Conference documents for December SWP conference indicate another split is likely, but can the latest opposition grouping work through their political experience in the SWP?
The Unite union’s defeat by Ineos at the Grangemouth oil refinery and petrochemicals plant in Scotland merits serious analysis and discussion by socialist organisations. We need to understand what happened and draw appropriate lessons in order to minimise the risk of such defeats in future.
As the Socialist Workers Party moves towards its December conference with hot dispute between its Central Committee and a large opposition faction, the Socialist Party is also immersed in conflict.
Making bricks without political straw: a Review of "The Balkans, nationalism and imperialism", edited by Lindsay German, published by Bookmarks in 1999.
From Workers' Liberty #57
Making bricks without political straw: a Review of "The Balkans, nationalism and imperialism", edited by Lindsay German, published by Bookmarks in 1999.
From Workers' Liberty #57
"I will argue that, on the level of Marxist theory, Cliff's position is an inorganic hybrid of post-Trotsky 'degenerated workers' state' theory and 'bureaucratic collectivism', and its implications and perspectives have most of the faults of post-Trotsky degenerated workers' state theory."
On 7 July the SWP’s National Committee held an emergency meeting, to discuss matters relating to its internal opposition and a second complaint of sexual harassment against Martin Smith, who has now left the party.
Workers' Fight (forerunner of AWL) polemicised against the support given by SWP (then called IS) for British troops being deployed in Northern Ireland in 1969. This posting now includes the reply from the IS (SWP) leadership and our response to it.
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