The economics of the Left Opposition John Ross, The Choices for Russia: The Economic Programme of the Left Opposition, Socialist Action, 1996. Pamphlet, £1.50. Reviewed by Bob… Continue reading “The economics of the Left Opposition”…
Examining the nightingale’s code C.P. Lee, Like the Night: Bob Dylan and the Road to the Manchester Free Trade Hall, Helter Skelter, 1998. Paperback, 190pp,… Continue reading “Examining the nightingale’s code”…
Undercover: Book review Undercover: The True Story of Britain’s Secret Police, by Rob Evans and Paul Lewis, Faber & Faber 2013, 346pp, £12.99… Continue reading “Undercover: Book review”…
Abdulmutallab, al-Awlaki, the Finsbury Park Mosque and Andrew Gilligan The Caldicott inquiry has now cleared University College London and the students’ union Islamic Society of playing any part in converting the… Continue reading “Abdulmutallab, al-Awlaki, the Finsbury Park Mosque and Andrew Gilligan”…
Gilligan denies anti-Muslim backlash The Sunday Telegraph of 2 June featured an article by Andrew Gilligan, “The truth about the ‘wave of attacks on… Continue reading “Gilligan denies anti-Muslim backlash”…
Andrew Gilligan, Boris Johnson and the Iraq dossier When Pamela Geller hailed Andrew Gilligan as a “superb investigative journalist” for his exposure of “Islamic supremacism” in Tower Hamlets,… Continue reading “Andrew Gilligan, Boris Johnson and the Iraq dossier”…
Syndicalism in South Wales: The origins of The Miners’ Next Step This article was written in 1987 to mark the 75th anniversary of the publication of The Miners’ Next Step. It was… Continue reading “Syndicalism in South Wales: The origins of The Miners’ Next Step”…
The Transitional Programme and the tasks of Marxists today Sixty years ago, in September 1938, the founding conference of the Fourth International adopted a document written by Leon Trotsky,… Continue reading “The Transitional Programme and the tasks of Marxists today”…
US allies are funding ISIS, according to Patrick Cockburn – but does he produce any actual evidence? “We finally know what Hillary Clinton knew all along — US allies Saudi Arabia and Qatar are funding Isis”. This was the… Continue reading “US allies are funding ISIS, according to Patrick Cockburn – but does he produce any actual evidence?”…
Healey and the UKIP threat Labour MP John Healey has an article on the Guardian website entitled “Why Labour must win back working class voters… Continue reading “Healey and the UKIP threat”…