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Letters
Left cooperation; I recant; Untouched; Medieval; State
control; ESF potential; Not nationalist; Sub standard;
Sub reward; Anti-semitism
Platitudes, exclusions and gerrymandering
Can Respect become an inclusive and democratic coalition,
a site for struggle for the building of a party of the
working class? That is the key question for delegates
gathering in London for this weekend’s first annual
conference. The signs are not good, warns Peter Manson
- Electoral cooperation plus
How closely can the left work together? Can we achieve
more than a loose electoral non-aggression pact? What
is the attitute to Respect? Mike Macnair reports
from a joint meeting of - amongst others - the Socialist
Party, the Alliance for Green Socialist and the CPGB
- God's block vote
Dave Craig of the Revolutionary Democratic Group criticises
the Socialist Workers Party for its lack of principled
politics
Put them on a workers wage
British MPs have claimed a staggering £78million
in expenses - is it not time for Respect to take a clear
stand against the gravy train and pledge that its representatives
will only take the average worker's wage? asks Phil
Kent
Crisis
demands end to fudge
The first signs of a serious split in the Stop the
War Coalition underline the need for a principled position
on our support for the Iraqi resistance, says Cameron
Richards
National and trade union rights -
one struggle
Eddie Ford has a closer look a the Iraqi Free Trade
Union
A question that won't go away
Anne McShane reports on the second meeting to discuss
the launch of a pro-choice campaign - but no agreement
was found on the nature of the campaign, as there was
opposition to fight for a woman's right to choose an abortion
at all stages of the pregnancy
Floating
voters
Phil Hamilton looks at a few more website of the
US left - and finds not many of them offer a real alternative
God on our side
Michael Malkin looks at the big role religion plays
in the forthcoming US elections
Preparing the ground
Electoral fraud, disenfranchisement and intimidation of
voters are again major themes in the US elections, reports
Martin Schreader
Controversy
deepens
Almost two weeks after the London ESF took place debates
are still raging over how much of a success our event
really was, writes Tina Becker
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