WW archive > Issue 1546 - 10 July 2025
Still waiting for Jeremy
Factional differences in the Corbyn movement have been fought out in secret and then leaked to the bourgeois press. Both sides show not the least understanding of the transparency, democracy and programme that our class urgently needs, says Carla Roberts
Letters
Fascist attack; Transition truths; Transition nuance; Irrelevant?; Programme; Liquidate!; Bring it on!; Starmer out; Responsible
Tony Blair and the banality of evil
BCG and the Tony Blair Institute have modelled plans for Israel to relocate Palestinians out of Gaza, a second Nakba, a war crime, for which all involved ought to be publicly tried and, if found guilty, suitably punished, says Eddie Ford
Defend right to protest
Proscribing Palestine Action marks yet another attempt to silence those raising the alarm over the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Those MPs voting against an increasingly authoritarian government are to be congratulated, argues Ian Spencer
Get back to the talking
Being in a majority is nicer than being in a minority, but without minorities accepting being in a minority, there can be no hope of meaningful communist unity. Scott Evans reports on the June 30 TAS meeting
Civility and its discontents
Lessons from Martin Luther and the Hobbesian demand for speech controls. Can we build a workable communist movement without ruthless truthfulness, even at the cost of giving offence? Paul Demarty thinks no
Profitably poisoned cabins
Jim Moody reviews Tristan Loraine and Sandra Skibsted (directors) This is your captain speaking (screened at 2025 Raindance Film Festival). Distribution awaited
Development or debt
Trump did not bother sending anyone to the Seville development conference. Meanwhile, says Michael Roberts, the gap between rich and poor countries remains unchanged, and with aid cuts and growing debts billions face poverty, ill health and an avoidable death
Cashing in on obesity crisis
Weight loss drugs feature regularly in the media. They work in the short term, but what about the long term? And what about the side effects? James Linney looks at the background and provides the answers