Letters
New conditions; On the periphery; Bold outline;
Future unity; Party elite; Quiet thought; Sticking
point; Revolutionary; Israel's demise; Racist solution;
Equals sign; Blame game; Migrant trap; Wrong John;
Correction
Siding
with Murdoch
As the Scottish Socialist Party held its annual conference
over the weekend of October 7-8, the feud between
Tommy Sheridan and his former comrades spiralled out
of control. Nick Rogers reports
- Don’t talk about
George!
Workers Unity platform members attempted to get
an emergency motion on the McNeilage scandal debated
at the Scottish Socialist Party conference, but
it was ruled out of order. Sandy McBurney spoke
to Peter Manson
Support a woman’s right
to wear the niqab. Support a woman’s right not
to wear the niqabs
Jim Moody comments on Jack Straw’s dangerous
political manoeuvre
Control-freakery
and decline
The weekend of October 14-15 will see Respect’s
third annual conference. Doubtless it is set to feature
plenty of platform speeches but precious little debate:
there are fewer motions and fewer delegates. Emily
Bransom and Tina Becker preview the weekend
- No fudge on accountability
The only motion focusing on the lack of democracy
and accountability in Respect is motion No1 from
the CPGB, which is also supported by Calderdale
The call for a party
Hillel Ticktin, editor of Critique, explains
the thinking behind the November 4 conference to establish
a Campaign for a New Marxist Party
New left for old
Mike Macnair reviews Max Elbaum's Revolution
in the air: sixties radicals turn to Lenin, Mao
and Che Verso, 2002, pp370, £20
Arise - what next?
Dave Craig of the Revolutionary Democratic Group
takes a closer look at the debate on the future of
the Socialist Alliance
