Letters
Workers' bans; Rule of law; Treacherous; Oxymoron;
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IRSP politics
Drawing
the pro-Tehran line
The rejection by the Stop the War Coalition of the
affiliations of Hands Off the People of Iran and Communist
Students represents a sharp political line being drawn
as war on Iran looms, says Mark Fischer
Reject the rotten deal
Benjamin Klein urges militant postal workers to
organise independently and develop links with others
in the public sector. But more is needed
From must-see to snore-fest
The 51st annual London Film Festival opens this week
with a plethora of films from around the world. Jim
Moody reviews a selection from the 270 feature
films and shorts that will be screened up to the end
of this month
Ozone man joins rogues’
gallery
Simon Wells examines why Al Gore was awarded the
Nobel prize
Immediate demands
CPGB comrades in London have been engaged in an ongoing
debate over the contents of our Draft programme
in line with the decision taken last year to update
and redraft it, reports Peter Manson
Defend free speech
James Turley comments on the new legislation to
outlaw incitement to hatred on the basis of sexuality
Playing for high stakes
Turkey’s government is bringing a bill before the grand
national assembly allowing the army to cross the border
into Iraq for punitive expeditions. Esen Uslu
reports
Attempting
to retreat in good order
Respect’s terminal crisis is spreading acute
tensions into the SWP, writes Peter Manson,
with the leadership expelling three more prominent
dissidents
Basic act of solidarity
Tony Greenstein responds to Hillel Ticktin on
the question of a boycott of Israel
