WW archive > Issue 663 - 08 March 2007
Freudian slips and punishing the poor
Unite employed and unemployed workers, says Eddie Ford
Letters
Thatcher in trousers; Social ownership; Self-criticism; Growing up; Dont trust workers; Friends like these; HOPI conditioning; Strong unity; Eccentric bias
May 3 and the CPGB
The forthcoming elections will feature a number of left Labour and socialist candidates and slates, writes Peter Manson. On what basis should we decide who deserves our support?
Shambolic scramble for candidates
Cameron Richards reports on the March 6 election meeting of Respect Wales, which was attended by the grand total of 13 people
Uphill battle
David Sabbagh reports on the excellent result that Communist Students achieved in the University of Sheffield elections
Abolish the second chamber
This week's parliamentary debate on the future of the House of Lords is another episode in the Blairite saga aimed at revamping the United Kingdom's constitutional monarchy state, says Jim Moody
Asset-strip raid
Over 50 sixth form students at Riverside College, in Runcorn, Cheshire, last week reacted against the removal of IT facilities from the college. Ronnie Williams reports
Charter for a democratic republic
Peter Tatchell, Dave Church and Steve Freeman outline their vision for a democratic republic
Nationalist squabbles
On Saturday March 3 both the Scottish Socialist Party and Solidarity held one-day policy conferences in Glasgow to finalise their respective manifestoes for the May 3 election to the Scottish parliament. Peter Manson comments
Space, the final frontier?
Going to the moon and space travel and are back in the news, writes Jack Conrad. But the left would be daft to fall for the sci-fi hype