WW archive > Issue 846 - 16 December 2010
Pause for thought
We do not live in a democracy, we live in a 'rule of law' state, argues Mike Macnair
Letters
Shining example; Help; Grassroots; Right to know; Falsification
Eyewitness in Whitehall
Who caused the violence on the December 9 stop fees and cuts demonstration? Organised thugs and street gangs - as alleged by home secretary Theresa May? This first-hand account, written by a Labour Representation Committee activist, clearly shows that it was the baton-swinging riot police. They were well-organised and bent on confrontation
The Pagan winter
Charles Dickens and his 'A Christmas carol' are routinely represented as a conscience-pricking call for charity at this time of the year. But, argues Harley Filben, there is more to the novel than that
Eggs vs truncheons
The student movement in Turkey is militant, but mass involvement is hampered by a divided left, says Esen Uslu
The fear of unity
Eager for ammunition, the SWP has delighted in the NSSN's looming split. James Turley reports
We will be back
Robbie Rix says that the left needs to begin to take its responsibilities seriously
The trouble with Browder
Lawrence Parker continues his exploration of the CPGB's inner-party life following World War II
Apathy or boredom?
Ben Lewis reviews 'The Trotsky', Jacob Tierney (dir), Alliance Films (general release in Canada)
Drop trumped-up charges
Imperialism's attempt to close down WikiLeaks has met with determined resistance, writes Eddie Ford