WW archive > Issue 681 - 12 July 2007
Seven long days
Howard Roak has a few positive developments to report on this year's fundraising campaign
Letters
Vulture; Find Marxists; Excuse me?; Win and lose; Commodified art; Market quotes; Keep mouth shut; CMP confusion; Sincerely wrong
Starting to think
Starting to think
Complacent indifference
Peter Manson on the session 'Scotland - on the road to independence?'
Stop thuggery in workers' movement
This year's Marxism was marred by a disgraceful physical assault by SWP national organiser Martin Smith. Mark Fischer demands the setting up of a workers' commission to investigate
Sickening apologetics
SWP member Naz Massoumi addressed the session entitled 'Iran - from revolution to rogue state', reports James Turley
Green recruits
Steve Cooke reports on the latest from the Hands Off the People of Iran campaign
Marxism and democracy
Hillel Ticktin' was the speaker at the fringe meeting hosted jointly by Campaign for a Marxist Party and the CPGB. Nick Rogers reports
Giving excuses leads to active collaboration
Jim Moody on a new Iranian TV channel which panders to the Iranian state
Tower Hamlets disarray
Huw Bynon reports on another setback for the SWP
Workerist class?
Chris Harman gave the opening speech in a session entitled 'How important is class today?', reports Dave Isaacson
Workerist class?
Chris Harman gave the opening speech in a session entitled 'How important is class today?', reports Dave Isaacson
SWP and morality
An ideal opportunity to challenge the SWP leadership over its attitude to Martin Smith's thuggery came at the Sunday afternoon session aptly entitled 'Marxism and morality'. Peter Manson reports
Anti-imperialism and Tehran
There is a cynically organised media campaign designed to pave the way for further sanctions or selected military strikes. Does that mean we should support the Tehran regime? Speaking at the Marxism fringe, Yassamine Mather - Workers Left Unity Iran - explains the real meaning of anti-imperialism
Strategic thinking?
Over a thousand people packed into the July 5 opening rally of this year's Marxism, held as usual in London's Friends Meeting House. Mark Fischer reports
Despair and the fantastic
The London bomb attacks signal the failure of the left, says Eddie Ford
Good theorist fallen amongst economists
Mark Fischer reports on the session with Neil Davidson
Three faces of SWP
Phil Kent on how the SWP puts on different hats for different purposes
Seven long days
Howard Roak has a few positive developments to report on this year's fundraising campaign