Sincere flattery

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Comrade TP, one of 6,888 people who visited our website last week, writes: “Excellent report on the Stop the War Coalition conference. Keep up the good work.” He adds that a “substantial” cheque is in the post.

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Number 464

Thursday January 23 2003

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Blair's crisis - our opportunity
All has not been plain sailing for the New Labour leader in his push for war with Iraq. Ian Mahoney welcomes these interesting times

Letters
SWP and islam; Two movements; Two states; Islamic law; US workers; Holocaust Day; Forced Welsh; Form of racism; AWL and Ireland

Still under construction
Phil Hamilton continues his trip around the ether with a visit to the website of Workers Power

Liverpool says no
500 marched through Liverpool to protest against the war. Ray Ely was there

Desire for politics
Ethan Grech reports on the anti-war demonstration in the Welsh capital

Executive debates 'political relations'
Martin Thomas of the Alliance for Workers' Liberty reports on last weekend's meeting of the Socialist Alliance executive

Oxford's revival
Mike Macnair attended the recent meeting of Oxford SA

Origins and revolutionary tradition - part 7
Jack Conrad concludes his response to the 10,000-word stream-of-consciousness attack from the patriarch of the Alliance of Workers' Liberty

Against theocratic reaction
Martyn Hudson questions the attitude of leading members of the CPGB to islamic political movements

Alienation and irrationality
Pete Townshend is the latest to be tarnished with the tag of paedophile. Ian Donovan calls for a rational attitude to sexuality, abuse and consent

Institutionally corrupt
Peter Manson reviews David Osler's Labour Party plc: New Labour as a party of business

Next step for ESF
Tina Becker looks forward to developments in the European Social Forum

Unity or paralysis?
The future of the Welsh Socialist Alliance will be discussed at its forthcoming annual conference. Cameron Ricahrds reports