WW archive > Issue 1002 - 20 March 2014
Tony Benn: The moderate extremist
Paul Demarty examines the legacy of a tireless champion of the Labour left
Letters
Not astounding; Xenophobic; FI and Ukraine; Workers' wage; No scab; Bolibourgeoisie; Abused; Inhuman; Empowerment; Pervert state; Coffees on me; Poet laureate
Keep it broad, keep it safe
Peter Manson reports on the first national conference of the ‘united front against austerity’
Anti-imperialist illusions
What does the class-political independence of the proletariat mean in practice? Mike Macnair replies to Ian Donovan’s allegations of ‘third campism’
West and Putin up the ante
Mainstream hypocrisy takes some beating, writes Eddie Ford
Other side of border controls
Ben Lewis notes a tragic subplot in the mysterious disappearance of flight MH370
Electoral reform and Greek gifts
While the new premier seems destined to disappoint, sections of the left have joined forces in a lash-up that looks set to leave workers cold. Toby Abse reports
Miners review: Inspirational collection
Martin Jenkinson, Mark Metcalf, Mark Harvey Images of the past: the miners’ strike Pen and Sword Books, pp216, £14.99
Turkey government: On its last legs
Erdoğan’s government is rapidly losing control, writes Esen Uslu. But the opposition seems in no shape to take advantage
Budget deficit
This week, Robbie Rix isn't feeling much love from our thousands of online readers