Number 245

Thursday June 18 1998

World Cup chauvinism - Rioting England fans have set back Labour's 'Cool Britannia' project, writes Jim Blackstock

Party notes - The struggle between Peter Taaffe and liquidationists in his Scottish organisation has met with apathy and disinterest from ordinary members

Letters - Nick Long, Socialist Alliances, Scottish Militant Labour

While our planet turns - From The Call, paper of the British Socialist Party, June 13 1918

Freedom for Kosovo! - The world's working class must support Kosovar self-determination, demands Peter Manson

Workers' unity, not national socialism - Peter Taaffe and Scottish Militant Labour are on the verge of a divorce. In the name of Marxism both sides wish to break up the historically constituted working class in Britain along nationalist lines. Jack Conrad takes issue

For Inclusion - Martin Ralph of the International Socialist League joins in the debate on Socialist Alliances

Youth section stillborn - The SLP's Simon Harvey reports on the premature demise of Socialist Labour Youth

Don't rock the boat - Don Preston welcome's the SWP's decision to contest elections to the Scottish parliament

For a centralised republic - Marcus Larsen assesses the impact of the recent election of ultra-right One Nation MPs to the Queensland state parlament in Australia