WW archive > Issue 1175 - 19 October 2017
1967 and all that
It is 50 years since the Sexual Offences Act 1967 partly decriminalised gay sex. Mike Macnair examines its significance
Letters
Confused heads; Balance sheet; Disputes head; Streetwise; Opportunists?
Reinstate Moshé
This petition, organised by Jewish Voice for Labour, has been signed by hundreds of Labour Party members, Jewish and non-Jewish
Scurrilous allegations
Following his summary expulsion from the Labour Party Moshé Machover has responded to the governance and legal unit. This is a slightly abridged version of his letter
First Corbyn, then us
As the first Pre-conference bulletin shows, Labour presents a huge dilemma for the SWP. Peter Manson wonders if it has any answers
Party’s Sunday best
The Sunday Worker reached a circulation of 100,000. And, far from shunning argument, it encouraged different leftwing viewpoints, says Lawrence Parker
Pisapia’s soap opera
Thankfully the attempt by the former mayor of Milan to pull fragments to the left of the PD back into the fold has ended in failure, writes Toby Abse
Redrawing the map
Why is Trump abandoning the nuclear deal? Yassamine Mather looks beyond the rhetoric
Six degrees of Harvey Weinstein
What does the downfall of one of the film industry’s most powerful men tell us? Paul Demarty investigates
Striking distance
You can do it, says Robbie Rix