WW archive > Issue 961 - 09 May 2013
Left Unity: The spirit of ’45?
What do we hope will come out of the May 11 Left Unity conference? Following Nick Wracks speech at the April 27 London Communist Forum, Jack Conrad replied for the CPGB. This is an edited version of his response
Letters
Pretend mass; Unity debate; Reminder; Thanks, Maggie; Workers war; Solidarity
Left Unity: Need to engage with existing left groups
In April, the CPGB applied for observer status at Left Unitys May 11 gathering. Here is the exchange of letters that resulted
Ukip success: Not just a protest vote
Ukips success at the county council elections reflects its voters prejudices, but also long-term alienation from official bourgeois politics, argues Paul Demarty
Anti-EU left: Being pulled to the right
Ukips anti-EU nationalism is mirrored by the CPB. Michael Copestake takes a look
Syrian bombing: Netanyahu attempts to provoke new confrontation
Over the weekend of May 4-5 Israel launched air raids against targets in Syria. Yassamine Mather and Moshé Machover, two members of the Hands Off the People of Iran steering committee, discuss the issues raised by this latest development
Second International: Imagination, inspiration and betrayal
Ben Lewis reviews: Kevin Callahan, 'Demonstration culture: European socialism and the Second International, 1889-1914' Troubador Publishing, 2010, pp324, £24.95
Appeal from the editor
Contributions have reached a worrying stand-still, writes Weekly Worker editor Peter Manson
Marxism and philosophy: A matter of Korsch
Far from making a fetish of the revolutionary moment, Karl Korschs seminal Marxism and philosophy is focused on preparation for revolution, writes Lawrence Parker
Safe spaces: Fear and harassment as the norm
As Stuart Hall reminds us, writes Eddie Ford, bourgeois society and its institutions are far less safe for women and children than any far-left group
Identify yourself
Robbie Rix thanks a mysterious comrade...