Weekly Worker 785 Thursday September 17 2009
The four wagers of Lenin in 1917
The Bolshevik decision to make revolution was based on four key predictions, or ‘wagers’, says Lars T Lih: international revolution, soviet democracy, peasant followership and progress towards socialism. This is an edited version of the third speech he gave to the CPGB’s Communist University
I am going to talk about the fate of the ‘four wagers’ made by Lenin in 1917. They are: the wagers on international revolution, on soviet democracy, on steps toward socialism, and on what I call ‘peasant followership’. ... more
Letters
Consent confusion; No place; Prejudice; No surprise; Safety valve; Contradiction; Hit first; Prison letter; Free Mahir; Support Sheida
Spot the difference
Some people cannot distinguish a revolutionary alliance from class collaboration. Peter Manson looks at the South African Communist Party’s contradictions
Revolution - sexual and digital
Eddie Ford sees an advance in Downing Street’s belated apology
Farcical and reactionary
Even by the standards of ‘paedo panic’ hysteria, writes James Turley, plans to vet 11 million adults who come into regular contact with children are absurd
Labour and mini-Labour
The Trade Union Congress saw a bit of prime ministerial honesty, a lot of hot air, but nothing in the way of concrete measures to protect workers from the effects of the ongoing economic crisis. Phil Ritchie reports
Salmond banks on Tories
The Scottish National Party has called for a referendum on independence, writes Sarah McDonald. How should the left respond?
Appreciation
Robbie Rix urges you to use the now-working button to show it
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