WW archive > Issue 1412 - 29 September 2022
Political wing of capitalist class
While the right is relishing the prospect of government, the left is marginalised and thoroughly demoralised. Kevin Bean, expelled secretary of Wavertree CLP, reports on the Liverpool conference
Letters
US hegemony; Less optimistic; Vermin; Useful idiot?; Get stuffed; Which ‘expert’?
Desperate throw of the dice
With the pound falling and yields on government gilts rising, markets are delivering their verdict on Kwasi Kwarteng’s ‘growth plan’, writes Eddie Ford
Confusion reigns on the left
Gaby Rubin reports the highs and lows of those who placed themselves within the fringe in Liverpool
The Blob closes in
Trump is a con artist with a transactional approach to the law. However, argues Daniel Lazare, Democrat attempts to prosecute him are political warfare by other means
Not one man! Not one penny!
Demands for peace must be linked to the abolition of standing armies, a popular militia and the aim of ending capitalism. Mario Kessler celebrates the anti-militarism of Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg
Original takester
It has been a strange journey from the Revolutionary Opposition to defence of the nation state and traditional values. Paul Demarty delves into Frank Furedi’s cheery new Substack
Protests challenge the regime
Across the whole country, in every city, in every town, there is revolt. But does ‘post-nationalism’, rather than class politics, provide the solution? Yassamine Mather investigates
Two days to go
Robbie Rix reports on the Weekly Worker fighting fund