Guided by the light?
Tom Unterrainer reviews Strategy and Tactics by John Rees (Counterfire). At a time when the abject disarray of the British left is its overwhelming feature, we would normally appreciate some – any – effort to ‘think things through’. But when the ‘thinking’ is little more than a screed of dishonest mysticism and self-congratulation – as is the case with John Rees’ new book – we should be wary. At the SWP’s ‘Marxism’ event immediately after Rees’ magnificent severing of links with George Galloway and Respect, you could overhear long-standing members comment on “the biggest joke” of the year...