WW archive > Issue 977 - 12 September 2013
Left Unity: Playing it safe
Everyone involved in producing Left Unitys proposed safe space policy should be thoroughly ashamed of themselves, argues Paul Demarty
Letters
Assumptions; Give up?; Unburied; Greased; Deep breath
Labour and unions: Democratise the link
Stan Keable of Labour Party Marxists takes a look at Ed Milibands attack on trade union influence
The problem is Labour
PCS militant Dave Vincent reports on the unions stalled national campaign in defence of terms and conditions
Lobbying laws: Crude attack on unions
Though in partial retreat, writes Eddie Ford, the government aims to use legislation to further stifle trade union activity and free speech in general
Socialist Platform: Principles first, then the masses
Mark Fischer on the differences that have arisen in the SP in the lead up to its first meeting
Socialist Platform: An exchange
Message sent to the Socialist Platform drafting group by the CPGB and a reply from the comrades
Anthropology: Engels was right
In April Sheila McGregors Marxism and womens oppression today was published in the Socialist Workers Partys International Socialism. The journal declined to carry this response from radical anthropologist and SWP member Lionel Sims
We’re all Luddites now
Gabriel Levy spoke about technology and socialism at Communist University 2013. The left has tended to worship productionism and therefore dismiss the rich tradition represented by Luddism
Technology: Stop worshipping false idols
At Communist University 2012 Gabriel Levy took the 20th century left to task for indentifying technical progress with social progress
TUC conference: Hot air and the lesser evil
Peter Manson looks at the noises coming from the trade union leaderships
Fighting fund: Boosters
Robbie Rix on the need for a boost in funds