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Gorgeous George by David Morley
Given his colossal ego, z-list celebrity status and continuing admiration of Stalinist politics, it is hard to imagine a better candidate for biography than George Galloway. However, those who deduce from David Morley’s chosen title, “Gorgeous George”, that the book is irreverent or cutting will be greatly disappointed.
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The first act of the four SWP-allied councillors who have split away from the main Respect opposition group in Tower Hamlets was not to launch a high-profile campaign aimed on any of the many issues which affecting workers in the borough — for instance the threatened transfer of council housing to an ALMO. After the SWP’s noises about breaking from the “ineffectiveness” and “communalism” of Respect in Tower Hamlets, surely this would have been an appropriate course.
Instead it has been widely reported that the new group of Respect (Independent) councillors — Ahmed Hussain, Lutfa Begun, Oli Rahman and Rania Khan — have begun talks with the Liberal-Democrat councillors to form a new opposition coalition!
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This is my contribution as to why we shouldnt consider joining Respect (in the form of a motion, its not in the royal 'we')
Respect was founded as a political grouping out of the Stop the War
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17 November was a faintly farcical day for the labour and socialist movement in the UK. There were four different events of sections of the left that each seek to hegemonise, if not unify, the rest of the left.
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Leaflet for Respect-Renewal conference, 17 November 2007. "The SWP are bureaucratic, mendacious, and politically untrustworthy. But they are socialists. You don't like the SWP? There are other socialist groups and coalitions. But to split away from all the socialist groups - in order to rally to Galloway?" To read the rest, download the attachment (below).
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Former Socialist Alliance activists give their views:
Pete McLaren was the secretary of the Socialist Alliance before the heavy involvement of the SWP in 2001-3, and is now secretary of the continuing Socialist Alliance group:
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The Stop The War Coalition conference on 27 October featured Somaye Zadeh from the SWP-led group Campaign Iran telling us that “the lies about Iran” aren’t true.
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SWP-Respect has circulated the following message:
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Leaflet for "official" (SWP) Respect conference, 17 November 2007. "The SWP and those close to it have now broken with George Galloway... That is good. Or, at least, it will be good if the Respect remainder turns to the left..." Read the rest by downloading the attachment, below.
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According to the East London Advertiser, Councillor Oli Rahman – leader of the breakaway Respect councillors in Tower Hamlets – has confirmed that John Rees’ ‘gang of four’ have been in talks with the Liberal Democrats.
