Open letter from Stan Keable of Labour Party Marxists to Marshajane Thompson and Cath Elliott, withdrawing support for the ‘Women in the labour movement’ online statement (www.womeninthelabourmovement.wordpress.com) Dear Comrades Marshajane and Cath, Please remove my name from the list of … Continue reading
Trip down memory lane with the hopelessly hopeful
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Stan Keable of Labour Party Marxists gives his assessment of the 40th AGM of the Campaign for Labour Party Democracy ONE COULD NOT HELP FEELING ADMIRATION for the dogged persistence of the 80 or so (mostly) ageing Labour Party comrades … Continue reading
Babies and bathwater
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Stan Keable of Labour Party Marxists thinks that Owen Jones has thrown out the democratic baby with the bureaucratic bathwater. Credit where credit is due: activists in the Labour Representation Committee feel justly proud when we see our very own … Continue reading
LRC AGM: No short cuts to rebuilding
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The November 10 AGM of the Labour Representation Committee was on balance positive. But the left is still painfully weak both organisationally and politically. Andy Gunton of Labour Party Marxists gives his assessment Those arriving at Conway Hall were met … Continue reading
LPM Broadsheet No2, November 2012
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LPM Broadsheet No2, November 2012
Progress: Capitalism’s Trojan horse
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Attacks on Progress should be welcomed, but should the left vote for Aslef’s rule change? Stan Keable of Labour Party Marxists looks at the issues Lord Sainsbury: main backer Pledging, on day one of the Labour Party conference, to “kick … Continue reading
An irresponsible split
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Differences should be brought out into the light of day, writes Stan Keable of Labour Party Marxists Delegates were no doubt perplexed to find two rival publications with the same name - Labour Briefing - on sale at TUC congress in Brighton … Continue reading
Tyranny, structure and red baiting pluralists
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Though merger with the Labour Representation Committee was agreed at the Labour Briefing AGM, ugly accusations have followed. Stan Keable of Labour Party Marxists reports Peter Firmin’s motion to the July 7 Labour Briefing annual general meeting – that Briefing … Continue reading
Common sense and left divisions
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The proposed merger of Labour Representation Committee and Labour Briefing will be decided at Briefing’s AGM this Saturday. Stan Keable of Labour Party Marxists reviews the discussion so far, and backs the merger As the annual general meeting of Labour … Continue reading
Divisions surface and split beckons
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What political differences lie behind the heated arguments in the Labour Representation Committee and Labour Briefing? Stan Keable of Labour Party Marxists reports on the proposed merger, and counsels against irresponsible splits More heat than light has been produced by … Continue reading