RS21 has its public launch
About 120 attended the Saturday of the political weekend organised on 29-30 March by RS21 , the most recent splinter from the SWP. On Sunday there were 50 at the start, and 70 by the end. According to RS21 treasurer Ruth Lorimer, RS21 has about 200 members. A few of us from AWL attended. There were also a few from ISN (the group which split from the SWP in early 2013), and of course people interested in or close to RS21 but not members. No other left groups chose to attend. Generally, the discussions were interesting and open. There was much less of the tone of "a therapy session, not a...