A review of ‘Turbulent Times in the Car Industry – Memories of a Trade Union Official at Cowley Oxford’ by David Buckle. Paperback, 110 pages, £4.99. Published by David Buckle MBE April 2011. ISBN: 978-0-9568632-0-1. Alan Thornett Former Oxford TGWU [...]
Counterfire is the latest far left organisation to declare for a NO vote in the referendum (on May 5, on the Alternative Vote, or AV). Whilst they rightly attack First Past the Post (FPTP) and advocate proportional representation (PR), they [...]
How should the left vote in the referendum on May 5th on an Alternative Vote (AV) system of election for Westminster? Alan Thornett argues for a yes vote in support of AV as the best option available on the [...]
Alan Thornett reports that Saturday’s People’s convention — jointly organised by the Right To Work Campaign (RtWC), the Labour Representation Committee (LRC) and the Disabled People’s Against Cuts (DPAC) — was a useful event, with some 500 or 600 people [...]
Just to add a few points about the special NSSN conference on Saturday January 22nd called to debate anti-cuts campaigning. It was not a pleasant experience. As other reports have indicated, the battle, which had been going on inside the [...]
Britain has its first coalition government seen for 75 years. It was formed in June, after an inconclusive election, by an agreement between the “Tory” or Conservative Party (main party of British capitalism) and the Liberal Democrats (a junior party [...]
Britain’s first coalition government since the war has completed its first Parliamentary session. Coalition, however, is something of a sick misnomer. What we have is a right-wing Thatcherite, small state, slash and burn, Tory Government, propped up by the cringing [...]
Respect needs to take itself seriously build itself as a fully functioning party with a comprehensive political platform, engaging in a range of activities. This is the only way to build a political alternative. I agree with much of what [...]
The first two TV leadership debates — which were unprecedented 90 minute slots of primetime TV with a huge audience — have produced an earthquake in the election campaign. The Lib Dems surged by 14 points in the polls after [...]
Alan Thornett suggests an alternative programme for a Labour government There has been a remarkable collapse of Tory support in the opinion polls since the end of last year. The Tories ‘bullying’ campaign against Gordon Brown largely misfired and their [...]
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