SWP expulsions and squabbles

[belboid]

starts the day of the election! Those Friday morning sessions are gonna be pretty sparse

 

[The39thStep]

Interesting that LIndsey German and others are speaking at Marxism this year!

Marxism 2024 — a festival of socialist ideas

A four day political festival | 4-7 July | Central London

socialistworker.co.uk

Varela’s book on the Portuguese revolution is excellent.

 

[Nigel]

Varela’s book on the Portuguese revolution is excellent.

I'll give it a butchers!

 

[belboid]

Varela’s book on the Portuguese revolution is excellent.

It's sat beside me on my desk as we speak!

 

[Nigel]

It's sat beside me on my desk as we speak!

What's your take on it?
Is she IST and/or Third Campist?

 

[belboid]

the five pages I've read are fine

 

[Nigel]

 

[Serge Forward]

Varela’s book on the Portuguese revolution is excellent.

Ooh... looks really interesting. I'll get the kindle version. I read Phil Mailer's book a few decades ago. That was great (from a libertarian socialist perspective).

 

[nogojones]

Interesting that LIndsey German and others are speaking at Marxism this year!

Marxism 2024 — a festival of socialist ideas

A four day political festival | 4-7 July | Central London

socialistworker.co.uk

Not as mad as the times they had George Galloway

 

[The39thStep]

I can remember when they had Martin Jacques, the editor of Marxism today , from the CP speaking

 

[Nigel]

Anyone go to Marxism this year?

 

[emanymton]

Anyone go to Marxism this year?

From here or in general?

 

[Nigel]

From here or in general?

In General?

 

[Dom Traynor]

In General?

I doubt anyone from the General Forum went.

How's the WPB doing now that Galloway had the election stolen from him? Do you think it was stolen?

 

[Nigel]

I doubt anyone from the General Forum went.

How's the WPB doing now that Galloway had the election stolen from him? Do you think it was stolen?

Possibly
Although I've no extra info that is not available or would publicly post such that would be of detriment to the legal cases and actions presently happening.

 

[Dom Traynor]

It looks like this keeps happening, this time among the continuity Taafites? A crisis in International Socialist Alternative (ISA)

Causing a possible further split. Not sure what the England/Wales affiliate is called any more.

 

[Nigel]

It looks like this keeps happening, this time among the continuity Taafites? A crisis in International Socialist Alternative (ISA)

Causing a possible further split. Not sure what the England/Wales affiliate is called any more.

It looks like Kshama Sawant, one of the leading figures in the traitorous, 'Mandelite Revisionist' split has broken away, presumably the latest 'abuse scandals' being the last straw and established Revolutionary Workers drawing out a relatively large group/faction from the American ISA.

 

[Nigel]

Interesting Critique Of The Socialist Workers Party's/IST Recent Leadership Changes By, 'Gossip Sheet'; Weekly Worker!
Amy Leather vanishes - Weekly Worker

 

[Nigel]

A theme that was brought up recently at Marxism 2024 was more openness accountability and 'change of culture' within the Socialist Workers Party; Is the disaffiliation of Bristol Branches a result of this not feasibly coming to fruition?

Bristol Disaffiliation Statement

Statement regarding disaffiliation of Bristol SWSS and departure of past members from the SWP. Trigger Warning: SA, racism, transphobia, ableism. Opening Statement: After organising under Bristol’s Socialist Workers Party and Socialist Workers’ Student Society for some time, we have decided to d...

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