Letters
Iran call; Act of revenge; On the house; In the clear;
Hormone talking; Homophobia; Guilt; NUT call for action;
Brilliant thought
Populism
at large
The April 25 Tower Hamlets hustings for local election
candidates, organised by the Islamic Society of Britain
(ISB), was a highly charged affair. Huw Bynon
reports
Vote
Socialist Party, but...
Despite the chasm between its revolutionist theory and
reformist practice, Ian Mahoney calls for a critical
vote for the SP in the May 4 local elections in England
and Wales
Dangers of disintegration
The European Social Forum is in real danger. All democrats
and communists must work hard to prevent the whole
thing simply falling apart. Despite our many criticisms,
the ESF is currently the only real vehicle that exists
for the cooperation of the European left, says
Tina Becker
Revolution
at the roof of the world
Communists and democrats throughout the world have been
inspired by the determined struggles of the masses in
Nepal, writes Eddie Ford
Arriving republics?
Dave Craig of the Revolutionary Democratic Group
contrasts the anti-monarchist mass movement in Nepal
with the queens birthday celebrations in Britain
Communist strategy and the
party form
Mike Macnair examines the Leninist party of
a new type and disentangles its advantages and
shortcomings from the necessity of splitting from the
Second International
Primitive painters: the left and art
The left needs to win artists, cultural producers
and critics to its cause, says Lawrence Parker
Music for change?
Gordon Downie reviews the Reith Lectures 2006,
BBC Radio 4, Friday 9am, April 7 - May 5
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