Letters
Stop digging; No faction; Tactics; Disingenuous;
PCSU left; Splitters; Bravo; Perfect party; Russia
today; Evil commies
Sniffing
distance
Howard Roak reports on the latest developments
in our two-month fundraising campaign
David Broder ‘no-platformed’
Sean Matgamna? No thanks … Mark Fischer continues
the saga of the AWL’s refusal to allow a comrade
from its minority to speak at Communist University
End factory farming
Yet again, we are in the midst of a foot-and-mouth
scare. Eddie Ford analyses the situation
Head
to head
As we go to press, voting is about to begin in the
August 9 by-election for Shadwell ward in the east
London borough of Tower Hamlets. The election campaign,
triggered by the bitter resignation of Shamim Chowdhury
- from Respect as well as from the council - saw Harun
Miah go head to head with former Labour council leader
Michael Keith. Huw Bynon reports
SP’s rival to
Respect
Alan Stevens reports on the progress the National
Shop Stewards Network is making
What
is workers’ power?
A workers’ state cannot be determined by property
forms, argues Mike Macnair
Inspired flashes, mainstream
values
Jeremy Butler reviews Harry Potter and the
deathly hallows
What’s a worker’s
wage?
Section 3.5 of the CPGB’s Draft programme,
‘Trade unions’, was the latest to be discussed at
the London Communist Forum held on July 29. London
comrades are continuing their study of ‘Immediate
demands’ as part of the process of redrafting. Peter
Manson reports
Clear distance
In less than a week, over 50 people were executed
by public hanging in Iran’s islamic republic. Yassamine
Mather says communists and democrats must take
a clear stand
Creative
support
Support for Hands Off the People of Iran continues
to grow, as more people visit the campaign website
and sign up to Hopi’s founding statement. Steve
Cooke reports
Who’s going to deliver?
While support for Royal Mail strikes remains solid,
the leadership of the Communication Workers Union
is at a loss over how to combat the highly political
onslaught by a government-backed management. Jim
Moody writes
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