Solidarity 3/163
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Solidarity 3/163, 19 November 2009
Workers' Liberty winter school 2009
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Friends, sympathisers, members of the Alliance for Workers’ Liberty, and many other leftists interested in exploring ways to rearm the labour movement, will be meeting in London on 28-29 November for the AWL’s winter school.
The Socialist Workers Party and the BNP: misunderstanding the united front
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Martin's Smith article on "How do we stop the BNP?" in the last issue of the SWP's International Socialism journal is worth a rea
Italy: Berlusconi and his 'Bonapartist' plan
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While Cath Fletcher (Solidarity 3/162) is absolutely correct to point out how any evaluation of an individual or a political situation requires rounded, balanced assessment in order to form as concrete a picture as possible, the evidence she offers in her article “Berlusconi: some further questions” do little to convince me that her image of Berlusconi and of contemporary Italy come anywhere near the reality I sought to convey (in Solidarity 3/161).
Anti-fascism: we need a left political alternative
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The British anti-fascist movement is at a crossroads. Holding the growth of the BNP is getting harder every year and the post-war strategy of “No Platform” plus “Exposure” is being by-passed by significant changes taking place.
Labour Representation Committee: 'beacons in the darkness'
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In his keynote speech to the Labour Representation Committee conference on 14 November, John McDonnell’s general assessment was that we are in a “difficult period”. We have “got to keep the Tories out”, but we know how bad New Labour is. “Our job is to act as beacons in the darkness”.
John McDonnell says “I’ll stand for Labour leader when Brown goes"
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John McDonnell MP spoke to Solidarity at the Labour Representation Committee conference on 14 November after he had announced that he will contest the Labour Party leadership again when Gordon Brown goes.
How can the Climate Camp progress?
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An activist with the Camp for Climate Action (Climate Camp) spoke to Solidarity about some shortcomings in its current politics.
Climate change and the unions: thinking through the slogans
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The Stop Climate Chaos (SCC) coalition aims to mobilise 40,000 people for the largest ever climate demos in the UK on 5 December.
Copenhagen climate change talks: we need working-class answers
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The climate talks in Copenhagen in December had been billed as the most important international meeting since the Second World War. Instead, they are likely to be the greatest let-down since global warming was first debated internationally two decades ago.