Number 242

Thursday May 28 1998

No turning back - The Indonesian regime has failed to buy off the masses. Marcus Larsens assesses developments

Party notes - Welcome move

Letters - London referendum, political education, Bolivia, Maoist CPGB?, Stalinist CPGB?, rapprochement

SWP tails charities - For all the noise of a generalised move to the left last May all the SWP can offer is liberal protest as proof, writes Don Preston

Profiting from crime - The publication of the 'prison diaries' of Lucille McLaughlin and Deborah Parry have raised a self-righteous brouhaha from the establishment

Rapprochement stalled - The failure of the CPGB to publish letters from two ex-members has "blown a big hole in the policy of 'openness'", writes Dave Craig

No choice for voters - Open letter to John Nicholson, Greater Manchester Socialist Alliance convenor, from GMSA members John Pearson

Alliances at crossroads - The politics of secret caucus, bureaucratic deals and witch hunts pose a threat to the Socialist Alliances project. John Bridge rings the alarm bells

Which way for Reclaim Our Rights? - The SLP's Simon Harvey writes on developments in his party

His way to reaction - Tom Ball reviews the life of the late Frank Sinatra

Labourism at work - Derek Hunter looks at the government's 'Fairness at work' white paper

Tories wait in the wings - The Irish peace process remains fragile despite the referendum success, writes Jim Blackstock