WW archive > Issue 483 - 05 June 2003
Letters
G8 injured; Wake up; Independence; Homesick; STWC sabotage; Manic burn-out; Stay divided
Scottish Socialist Party: focus on independence
On Sunday June 1 the Scottish Socialist Party's national council met for the first time since the Scottish parliamentary elections. Sarah McDonald reports
Worse than Galloway?
The speech of John McDonnell, MP for Hayes and Harlington and chair of the Labour Party's Irish Society, which he delivered to the Connolly memorial rally on Saturday May 24, finally began to catch up with him almost a week later. Phil Kent reports
WMD: Competition time
If you can't hide the truth, complicate it: a standard spin-doctor's approach
EuroTrotskyism
What is the Fourth International for? Mike Macnair discusses the recent congress of the USFI
TGWU elections: Awkward squad at union helm
In a four-way contest Blair's preferred candidate, Jack Dromey, was defeated by a large margin. Alan Steven analyses the situation
CWU elections: Blairite booted
New Labour suffered another blow last week, when Blair loyalist John Keggie, a member of the party's national executive committee, was ousted as Communication Workers Union deputy general secretary (postal) by militant activist Dave Ward. Peter Manson reports
PCSU: Conference advance
Group conferences of the civil service-based Public and Commercial Services Union (PCSU) took place in Scarborough last week. Lee Rock reports
Tyneside SA: Candidate for mayor
Tyneside Socialist Alliance is standing a candidate for the mayoral by-election being held in North Tyneside on Thursday June 12. Steve Cooke reports
Jail rail killers
More than a year after the Potters Bar rail crash, Network Rail are still trying to shuffle off responsibility for the fact that it was their criminal negligence and their greed that led to the death of seven people. Ernie Shenton reports
Yes, we have no WMDs
Manny Neira throws the words of Bush and Blair back at them
Party notes
Why we need an SA minority paper
Aim for socialist working class party
National executive committee member Steve Godward, who chaired the May 10 Socialist Alliance conference, gives his views on the way ahead
Around the web: Virtual promises
Phil Hamilton takes a look at the website of the Transport and General Workers Union