Rationalising imperialism
Francis Wheen, How Mumbo-Jumbo Conquered the World: A Short History of Modern Delusions, Harper, 2004. Paperback, 338pp, £8.99. THE TITLE of…
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What role for the Socialist Alliance?
A few weeks ago I was persuaded to speak at a debate organised by Workers Action, on the subject “What…
The SWP acquires a programme
In recent times the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) has implemented some sharp turns in its political practice. The well-established principle…
Recomposition in Britain: A reply to Dave Osler
DAVE OSLER writes well and his articles are always interesting to read, but I often find his political analysis less…
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…
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,…
Undercover: Book review
Undercover: The True Story of Britain’s Secret Police, by Rob Evans and Paul Lewis, Faber & Faber 2013, 346pp, £12.99…
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…
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…
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,…