Number 227

Thursday February 12 1998

London left unity - Last wek's launch of the all-London Socialist Alliance signals the start of a real fightback against Blair, writes Peter Manson

Morning Star readers in the dark - Ian Farrell reports on the dispute at the CPB's paper

Party notes - Socialist Alliances and rapprochement

Letters - Lee Rock, Richard Tisdell, Liverpool dockers, Hillingdon workers 

Openness and organisation - The January 31 members' aggregate reunited the CPGB's ranks. Jack Conrad reports

Breaking new ground - Dave Craig examines the formation of the Revolutionary Democratic Communist Tendency

Workers of all countries, unite! - From The Call, paper of the British Socialist Party, February 7 1918

Left needs new framework - Letters from MEPs Ken Coates and Hugh Kerr in response to Brent Socialist Alliance invitation to address the launch of London SA

Oppressor and oppressed unite? - The Socialist Party refuses to take sides in the Irish war. Don Preston reports

Class truths - Dave Douglass reviews Titanic

Harpal Brar and entryism - The SLP's Simon Harvey looks at the role of leading member, Harpal Brar

Blair backs new gulf slaughter - US air strikes against Baghdad could start within the week, writes Danny Hammill