North London's AWL branch meetings are open to all. At the moment we are doing a series on the life and work of Leon Trotsky.

This week the focus is on his “transitional programme”, a method by which to relate immediate struggles in the here and now to the ultimate goal of revolution, by posing demands which implicitly raised questions about power in society and the rule of capitalism.

Reading: The Transitional Programme (the Pathfinder edition with associated articles and transcripts of discussions is particularly useful). http://www.marxists.org/archive/trotsky/1938/tp/index.htm. Short reading: the programme itself, the first seven sections up to and including “‘Business secrets’ and workers’ control of industry”

For more info contact David Broder - 07828 844695/davidthetrot@googlemail.com