WW archive > Issue 606 - 05 January 2006
A loyal rebel
On the eve of the Socialist Workers Party's annual conference this weekend (January 7-8), SW Kenning looks at what is going on behind the scenes and the official claims of one magnificent success leading to another
Letters
Name change?; More equal; Kenyan socialism; Czech bans; Nuclear silence; White paper; Wales Bill; Tory aid; Far-fetched; Conscience call; No strings; Drop homophobia; Strange logic; What's in a name?; Ever thankful
Bonapartism or social democracy?
Paul Hampton of the Alliance for Workers' Liberty replies to Nick Rogers and upholds what he calls 'independent working class politics'
Umbilical cord joins New Labour to Cameron's Tories
Graham Bash (Labour Left Briefing) assesses the left's prospects for 2006 - and urges support for an unusual candidate to the new Labour Party NEC
Church and state against women's rights
Will Italy's Rifondazione Comunista risk upsetting their coalition partners-to-be by defending women's rights? Anne Mc Shane reports from the struggle over abortion rights in Italy
The tip of the iceberg
Liam O Ruairc comments on the outing of leading Sinn Fein member Denis Donaldson as a spy for the British secret service
Comforting old haunts
Lawrence Parker takes a closer look at Montague Rhodes James, whose ghost stories will have enlivened many comrades' Christmas
Reply to Molyneux
The SWP's Central Committee responds to the troublesome John Molyneux
Why I intend to stand
The SWP's John Molyneux explains why he is standing against the Central Committee's recommended slate
Special effects imitation
Jeremy Butler is not impressed by the remake of the universally celebrated film 'King Kong': it lacks symbolism and deeper meaning
Up a notch
Robbie Rix calls for more money