Notes On What Passes For Debate
As expected, the first two of the three ‘historic’ party leaders’ television ‘debates’ have be completely apolitical tosh. Instead the Labour, Tory and Liberal Democrat leaders have indulged in a round robin of sound bites, each vying with the other to appear more presidential and to sound more hardcore on a number of ‘dog whistle’ [...]
‘We Are All In This Together’
‘We are all in this together’ the leader of the Tory Party assures would-be supporters. In the past year, during the worst crisis of capitalism since the Great Depression and concomitant surge in fascism of the interwar period, the ‘collective wealth of Britain’s 1,000 richest people rose 30%, the biggest annual increase in [Rich] list’s [...]
Lucha de Clases
Socialist Appeal comrades remind us that it is eight years since the defeat of the US-backed attempted coup in Venezuela and republish an article by Ted Grant and Alan Woods (also available here). As they note, ‘the tasks outlined at the end of the article remain, mostly, unfulfilled’. Corriente Marxista International, the Venezuelan section of [...]
Revolution and Counter-Revolution in Venezuela
Written by Alan Woods and Ted Grant Sunday, 14 April 2002 Dramatic events are unfolding in Venezuela. On Saturday April 13, less than 36 hours after a group of right-wing businessmen and army generals had assumed control, the coup collapsed in a welter of confusion. Shortly after 10 pm, interim President Pedro Carmona Estanga resigned [...]
