Weekly Worker 791 Thursday October 29 2009
Royal Mail’s assault and our political tasks
As expected, attempts to broker a deal between Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union have been unsuccessful. Mike Macnair examines why Royal Mail, encouraged by the government, has been determined to push ahead with confrontation, and looks at the implications of this decision
There is a risk - one that would not be at all surprising, as it is normal to the British political cycle - that the last months of this Labour government will be characterised by large-scale industrial disputes and substantial disruption. ... more
Letters
Open goal; Faith left; Damn it; Decolonisable; Root cause; Commie cowards; National socialism; Open source; Needled
Post workers and students unite
Building solidarity in Manchester. Chris Brandler reports
London support
Paul Demarty reports a postal workers solidarity meeting
Second-rate response to second-rate führer
Communists have no desire to sign up to the bourgeois consensus, writes Eddie Ford
Timely questioning of no-platform fetish
James Turley sees SWP politics reduced to ultra-shrill self-parody
Triumvirate’s reorientation faces Left Platform rebellion
The SWP leadership around Martin Smith has retrospectively formulated its differences with deposed leader John Rees. Peter Manson examines its downgrading of ‘united front work’ and undemocratic obsession with secrecy
AfPak strategy brings new disaster
It has been total war for civilian non-combatants, writes Jim Moody
Looking to 2010
Mohsen Sabbagh reports discussions on the Labour Party, postal workers, and students
What kind of landmark?
Is StWC’s leadership being courted? Caitriona Rylance attended its latest demo
Promise
Robbie Rix wants those contributions as we go into November
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