Category Archives: General grumpiness

The Gas Men cometh

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Sean Thompson

While there may be some considerable doubt about whether Goebbels was, as the ditty claims, deficient in the testicular department (he had six children, after all), there is no doubt at all that he was a master of the black … Continue reading →

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My Clause IV moment

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Sean Thompson

To secure for the workers by hand or by brain the full fruits of their industry and the most equitable distribution thereof that may be possible upon the basis of the common ownership of the means of production, distribution and … Continue reading →

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Poor old Lenin

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Sean Thompson

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 →

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