder
  • June 9 2005 Open letter to Oliur Rahman
    Oliur Rahman, Respect’s first elected councillor, writes in Socialist Worker’s Respect supplement (June 4) that electoral advance has put pressure on the local Labour Party. In Tower Hamlets, it is “going through difficult days” and a local paper even reports that “seven Labour councillors are planning to defect to Respect”. Mark Fischer argues that communists have a number of proven mechanisms that can flush out opportunist careerists
  • June 9 2005 Opportunities and problems
    Emily Bransom reports from the Respect post-election rally in Manchester
  • June 2 2005 Will John Rees liquidate the SWP for the sake of Respect?
    Respect’s minor breakthrough in east London and Birmingham has strengthened the hand of the Rees-German faction of the SWP leadership against those they have dubbed the “conservative elements”, writes Mark Fischer. We can expect the battle the heat up, as the leadership demands everything must be subordinated to Respect’s “big time” project
  • May 26 2005 Galloway - brightest star
    George Galloway’s stunning performance in Washington has catapulted him onto the international political stage. It will open up some possibilities - but, writes Tina Becker, create new problems for both Respect and the SWP
  • May 26 2005 Fighting to get inland
    Anne Mc Shane reports from Respect's May 18 rally - where SWP leader John Rees applied military jargon to get his members active
  • May 26 2005 The 'Galloway effect'
    Martin Schreader - United States communist, anti-war activist and trade union militant - reports on the dramatic impact Galloway's speech made in the US
  • May 19 2005 Imperialism in the dock
    Galloway turns the tables on accusers, says Eddie Ford
  • May 12 2005 After the victory party
    Despite its election success, Respect’s future looks far from certain, writes Tina Becker. There is unrest within the SWP leadership and George Galloway might well end up back in the Labour Party under Gordon Brown
  • May 5 2005 A question of class
    Ben Lewis has a closer look at some of the Muslim candidates standing for Respect
  • May 5 2005 Back to basics
    The Sunday Times exposé of the state of George Galloway’s marriage should be treated with contempt. But there are lessons for us to learn,argues Tina Becker
  • April 21 2005 Respect eclectic mix
    Mark Fischer looks at Respect's election manifesto
  • April 21 2005 Islamic extremists attack Galloway
    There is no undifferentiated ‘muslim community’, writes Ian Mahoney
  • April 21 2005 SWP's 'parliamentary road'
    Mark Fischer reviews John Harris' book So who do we vote for now?, in which George Galloway celebrates the fact that the SWP has"taken a parliamentary road; so you should rejoice, rejoice, and not be churlish about it"
  • April 7 2005 Targeting the mosque
    George Galloway takes the fight to pro-war New Labour, reports Anne McShane
  • April 7 2005 Ghosts of Labour past
    The main aim of Respect’s general election campaign is getting George Galloway elected as MP for Bethnal Green and Bow, reports Anne Mc Shane
    • Wasted opportunity
      George Galloway displayed his catholic credentials on the BBC’s Question time last week, when he firmly sided with the disgusting ‘right to life’ propaganda of the dead pope and George W Bush, says Tina Becker
  • March 25 2004 British socialism at crossroads
    Why does the left in England lag behind, compared to the achievements of the Scottish Socialist Party? SSP member Nick Rogers examines the reasons and discusses the prospects for Respect
  • March 17 2005 Respect silent on abortion onslaught
    Abortion has once again become an extremely sensitive and controversial question - and a central issue in the forthcoming general election. Yet so far, reports Anne Mc Shane, Respect has nothing to say on the matter
  • March 17 Drawing the class line
    With a general election looming on the horizon, communists should support only those working class politicians who stand unequivocally against the Iraq war and the subsequent occupation of that country, argues Mark Fischer
  • March 17 2005 Popular fronts and why our principles matter
    Jack Conrad examines the nature of the Respect coalition, its shortfalls and why Communists should within inside it to establish class lines throughout its political programme
  • March 10 2005 It’s quite nice today, George
    Tony Cliff once referred scathingly to socialists who prefer to chat about the weather rather than tackle ruling class ideas head on. With this in mind, David Isaacson notes the SWP’s silence over George Galloway’s recent article on ‘controlled immigration’
  • February 24 2005 Galloway joins in the numbers game
    The SWP voted down the CPGB’s principled call for the scrapping of all immigration controls at the October conference of Respect. Now we can see the result, writes Tina Becker. George Galloway is free to ape the populist calls of the Tories and Labour government for ‘controlled immigration’
  • February 3 2005 Don't mention open borders
    Tina Becker reports from the strange London Respect meeting on January 30, which did not want to have politics on the agenda
  • December 9 2004 Galloway reveals SWP's hand in Scotland
    Peter Manson reports on the latest developments in Scotland and the growing tensions between the SWP and SSP
  • December 9 2004 Galloway and libel
    Mike Mcnair examines the recent victory of George Galloway in his libel case against The Daily Telegraph, and asks what communists' approach should be to the question
  • December 16 2004 Opposing the US-UK occupation and drawing class lines
    Cameron Richards reports on the latest aggregate of CPGB members which discussed our attitude to Resepct candidates in the forthcoming general election
  • November 4 2004 Gerrymandering, exclusions and the farce of three- minute democracy
    The October 30-31 conference of Respect showed the SWP at its worst, writes Peter Manson: fixing delegations, voting down socialist and democratic principles, demonising opponents and riding roughshod over any remaining pretence of inclusivity
    • Constitutional shenanigans
      Nick Rogers compares Respect's new constitution with the far more superior version of the Scottish Socialist Party
    • SWP in denial
      Many independent delegates and observers were deeply unhappy with the intolerant atmosphere and blatant gerrymandering
    • Overstretched canvas
      Kath Owen, Respect candidate in Yorkshire and Humber for the June 10 EU elections, responded to events at conference by submitting this letter of resignation
  • October 28 2004 Platitudes, exclusions and gerrymandering
    Can Respect become an inclusive and democratic coalition, a site for struggle for the building of a party of the working class? That is the key question for delegates gathering in London for this weekend’s first annual conference. The signs are not good, warns Peter Manson
  • October 14 2004 Reports of some Respect pre-conference meetings
  • September 30 2004 Open letter to Respect executive committee
    The CPGB has serious misgivings about the forthcoming conference on October 30/31
  • September 23 2004 Needed: a party of the left
    John Bloom is the Respect candidate for the Hartlepool parliamentary by-election on September 30. He spoke to Peter Manson
    • Abortion aberration
      At a Respect meeting in Teeside, candidate John Bloom predicted that “one day people will come to regard abortion as a holocaust”. Steve Cooke reports.
  • August 5 2004 Making a start
    Oliur Rahman is Respect's first councillor elected under its own name. He spoke to Peter Manson about the successful campaign and how he will try to become a different kind of councillor: accountable to those who elected him
  • July 22 2004 Back to programme
    In this week's 'Party Notes' Mark Fischer argues that the lack of a programme is coming to haunt the Socialist Workers Party
  • July 8 2004 Break the cycle of failure
    Nick Rogers outlines the immediate tasks of the Respect unity coalition and calls on socialists to come together in order to achieve a positive outcome
  • July 1 2004 Assessing the new and burying the past
    Marcus Strom calls on all supporters of the CPGB to campaign for Respect in the forthcoming by-elections in Leicester South and Birmingham Hodge Hill - while still raising criticisms of its minimal and populist platform
  • June 24 2004 Lessons of Socialist Alliance
    Oliur Rahman was the Respect candidate in the Greater London Assembly constituency of City and East, where he polled 19,675 votes (15.03%). Peter Manson asked him about the campaign.
  • June 17 2004 Respect: site for struggle
    Peter Manson analyses the 'Super Thursday' election results.
  • June 3 2004 Vote Respect, but fight for socialist politics
    Nick Rogers analyses the forthcoming European and GLA elections - and says that those who do not advocate a vote for Respct are wrong.
  • May 20 2004 Pledges and platitudes
    A Respect election broadcast for the Greater London Authority was broadcast this week. Peter Manson was somewhat underwhelmed. He also discovers that trying to get hold of a member of the SWP for interview is like trying to nail jelly to the ceiling, and wonders why.
  • May 13 2004 Strengths, flaws, contradictions
    Ian Donovan reviews George Galloway's book I'm not the only one and finds it an "interesting, illuminating, and at times surprising read". Comrade Donovan provides an insight into the book which provides an insight into the man, and his politics.
  • May 6 2004 Abortion: make the position clear
    An open letter to the Respect executive committee
    After George Galloway's reactionary, anti-choice statements to his interviewers at the Independent on Sunday, Mark Fischer, National Organiser of the CPGB, demands an unequivocal statement from Respect supporting abortion rights, and reasserting democratic control over our Respect leadership by the rank and file.
    • Unprincipled compromise
      Ian Donovan examines the distinctly unholy alliance of George Galloway's unreconstructed catholicism and the SWP's willingness to sell out half our population's rights over their own bodies
    • Fight for abortion rights
      Eddie Ford examines the history of the struggle for abortion rights which Respect seem willing to gamble with.
    • Seeing red: MAB, abortion and the CPGB
      In a new regular column in the Weekly Worker, Cameron Richards argues that George Galloway's attack on womens' rights, and its acclaim from MAB, confirms the analysis of the Red Platform that Respect is not fit to receive the CPGB's unconditional electoral support.
    • On abortion and politics of conscience
      Mike Macnair directly challenges the trite bourgeois orthodoxies on the subject of abortion: that abortion rights are a matter of individual conscience, that christianity and islam forbid it, and that democratically accountable representatives should be allowed a 'free vote' on the question. He brings the debate back to the real issue: the rights of individual women.
  • April 29 2004 For open borders and a workers' wage
    Anas Altikriti stepped down as president of the Muslim
    Association of Britain in order to stand as a Respect candidate in
    Yorkshire and Humberside, where he tops the list for the unity
    coalition. He spoke to Peter Manson.
    • It is a woman's right to choose
      Respect's founding declaration sounds good, but rather skirts the issues: in view of George Galloway's anti-choice politics, and his loud suport from the MAB, Marcus Ström argues that details matter.
    • Critical support for Respect confirmed by members
      On April 24, the CPGB held a member's aggregate meeting. This supported the leadership's call for critical electoral support for the Respect coalition, but not without the opposition of a minority arguing that conditions should be applied, and no support given to MAB members. Mary Godwin reports a lively democratic debate.
    • Red Platform founded
      CPGB members Manny Neira and Cameron Richards declare the founding of a new platform, opposed to unconditional electoral support for Respect, for rejoining the the SADP, defending party democracy, and calling for the building of the CPGB.
  • April 22 2004 Towards a party of the left
    Socialist filmmaker Ken Loach is a Respect candidate for the European Union list in London. Peter Manson spoke to him about the coalition’s prospects.
  • April 15 2004 For political revolution within Respect!
    Comrade Marcus Ström feels that Respect candidates would not support republicanism, open borders, and workers’ representation on a worker’s wage without a “political revolution within Respect”.
    • Not hiding his views
      The Socialist Alliance’s only elected councillor, SWP member Michael Lavalette, heads the Respect list for the European elections in the North West constituency. He spoke to Peter Manson
    • Beleaguered in Wales
      Cameron Richards reports that Forward Wales have joined the list of organisations spurning alliances with Respect. There is no shortage of soft left groups in Wales: will Respect now support them, or better still support socialism?
  • April 8 2004 No unconditional vote for Respect!
    An argument against the decision of the March 21 aggregate of the CPGB drafted by Manny Neira and supported by fellow members Peter Grant, Jem Jones, Ben Lewis, David Moran and Cameron Richards
  • March 25 2004 Assessing Respect
    On March 21, the CPGB held an aggregate of its members and supporters: the main subject of discussion was, unsurprisingly, the attitude of communists to the Respect coalition
  • March 11 2004 Fight inside Respect
    Marcus Ström calls on Socialist Alliance activists to work inside the Unity Coalition
  • March 4 2004 'E' is for equality
    Jack Conrad calls on Respect to fight for a workers' MP on a worker's wage
  • February 26 2004 Opportunist wrongs
    Jack Conrad argues the communist position on religious belief and Party membership
  • February 12 2004 Respecting immigration
    Eddie Ford argues the case for the free movement of peoples and exposes the SWP’s crass opportunism
  • February 5 2004 Respecting programme
    The Unity Coalition aims to replace one set of career politicians with any, writes Jack Conrad
  • January 29 2004 Socialism: the final shibboleth
    Manny Neira attended Sunday’s Respect launch. He reflects on soul music, and soul selling
  • December 11 2003 Declaration launched
    CPGB comrades will fight for democracy, transparency and a positive culture of debate within the Respect - Unity Coalition
  • November 27 2003 Grand coalitions
    Jack Conrad warns against boycotting the new 'Unity Coalition'
  • October 23 2003 Peace and justice revisited
    Jack Conrad looks at the latest twist in the SWP's 'peace and justice' project
 
 
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The modern Janus
Respect purports to have something for everyone. In terms of programme, argues Jack Conrad, that means the attempt face two ways at the same time

CPGB motions to Respect conference 2005


Gerrymandering, exclusions and the farce of three- minute democracy
The October 30-31 2004 conference of Respect showed the SWP at its worst

CPGB motions to Respect conference October 30-31 2004

CPGB open letter to Respect executive committee, September 30 2004

Assessing Respect
Mary Godwin reports on the CPGB's recent aggregate, June 24 2004

Abortion: make the position clear An open letter to the Respect executive committee

Assessing Respect
On March 21 2004, the CPGB held an aggregate of its members and supporters: the main subject of discussion was the attitude of communists to the Respect coalition

'E' is for equality
Jack Conrad calls on Respect to fight for a workers' MP on a worker's wage

Opportunist wrongs
Jack Conrad argues the communist position on religious belief and Party membership

Respecting immigration
Eddie Ford argues the case for the free movement of peoples and exposes the SWP’s crass opportunism

Socialism: the final shibboleth
Manny Neira attended Respect's launch on January 25 2004. He reflects on soul music, and soul selling