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Another cul de sac
Graham Bash is on the editorial board of Labour
Left Briefing, an influential monthly magazine on
the Labour left. This is the first of an occasional column
in which he looks at developments in the party and the
broader movement
Damned lies and statistics
Phil Hamilton checks out the stall of the immigration
'think-tank', Migration Watch
Respecting immigration
Eddie Ford argues the case for the free movement of peoples
and exposes the SWP’s crass opportunism
Net profit and empowerment
Since the conviction of murderer Graham Coutts, who
testified to using internet pornography, there have been
calls for greater censorship of the net. Manny Neira evaluates
the relationship between cyberspace and reality
Don't disaffiliate - democratise
Peter Manson reports on the February 7 Convention of the
Trade Union Left, organised by the Socialist Alliance
Rank and file 'reclaim' FBU
February 6 saw the launch of Grassroots FBU, committed
to reclaiming the firefighters' union for its membership
Workers Party and its fragmented
left wing
The Fourth International’s Brazilian section is in disarray
over its relationship to the government of president Lula.
Mike Macnair looks at how Democracia Socialista ended
up with comrades on both sides of the class divide
Wheels start to roll
Tina Becker was excluded from the London ESF co-ordinating
committee on the initiative of a comrade from Workers
Power. She did not have to wait long before he joined
her on the outside
'Old' as good as 'new'
The SWP/GLA alliance failed to close up one of the few
remaining democratic channels in the organising structure
of the London ESF. Anne Mc Shane reports
Culture relief
Teresa Hoskyns welcome the lack of political infighting
which characterises the meetings of the ESF culture group
Reinstate the RMT
The expulsion of the RMT has sharpened the debate of trade
union and the Labour Party link. Marcus Ström warns against
mistaken calls for disaffiliation
