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Summer Offensive

Mini crisis
The total for this year’s Summer Offensive - the annual fund raising campaign of the Communist Party - crept up by only just over £350 this week. Numerous comrades contributed small amounts (many thanks to comrades RW and TS in particular for their £25 and £35 respectively). However, we are beginning see the possibility of a mini-crisis looming for our 2003 SO.

Now I am reassured by the knowledge that crises are not necessarily bad things. That people and political movements can move forward through and beyond them. The thing is, though, to fight to ensure that it is resolved positively.

So I am looking forward to a bumper postbag next week. We know there are many readers, supporters and sympathisers who fully intend to contribute to the fund, but have not quite got round to it yet. Now is the hour, comrades.

After a good start, we have faltered quite badly these last two weeks. I’m confident that comrades have much more to come, but I repeat my plea of last week - don’t sit on it, comrades! Send it in today!

Our total is now £8,035 with only three weeks to go.

Tina Becker

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Weekly Worker 488 Thursday July 10 2003.

The Weekly Worker is available from bookshops across the United Kingdom or can be delivered direct to your door by completing our online subscription form.

No compromise on sexism and homophobia
Is the SWP facing its 'Clause 4' moment?, asks Jack Conrad

Letters
Stalinist banditry; Middle class; Party workers; Petty theory; Racist state; Not changed; Galloway; Distortion; Leftist stalking; Sectarianism; Loach award

Online derailment
Phil Hamilton continues his journey around the web with a visit to the website of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union

Where now for rail union?
Alan Stevens points to a 'pick 'n' mix' attitude to politics from the new trade union 'awkward squad'

Valuable but flawed
Kit Robinson reviews Alex Callinicos' An anti-capitalist manifesto

SWP watershed
This year's 'Marxism' has seen the Socialist Workers Party in ebullient mood. Ian Mahoney wonders why they are celebrating

  • Rees lays it on the line
    SWP leader John Rees maps his way out of the left ghetto ... and working class politics
  • What kind of 'new left'
    James Bull attended the 'Revolutionaries and the left' session at Marxism 2003
  • Marxism - the fringe
    This year saw the second Marxism fringe event with discussion on the Socialist Alliance and islam. Alan Fox reports
  • Magical mystery tour
    Manny Neira attended the 'Marxism 2003' session on 'What is the alternative to New Labour', addressed by John Rees and rebel Labour MP George Galloway
  • Shared future
    Peter Manson witnessed the Lindsey German-Andrew Murray-George Galloway love-in

Labour left gains in confidence
On July 5 the Labour left came together for a well attended conference called by the Socialist Campaign Group. Mark Fischer reports

The fight for party and May 3
Dave Craig of the Revolutionary Democratic Group identifies two camps in the workers’ movement

Apolitical abuse or political polemics
Ian Donovan responds to recent attacks from the Alliance for Workers' Liberty and its supporters

Price of democracy
Manny Neira responds to the witch-hunt against Manchester City councillor, Liaqat Ali

Weekly Worker 488Weekly Worker 488 is available in pdf format as zipped (2.20MB) or unzipped (2.70MB) files

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