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End the cycle of splits
24 May 2012
If the left is to build a serious political organisation it will have to facilitate internal dissent, writes Mike Macnair. And that will require both majorities and minorities to act responsibly
Not compatible with democracy
13 Feb 1997
At a branch meeting of Stockport Socialist Labour Party on November 28 1996 followers of the Economic and Philosophical Science Review, led by its founder-editor Roy Bull, passed a ‘motion’ calling for the expulsion of comrade John Pearson, the branch secretary. They alleged he was a member of the CPGB. John Pearson has since been excluded from a branch meeting recently chaired by Phil Griffin, backed by his homophobic and sectarian allies in the EPSR. We publish below the exchange between John Pearson and Arthur Scargill
Democracy bypassed in Scottish Socialist Alliance
13 Feb 1997
Nick Clarke looks at the development of the SSA as the general election looms
Unity call
13 Feb 1997
Mounting the challenge to New Labour
13 Feb 1997
Mick Cullen, one of the sacked Merseyside dockers, is standing for the Socialist Labour Party in the Wirral South by-election on February 27. Peter Manson asked him about the SLP’s prospects
SLP branch reports
06 Feb 1997
Struggle for democracy takes centre stage
06 Feb 1997
Brent Socialist Labour Party has sent out this press release in response to articles in the Morning Star. It is calling on the support of other branches for their right to select their own candidate for the election and against the witch hunt
Election cash
06 Feb 1997
SLP: news and comment
Michael Collins in context
06 Feb 1997
Feminists versus class fighters
06 Feb 1997
The Communist
06 Feb 1997
Party Notes
Move politics onto our ground
30 Jan 1997
The Socialist Labour Party is contesting the Kidbrooke by-election in South London. Lee-Anne Bates spoke to Peter Pierce, the SLP candidate
Fear and loathing in the SLP
30 Jan 1997
The question of Europe, and the Socialist Labour Party’s general stance on internationalism, is the linchpin to all the party’s policy documents. Will the SLP flow with history or against it? Eddie Ford investigates
Revolutionary challenge to Ken Livingstone
30 Jan 1997
Members of Socialist Labour’s West London branch living in Brent met last week to set up a constituency branch and make plans for the general election. They sent out this press statement
Stockport’s EPSR sectarians defeated
30 Jan 1997
The witch hunting homophobes that make up the Economic and Philosophical Science Review have attempted to hijack Stockport SLP branch for their own narrow, sectarian project. The other members in Stockport called a full branch meeting to halt the witch hunting and remove Roy Bull, the EPSR leader, from the chair. To date no reply has been received from the NEC as to the status of Stockport branch and the motions carried at that meeting
Scotland school
30 Jan 1997
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