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Author Archives: Sean Thompson
Poor old Lenin
One of side effects of the scandal currently engulfing the SWP is that it seems to have stimulated a rash of debates about the nature and relevance of ‘Leninism’. In particular, the SWP’s Central Committee and its supporters portray its … Continue reading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TudS48gNWOc Margaret Barry was born in Cork City in 1917, around a quarter of a mile from where my mum lived. She was from a traveller family and both her parents were street musicians. When she was fifteen she slung … Continue reading
More in sorrow than in anger
Marx famously wrote ‘History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.’ In the case of the ongoing implosion of the Socialist Workers Party, the quote should be reversed. The collapse and fragmentation of the Workers Revolutionary Party in 1985 … Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, Left regroupment, Socialism
Tagged democracy, International Socialists, SWP
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A small victory for our woodlands – and for innovative campaigning
As a retired furniture maker (though I’m still happy to take on commissions, I’m very good value, parties catered for) one might be forgiven for thinking that my interest in trees begins only when they are sawn into boards and … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Internet, Wood
Tagged democracy, environment, Internet, Trees
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Shock news from the trenches
There’s class warfare, all right, but it’s my class, the rich class, that’s making war, and we’re winning. Warren Buffet
Are there no prisons? Are there no workhouses?
Look, I don’t want to seem like a bitter and negative old git – indeed, I’m noted for my positive outlook and sunny disposition. So I don’t want to have to endlessly write denunciations of this Tory Government and its … Continue reading
Tony Benn on democracy
If you meet a powerful person – ask them five questions: What power have you got? Where did you get it from? In whose interests do you exercise it? To whom are you accountable? And how can we get rid … Continue reading
Surf’s up!
I was prompted to start this blog as a result of going on a march in Lewisham last Saturday in defence of the local hospital. It’s threatened with cuts as a result of an insane piece of accountant’s logic on … Continue reading
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