WW archive > Issue 847 - 06 January 2011
Another one bites the dust
Even before SWP comrades gather in London for their annual conference, the central committee has sacked Martin Smith as national secretary and replaced him by Charlie Kimber. Peter Manson looks at an organisation in crisis
Letters
Nuclear tinderbox; Kurds protest; Irish solidarity; Distortion; Witless leaders; Low numbers
Old thinking and new bottles
Paul Greenaway asks what the liberal media see in Laurie Penny and explains why Alex Callinicos is talking sense
Paradox of an anti-Stalinist
Gareth Evans reviews Philip Bounds's 'Orwell and Marxism: the political and cultural thinking of George Orwell' IB Tauris Publications, 2009, pp253, £46
Best wishes
Robbie Rix is encouraged by the many comrades prepared to support us financially
Plenty of choice, but no choice
James Turley looks at the unappetising range of candidates in Oldham East and Saddleworth
Jailbirds, extremists, and white power rock
Maciej Zurowski argues that state bans only serve the ruling class. There must be freedom ... even for bad music and offensive lyrics
Don't give in to the slurs
Eddie Ford defends Clare Solomon against the rightwing press and its AWL outriders
Scabs and vengeance
Lessons must be learnt from the whole Tommy Sheridan episode, writes Sarah McDonald
Haunted by ghosts
The death of Mary Rosser has opened up a can of worms. Sammy Hollingworth wonders why leading CPB members have such a strained relationship with the past