WW archive > Issue 549 - 21 October 2004
Letters
Prostrate; Homophobic anglicans; Defeatism; Resistance; Disorganised forum; True murder representation; Supported; No response; Factional stick
Paying the price
ESF protests: Paying the price The London ESF was characterised by unprecedented levels of open dissent and protest against the bureaucratic stage-management of the whole event - inside and outside the official ESF structures. Mark Fischer reports
Damning criticism
ESF demonstration: Damning criticism An almost all-British platform dominated the final demonstration - no wonder many of our European comrades were unhappy
For a social Europe
The CPGB took part in a meeting to launch a European-wide 'campaign for a social and democratic Europe', writes Anne McShane
For a programme of the European left
The Call of the Assembly of Social Movements is the closest to a political programme that the European left has
Next stop - Athens 2006
Next ESF: Next stop - Athens 2006 Why did the SWP try to prevent the next ESF taking place in Athens? Tina Becker explains
Avoiding cooperation
Phil Hamilton continues his round-up of the American left with a look at the website of the Socialist Equality Party
Gay bishop and the bigots
The Church of England is tearing itself apart over its stance towards homosexuals - inside and outside their communion. Michael Malkin reports
Patience and principle
It is no secret that the CPGB's engagement with the Respect coalition has provoked differences in our ranks. Yet, while often based on healthy revolutionary instincts, leftism is a trend that must be combated, argues Mark Fischer. Lenin's Leftwing communism - an infantile disorder can aide us
Battle for Fallujah rages
British troops should not be in Iraq - north or south, says Paul Greenaway
ESF 2004: Where next?
London's European Social Forum should be described as a success, says Tina Becker. Hopefully though, this year's event will become known as the last ESF that was simply a carnival of the left: the protests, the police, the poor attendance figures, the stitch-ups and the bureaucratic shenanigans have sparked a European-wide debate on the need to radically reassess what we are doing
Learning lessons
In his regular column, Martin Schreader keeps us abreast of the US elections
Missed opportunity
It is a pity that our ESF did not manage to launch a united 'No' campaign in response to the EU constitutional treaty, says Peter Manson
Language rights and wrongs, Common fight
Reports of ESF meetings