WW archive > Issue 981 - 10 October 2013
SWP: Leatherites thirsting for a purge
Faced with criticism from two directions, the central committee is desperately trying to limit the damage. Peter Manson reports
Letters
Dont blame coal; Nonsense; Unrepentant; Spendthrift; Nazi workfare; Smash the fash; Islamophobia; Weird
Berlusconi: Houdini’s last escape
Surely last weeks volte face signals the end of the road for Silvio Berlusconi. Toby Abse reports
Luxemburg: Rosa and the republic
Last weekend, Ben Lewis spoke at an international conference in Paris on Rosa Luxemburgs concepts of democracy and revolution. This is an expanded version of his paper
Daily Mail: Patriotism and the sins of the father
Communists hate the Daily Mail even more than Ed Miliband, writes Eddie Ford, but reject Leveson and any moves towards state regulation of the press
Daily Mail: Fear of everything
After its latest brush with notoriety, Paul Demarty examines the Daily Mail
Review: How liberal were the bourgeois revolutions?
Marc Mulholland reviews: Neil Davidson, 'How revolutionary were the bourgeois revolutions?', Haymarket Books, 2012, pp840, £22.99
Left Unity: Communist Platform formed
Mark Fischer on the formation of the Communist Platform
Communist Platform
Statement of aims and principles:
Ireland: Crisis for government - and for the left
Last weeks defeat of the Irish government in the referendum to abolish the upper house was a major blow for the Fine Gael/Labour coalition
Fighting fund: Complain about it
Robbie Rix on problems with Royal Mail, undelivered papers and the support we need from you