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Weekly Worker 576 Thursday May 12 2005
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Letters
Gobsmacked too; Corbyn's platitudes; May Day; Minutiae; So there; Quagmire; Galloway blow; Main enemy; Kiwi IBT; Sinn Fein; Utopian past


After the victory party
Despite its election success, Respect’s future looks far from certain, writes Tina Becker. There is unrest within the SWP leadership and George Galloway might well end up back in the Labour Party under Gordon Brown

Dismal results of non-Respect left
While Respect achieved some impressive votes, writes Peter Manson, the general election clearly demonstrated the continuing decline of the rest of the left

An infantile disorder
Graham Bash gives a Labour left view on the outcome of the general election

Why 35.3% of the votes equals 55.1% of the seats
Steve Cooke exlpains why the working class must fight for democratic reforms to the electoral system

Law of the valleys
Cameron Richards looks at the left and right in Wales


Wishing away the national question
Anne McShane analyses the election results in Northern Ireland

Where now for FBU?
After Matt Wrack's victory, Mark Fischer spoke to Paul Embery - FBU London region committee member and prominent alongside comrade Wrack in the militant rank and file group, Grassroots FBU, that was forced to close in the face of disciplinary threats from the Gilchrist leadership

Workers breaking with Labour
Bill Hunter of the International Socialist League takes issue with criticisms of the Liverpool-based United Socialist Party

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