WW archive > Issue 503 - 06 November 2003
New project, same old sectarianism
SW Kenning reports about the latest conference of the Socialist Workers Party
Letters
Typo; Illusions; London SF; Aussie Socialist Alliance; Sydney coalition; Pominterns; Messenger; Zionism; Anarcho record
Temporary climbdown
John Keys reports on the latest of the postal dispute
Around the web
Lacking a web profile: Phil Hamilton looks at George Galloway's website
Poor tactics, useless strategy
Unison's dispute over London weighting continues to suffer from serious underlying weaknesses, says Alan Stevens
Alien culture
Jim Gilbert reviews two productions from the London Film Festival 2003: Save the green planet! (Jigureul jikyeora!),South Korea 2003; director: Jang Jun-hwan
Rattled Tories crown Howard
Michael Malkin says the Tory leadership contest tells us much about the state of the Conservative Party
Iraqi working class must lead resistance
George Bush and Tony Blair are in a deepening quagmire in Iraq. That much has been clear for several months now, but things are escalating. Ian Donovan reports
An utter mess
In June a rotten settlement gave management carte blanche to impose 'modernisation' on firefighters' working conditions. Now the promised seven percent rise is to be phased in. Fire Brigades Union London regional officer Matt Wrack spoke to Peter Manson about the background to the latest wave of unofficial action
In the full glare of secrecy
Amidst little fanfare and some secrecy, Welsh assembly member John Marek will formally launch a new party in Wrexham on Saturday November 8. Cameron Richards reports
Holding the line
Marcus Ström reports about the formation of a democracy platform in the Socialist Alliance
Preventing domination
Tina Becker reports on latest developments in the bid to bring the European Social Forum to London
Communist Party ducks the question
The SA's 2001 general election manifesto, People before profit, is a republican socialist programme, argues the RDG's Dave Craig. Militant republicanism should be the basis of the alliance's opposition pro-party democracy platform