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No. 68, September 1984

Socialist Worker Review

Edited by:
LINDSEY GERMAN
Assisted by:
PAT STACK
ROB FERGUSON
GARETH JENKINS
ANDY ZEBROWSKI
PETE GOODWIN
DAVE BEECHAM
SUE COCKERILL
NOEL HALIFAX
NORAH CARLIN
Production & Business:
PAT STACK
ROB FERGUSON
Reviews:
COLIN SPARKS

NOTES OF THE MONTH

6 months on
Scargill’s strike
Upholding British rule, by Chris Bambery
Biting the hand, by Chris Harman
Disunity at the unit
Population politics

Industrial: Miners’ wives

Portugal ten years on, by Paul McGarr

Divided Cyprus, by Ali Saffet

WHAT DO WE MEAN BY ...?

Agitation & propaganda, by Duncan Hallas

TUC – a bang or a whimper? by Lindsey German & Andy Zebrowski

Five years of Tory rule

100 years on: The Origins of the Family, by Chris Harman

LABOUR COUNCILS: A TALE OF TWO CITIES

[Liverpool budget crisis], by Alan Gibbons
[Ken Livingstone’s by-election strategy], by Gareth Jenkins

Workplace notes, interview with Candy Udwin

Labour Party: The right and reselection, by Pete Goodwin

International: One-party states, by Alex Callinicos

Racism: Beating the Nazis, by Paul Holborow

REVIEW ARTICLE

Racist roots, by Chris Bambery

[REVIEWS]

Confusion reigns, by Duncan Hallas
Defending our traditions, by Ann Rogers
Police, thieves and sociologists! by Colin Sparks
Women in Rusia, by Cathie Jasper
CIA jobs for Nazis, by Rod Hudson
A film of injustice, by Clare Fermont
IRA leader remembers, by Tina Scott
False hero, by Kent Worcester
Marxist economics, by Pete Green
Socialist detectives, by Chris Harman
Sound judgement, by Noel Halifax

No. 69, October 1984

Socialist Worker Review

Edited by:
LINDSEY GERMAN
Assisted by:
JANE BASSET
PAT STACK
GARETH JENKINS
ANDY ZEBROWSKI
PETE GOODWIN
DAVE BEECHAM
SUE COCKERILL
NOEL HALIFAX
NORAH CARLIN
LAURENCE WONG
CHRIS BAMBERY
MORT MASCARENHAS
JOHN DEASON
MARK CRANSHAW
CATHIE JASPER
CLARE FERMONT
Production & Business:
PAT STACK
ROB FERGUSON
Reviews:
COLIN SPARKS

NOTES OF THE MONTH

TUC: Will they, won’t they?
Miners: Fuelling the strike
Broad Left: Lobby limits
Dockers: Second time around
GLC: A battle, not the war
Ireland: More than a problem

Workplace notes, interview with Dick McGroggan

WHAT DO WE MEAN BY ...?

Leadership, by John Molyneux

INTERNATIONAL: SOUTH AFRICA

Blacks shake apartheid, by Alex Callinicos

Labour Party: The rise of Neil Kinnock, by Pete Goodwin

LABOUR AND THE MINERS

Two faces of Labour, by Pat Stack

The united front: March separately, strike together, by Lindsey German

THE MINERS’ STRIKE

Building with the paper, by SWP miners

INDUSTRIAL: TEACHERS

The fight next time? by Shaun Doherty

Liberation theology: The church militant? by Colin Sparks

INTERNATIONAL: UNITED STATES

US workers defensive, by Celia Peterson
Democrats are different, by Chris Harman

REVIEW ARTICLE: CHRISTOPHER HILL AND THE ENGLISH REVOLUTION

The rule of the saints, by Alex Callinicos

BOOK REVIEWS

Bureaucratic vandalism, by Jon Gamble
A slightly too flat projection, by Andy Strouthous
Exposing murder, by Laurence Wong
Struggles in Bolivia, by John Newsinger
The human potential, by John Rees
Creeping censorship, by Noel Halifax

FILM

Sadness of an exile, by Clare Fermont

MUSIC

Still some heroes, by Shaun Doherty

LETTERS

Better or worse, from Ian Wallace
A serious study, from Duncan Hallas
Irritated, from Gillian Slovo

BACKPAGE

Limited by liberalism, by Charlie Hore
Black man’s burden, by Stephen Philip

No. 70, November 1984

Socialist Worker Review

NOTES OF THE MONTH

Miners: Long, drawn out and bitter
Economy: Moneymen get nervous, by Pete Green
Tories: Thatchers unease
Wages: Fighting back
Egypt: Boiling point, by Phil Marshall

Miners Support Committees: Supporting the miners, by Sheila McGregor

WHAT DO WE MEAN BY ...?

Class struggle, by Alan Gibson

Nicaragua: The people’s revolution, by Joanna Rollo

Australia: Bob the bosses’ man, by Sue Cockerill

Workplace notes, interview with Julian Goss

Cowley: The story of a car factory, interview with two stewards at BL Cowley, conducted by Harriet Sherwood & Andy Zebrowski

One great act or mass action? by Pat Stack

Trotsky on terrorism, by Leon Trotsky

Labour Party: Why the left is back in business, by Pete Goodwin

REVIEW ARTICLE

Lost opportunities, by Lindsey German

WRITERS REVIEWED

Howard Fast: A powerful story teller, by Owen Gallagher

Riots in the dream factory, by Peter Court

LETTERS

Right, left and centre, from Jeff McMahon

REVIEWS

Understanding the state, by Colin Sparks
Families on the dole, by Chanie Rosenberg
Class war diary, by Harriet Sherwood
Tracing Marx’s thought, by Colin Barker
Cast into deeper darkness, by Henry Brandler
A pale imitation, by Charlie Hore

No. 71, December 1984

Socialist Worker Review

Edited by:
LINDSEY GERMAN
Assisted by:
JANE BASSET
PAT STACK
GARETH JENKINS
ANDY ZEBROWSKI
PETE GOODWIN
DAVE BEECHAM
SUE COCKERILL
NOEL HALIFAX
NORAH CARLIN
LAURENCE WONG
JOHN DEASON
MARK CRANSHAW
CATHIE JASPER
LINDSAY GREIG
Production & Business:
PAT STACK
ROB FERGUSON
Reviews:
COLIN SPARKS

NOTES OF THE MONTH

Miners: Christmas and beyond
Kinnock: Bitterness and betrayal
Class struggle: The shape of things to come
Equal pay: out of the ghetto?
Ireland: Still talking after all these years
Students: With friends like this ...

Workplace notes, by John Disson

WHAT DO WE MEAN BY ...?

Exploitation, by Dave Fysh

CPSA Broad Left: Splitting the left, by Kieran Kelly

How they got there, by Sally Bild

Famine: Hungry for profits, by Alan Gibson

Rate Capping: A Tory time bomb, by Gareth Jenkins, with help from Pete Ainsley & Ian Wall

Ireland: The missing key, by Chris Harman

South Africa: Challenge to apartheid, by Alex Callinicos

China: Deng’s road west, by Martin May

OBITUARY

Boris Souvarine: A lost revolutionary, by Philip Spencer

WRITERS REVIEWED

Lewis Jones: The price of coal, by Norman Strike

REVIEWS

Contemptuous and condescending, by Donny Gluckstein
A revolutionary witness, by Laurence Wong
Learning from Struggle, by Eddy Prevost
A liberal apology, by Chris Harman
A mirror of Labour thinking, by Steve Curley
Indigestible prose? by Harriet Sherwood

LETTERS

Hill no Marxist, from Norah Carlin
Red Home Guards, from W. Hall

REVIEWS

The great trouser scandal, by Bob Light
Impartial, neutral and objective, by Andy Strouthous

No. 72, January 1985

Socialist Worker Review

NOTES OF THE MONTH

Class struggle: Striking features
Miners’ strike: The road to solidarity
Labour Party: Left caught on a right hook
Communist Party: Even the best friends must part
Students: The class of ’85

WHAT DOE WE MEAN BY ...?

The general strike, by Chris Harman

Feminism & the Miners’ Strike: Towards a new unity? by Norah Carlin

Trade union laws: Biting on the ballot? by Pete Goodwin

1905, by Tony Cliff

DEBATE & LETTERS

What about the workers? from Alan Walters, John Mann & Pete Ainsley
Show some solidarity, from Mike Webber
But look at the facts, from Pete Binns

France: When friends fall out, by Gareth Jenkins

Iran: Workers resist Khomeini, by Maryam Poya & Phil Marshall

Workplace notes, interview with members of Felixstowe Port Committee, conducted by Andy Zebrowski

WRITERS REVIEWED

Jonathan Swift: Satirist of a sick society, by Gareth Jenkins

REVIEW ARTICLE

The Trotskyist legacy, by Chris Bambery

REVIEWS

Women at war, by Goretti Horgan
Kilts and coronations, by Lesley Hoggart
The sickness of the system, by Ian Taylor
Challenging the fiction, by Margaret Willis
Stories of the 30s, by Jon Gamble
Paradise lost, by Peter Court
A shabby story, by Lindsey German
The war France could not win, by Norah Carlin

No. 73, February 1985

Socialist Worker Review

Edited by:
LINDSEY GERMAN
Assisted by:
JANE BASSET
PAT STACK
GARETH JENKINS
ANDY ZEBROWSKI
NOEL HALIFAX
DAVE BEECHAM
NORAH CARLIN
LAURENCE WONG
JOHN DEASON
MARK CRANSHAW
CATHIE JASPER
LINDSAY GREIG
ROB FERGUSON
JULIE WATERSON
BILL SHOMPSON
SEAN PIGGOT
Production & Business:
PAT STACK
ROB FERGUSON
Reviews:
COLIN SPARKS

NOTES OF THE MONTH

The fight for the union: A lot left to fight for
Politics of the strike: The wrong conclusions
Prospects ahead: Building from below

New Caledonia: A costly conflict, by T. Fabrice

History of a colony

Lebanon: Phoney withdrawal, by Phil Marshall

India: Hindu chauvinism rules, by Barry Pavier

Brazil: Neves’ ‘new democracy’, by Dave Beecham

Poland: Solidarity kept alive, by Andy Zebrowski

WHAT THE PAPERS SAY, by John Newsinger

The Sun: Scabs, sex and success

The Left’s dilemma, by Gareth Jenkins

Women workers: Victims of the class struggle? by Lindsey German

Keep on keeping on, interview with the Redskins (Martin Hewes, Chris Dean & Nick King), conducted by John Rees

WHAT DO WE MEAN BY ...?

Strategy and tactics, by Pete Clark

WORKPLACE NOTES

A shipyard worker’s story, interview with Peter Porteous

Looking back: Uplifting thoughts for the downturn, by Raymond Challinor

WRITERS REVIEWED

Charlotte Brontë, by Jane Bassett

Abortion and contraception: Attempting to turn the tide, by Jane Ure Smith

REVIEWS

A striker’s manual, by Eddie Prevost
Esoteric insights, by John Rees
Looking for a plan, by Margaret Willis
The poverty of philosophy, by Stephen Philip
The victim’s tale, by Ian Wall
A medieval mystery, by Colin Sparks
Nationalist illusions, by Alex Callinicos
Insular history, by Tim Sneller
Not the model book, by Costas Lapavitsas

DEBATE & LETTERS

In defence of Hill, from Mark Bateman
How to fight ratecapping, from Paul Power
Too sectarian, from Steve Devereux

OUR HISTORY

The fight for Florence, by Norah Carlin

No. 74, March 1985

Socialist Worker Review

NOTES OF THE MONTH

Patterns of defeat: 1926 and now
A chronology of the strike
Why things aren’t the same
Weakness and strength
The Tories’ problems
What of the left?
The road that leads nowhere

Learning from the strike, interview with a group of SWP miners

WHAT THE PAPERS SAY, by John Newsinger

Daily Mail: Boring the middle classes

Jimmy Reid: From hero to scab, by Peter Bain

International: The American way, by Andy Strouthous

THINKING IT OVER ..., by Nigel Harris

The happiest days of your life

The politics of the popular front: Compromise & collaboration, by Chris Bambery

International: Argentina – Painting nationalism red, by Pete Binns

Workplace notes, interview with a NUPE steward in a secondary school

Sexism in the Fire Brigade: Equal jobs and rights? by Julie Waterson

WHAT DO WE MEAN BY ...?

The state, by Colin Barker

REVIEW ARTICLE

Sorting out the myths, by Colin Sparks

WRITERS REVIEWED

The bosses’ bards, by Keith Walters

DEBATE & LETTERS

Non-Marxist ... and marginal, from Beatrix Campbell

REVIEWS

Fighting anti-communism, by Duncan Hallas
Down the third road, by Sean Piggott
A tale of two books, by Barry Pavier
No problems solved, by Colin Sparks
Zero Rating, by Duncan Hallas
Facts and figures, by Costas Lapvitas
Spreading the word, by Glen Perusek
A tool for the bosses, by Mairi Macleod
Radical woolliness, by Ian Wall

FILM

History brought to life, by Judith Orr
Munch and the workers, by Clare Fermont

OUR HISTORY

Against all odds, by Dave Beecham

No. 75, April 1985

Socialist Worker Review

Edited by:
LINDSEY GERMAN
Assisted by:
JANE BASSET
PAT STACK
GARETH JENKINS
ANDY ZEBROWSKI
NOEL HALIFAX
DAVE BEECHAM
NORAH CARLIN
LAURENCE WONG
JOHN DEASON
MARK CRANSHAW
CATHIE JASPER
LINDSAY GREIG
ROB FERGUSON
JULIE WATERSON
BILL SHOMPSON
SEAN PIGGOT
PETE BINNS
Production & Business:
PAT STACK
ROB FERGUSON
Reviews:
COLIN SPARKS

NOTES OF THE MONTH

Class struggle: Problems not solutions
Labour Party: Right reasserts control
Council workers: London Bridge is falling down
Italy: Sliding down the scale, by Tom Behan

THE MOVEMENT

The left after the miners’ strike, by Ann Rogers & Noel Halifax
Undermining the defences, by a Yorkshire miner

WHAT THE PAPERS SAY, by John Newsinger

Daily Mirror: The voice of Kinnock

France: The rise of the National Front, by Jean Dalier

Sexual politics: The right to control, by Margaret Renn

What the bill means

The print: The crunch is coming, by Alan Gibson

THINKING IT OVER ..., by Nigel Harris

Mexico diary

The shadow of Sharpeville, by John Lindsay & Gareth Jenkins

Struggle & ideas, by John Rees

WHAT DO WE MEAN BY ...?

Sectarianism, by Duncan Hallas

Workplace notes, interview with an engineer who worked in an unorganised factory

WRITERS REVIEWED

Harlan Ellison: The new flood, by Bill Thompson

REVIEW ARTICLE

Lenin and the patriots, by Colin Sparks

REVIEWS

Missed opportunities, by Chris Harman
But where are the workers? by Chris Bambery
A chance to learn, by Giles Ungpakorn
The anarchist agitator, by Lesley Hoggart
Worthy but sterile, by John Rogers
Resolutionary liberation, by Noel Halifax
A radical molehill, by Steve Cherry
Sex war or class war? by Maureen Watson
Good, and funny, by Lindsey German
Misleading statistics, by Sue Cockerill
Few answers, by Lindsey German

THEATRE

On the stage of history, by Stuart Morgan

DEBATE & LETTERS

Don’t sit on the fence, from Roger Davies & Peter Thomasson
In a state ..., from Colin Barker
... about the state, from Pablo Stern

OUR HISTORY

Shanghai spring, by Peter Binns

No. 76, May 1985

Socialist Worker Review

Edited by:
LINDSEY GERMAN
Assisted by:
JANE BASSET
PAT STACK
GARETH JENKINS
ANDY ZEBROWSKI
NOEL HALIFAX
DAVE BEECHAM
NORAH CARLIN
LAURENCE WONG
JOHN DEASON
CATHIE JASPER
ROB FERGUSON
JULIE WATERSON
BILL SHOMPSON
SEAN PIGGOT
PETE BINNS
Production & Business:
PAT STACK
ROB FERGUSON
Reviews:
COLIN SPARKS

NOTES OF THE MONTH

The Labour Left: The boot goes in
The Powell Bill: A noticeable absence
Australia: From the jaws of victory
Latin America: Wind of change in Peru?
Greek election: The more things change ..., by Daphnos Economou & Ali Saffet

THINKING IT OVER ..., by Nigel Harris

The politics of famine

The strike that shook a country, by Pete Clark

Sudan: The coup and after, by James Archer

The future of the left: Making the break, interview with Paul Suggs, Tony Randall & Pete Noons, conducted by John Rees

WHAT THE PAPERS SAY, by John Newsinger

Daily Express: Dreams of Empire

Is the party over? by Pete Goodwin

The people’s war? by Chris Bambery

OBITUARY

Enver Hoxha: Death in the family, by Ian Birchall

Zionism and anti-Semitism: Mirror images, by Rob Ferguson

Workplace notes, interview with two SWP members at Ford’s Halewood

WHAT DO WE MEAN BY ...?

Reformism, by Pete Binns

WRITERS REVIEWED

Ernest Hemingway: A man can’t do it alone, by Sean Piggott

REVIEW ARTICLE

Digging in or striking out? by Lindsey German

REVIEWS

The glass menagerie, by Lynda D’Avray
Up against the States, by Andy Strouthous
A system built on slavery, by Lesley McBirney
Under the carpet, by James Barr
Not much heartbeat, by Kevin Corr
A sorry sort of socialism, by Tim Sneller
Animal attitudes, by Norah Carlin
A noble cause, by Bill McDare

DEBATE & LETTERS

Don’t undermine the campaign, from Neil Faulkner
In defence of Lenin, from Tony Cliff
Vicious red circle, from Dave Beecham
Note
Separating the separatists, from Norah Carlin
Reply to editors and critics, from Colin Barker
Chasing public opinion, from Tim Evans

OUR HISTORY

Revolt in the empire, by John Newsinger

No. 77, June 1985

Socialist Worker Review

NOTES OF THE MONTH

The Tories: Problems and pressures
Labour Left: Collapse at the crunch
Communist Party: No future? by Pete Goodwin
South Africa: A question of power, by Alex Callinicos
Spain: Communists in conflict, by Andy Durgan

‘Still in the frame’, interview with Derek Hatton, conducted by Pat Stack & Maureen Watson

Liverpool: City in crisis

WHAT THE PAPERS SAY, by John Newsinger

Daily Telegraph: Bring out your dead

Surrogacy: Unnatural relations? by Norah Carlin

THINKING IT OVER ..., by Nigel Harris

Where is China going?

Trade union conferences: The new defeatism, by Lindsey German

Should socialists be in the Labour Party? by Gareth Jenkins

Vietnam, by Simon Terry

Labour history: More than just a union, by Harriet Sherwood

WHAT DO WE MEAN BY ...?

Syndicalism, by Phil Taylor

Workplace notes, interview with a worker at a large photographic company

London Underground: Down the tubes, by Chris Bambery

The War: A lovely day tomorrow? by Ray Challinor

REVIEW ARTICLE

A cautious ruling class, by Howard Senter

REVIEWS

It’s never a fair cop, by Bob Light
In Marx’s workshop, by Colin Barker
Eurosoap, by Ian Birchall
Lost in London, by B. Rutus
After the fall, by Mike Simons
Drinking workers’ beer, by Fred Lindop
Tommy turned his gun, by Steve Barnett
Not an earthly, by Laurence Wong
No roots in the class, by Noel Halifax

DEBATE & LETTERS

Prison letter, from Jimmy Brown
Party coup, from I.S. Manson
The secret road to socialism? (1), from Ian Wallace
The secret road to socialism? (2), from Ford worker
Whose rights? from Claire Gray
Outrageous, from Alex Callinicos

OUR HISTORY

The home fires burning, by Ged Peck

No. 78, July/August 1985

Socialist Worker Review

NOTES OF THE MONTH

Government policy: Risky business, by Dave Beecham
Labour reselection: Right-wing rebound
The left: Whistling in the dark
Black sections: A response to racism
Italy: Bosses get a boost, by Tom Behan
Russia: Gorbachev’s reforms, by Chris Harman

WHAT THE PAPERS SAY, by John Newsinger

The Guardian: The nice people’s paper

Lebanon: Tragedy of the dispossessed, by Phil Marshall

Police: Stronger arm of the law, by Audrey Farrell

THINKING IT OVER ..., by Nigel Harris

Divide and rule

REVIEW ARTICLE

The school of revolution, by Chris Bambery

Bruce Springsteen: Is the dream a lie? by John Rees

The print: Will unity come in time? by Alan Gibson

Women and the Marxist tradition, by Lindsey German

Teachers: Crisis at the chalk face, by Mike Stirland

WHAT DO WE MEAN BY ...?

Working class, by Norah Carlin

Ken Livingstone: What happened to Red Ken? by Pete Clark

Workplace notes, interview with two London postmen

WRITERS REVIEWED

Barry Hines: A slice of life? by Sean Piggott

REVIEWS

Closet cold warrior, by Kevin Skinner
Heaven beyond the world of work, by Brian McDonald
The poor are always women, by Julie Waterson
A changing picture, by Norah Carlin
The mask of anarchy, by Alex Callinicos
Much effort but little reward, by Colin Sparks
Sins of omission, by Rod Hudson
Spain’s greatest clash, by David Sellers

MUSIC

Politics with style, by Bernie Wilcox

DEBATES & LETTERS

Abortion: The stark choice (1), from Maggie Mariscotti
Abortion: The stark choice (2), from Eileen Cook
Abortion: The stark choice (3), from E. Hall
Don’t snipe at the syndicalists, from Bernard McBreen
More right than left, from Noel Halifax
Revolution without a party? by Lesley Hoggart
Blue collar blues, from H. Williams
Marxist or mechanist? from Norah Carlin

OUR HISTORY

Traitor’s trump card, by Phil Spencer

No. 79, September 1985

Socialist Worker Review

NOTES OF THE MONTH

Balance of class forces: The crisis of Thatcherism
Signal failure
The partners shake hands
Ballot box blues
The new centre-right

Unemployment: The upward spiral, by Pete Green

Frontiers of control, by Nigel Harris

Islington strike: Whose fortress now? by Mike Simons

South Africa: Between reform and revolution, by Alex Callinicos

Politics of the ANC, by Alex Callinicos
Can the unions unite? by John Rogers
Struggles against apartheid, compiled by Jane Bassett

Trotsky: The myths of entrism, by Chris Bambery

WHAT DO WE MEAN BY ...?

Internationalism, by Charlie Hore

WORKPLACE NOTES

Passports and politics, interview with a civil servant providing solidarity with South African workers

MARXISM & CULTURE

“Socialists need to take an active part in criticising and encouraging cultural production”, by Chris Nineham

REVIEW ARTICLES

Respectable renegade, by Alex Callinicos
The politics of despair, by Derek Howl

REVIEWS

Introducing Lukacs, by Colin Sparks
Fears for Tiersky, by Ian Birchall
Revolution examined, by Daniel Birchall
Armed without an army, by Duncan Hallas
A limited analysis, by Graham Chapman
The international road, by Glenn Perusek
Expensive souvenir, by Andy Strouthous
Sweet soul music, by Charlie Hore
Bookbrief, by Colin Sparks

DEBATE & LETTERS

The slippery slope, from Blazes Boylan
Down to earth, from Cathy Eastham
The secret road to socialism, from Howard Senter
But is it art? from Chris Glenn
Russia: Who is to blame? from E. Mustafa
Only two legs to stand on, from David Harris

OUR HISTORY

“The boys are marching”, by Clare Fermont

No. 80, October 1985

Socialist Worker Review

Edited by:
LINDSEY GERMAN
Assisted by:
JANE BASSET
PAT STACK
GARETH JENKINS
ANDY ZEBROWSKI
NOEL HALIFAX
DAVE BEECHAM
NORAH CARLIN
LAURENCE WONG
ROB FERGUSON
BILL THOMPSON
SEAN PIGGOT
PETE BINNS
SIMON TERRY
HARRIET SHERWOOD
LINDSEY GREIG
CLARE FERMONT
PETE GREEN
LESLEY HOGGART
Production & Business:
PAT STACK
LIZ ABRAHAM
Reviews:
COLIN SPARKS

NOTES OF THE MONTH

Labour Party: Charge of the right brigade
TUC: A new double act
Miners: A confused picture
Black struggles: A question of race?
Honeyford: School for scandal
Latin America: Gestures to the gallery

The year of anniversaries, by Nigel Harris

Guadeloupe: The volcano erupts, by T. Fabrice

France: Over the rainbow, by Ian Birchall

Algeria: The West’s new friend, by Phil Marshall

British capitalism: Banking on the future, by Pete Green

The Militant: Outside the movement? by Lindsey German

Local government: The bleeding of Liverpool, by Maureen Watson

South Africa: Towards a workers party? interview with Moses Mayekiso, conducted by Nigel Lambert

[Commentary], by Nigel Lambert

Lenin’s first struggle, by Andy Strouthous

WHAT DO WE MEAN BY ...?

Ultra-leftism, by John Molyneux

WORKPLACE NOTES

Time after time, interview with an engineering worker on the railways

WRITERS REVIEWED

Alan Bennett: Of real consequence, by Noel Halifax

REVIEW ARTICLE

Down the line, by Duncan Hallas

REVIEWS

Still copping out, by Lesley Hoggart
The right advice, by Brian McDonald
The unions slot, by Tim Sneller
Class sickness, by Annie Nehmad
Unequal burden, by Pam Bainbridge
Class in Russia, by Costas Lapavitsas
Upmarket gossip, by Noel Halifax
Blasting the box, by Nick Grant
Superior sisters, by Norah Carlin
Bookbrief, by Colin Sparks

DEBATE & LETTERS

More than just taste, from Ian Birchall
On the pulse? from Rick Hay
No secrets, from Ian Wallace
A fake militancy, from Nick Grant

OUR HISTORY

The bold Fenians, by John Newsinger

No. 81, November 1985

Socialist Worker Review

NOTES OF THE MONTH

Riots: Short fuse
Racism: The ugly face
Liverpool: This compromise will cost
The Tories: Not quite presentable
Kerry babies: A symbol of oppression, by Goretti Horgan

The Eastern sun rises, by Nigel Harris

AFTER LABOUR PARTY CONFERENCE

Labour’s economic policy: A partnership of power? by Pete Green
Labour conference: Not much left, by Lindsey German
Profile: David Blunkett – Soft left’s hard man, by Simon Terry

How the working class votes, by Chris Harman

Marx’s road to Marxism, by Duncan Hallas

Union Ballots: More democracy or less, by Sheila McGregor

South Africa: Steps to solidarity, by Pete Alexander

Thailand: Echo from the past, by Giles Ungpakorn

REVIEW ARTICLE

Khomeini’s road to power, by Phil Marshall

WHAT DO WE MEAN BY ...?

State capitalism, by Derek Howl

MARXISM & CULTURE

Real lies ..., by Pat Stack
... and hard facts, by Nick Grant

OBITUARY

Touch of genius, by Colin Sparks

WRITERS REVIEWED

Allen Ginsberg: Howling to the Beat, by Dave Widgery

REVIEWS

The cold and the new, by Colin Sparks
Prospects for the left, by Kevin Corr
The impossible change, by Chris Harman
Penguin takes a dive, by Linda Moore
Surviving the savagery, by Mike Gonzalez
Glum in Brum, by Maggie Falshaw
Power behind the lies, by Sally Bild
The mask of reaction, by Sean Piggot
A creative future, by Peter Court
Monitoring the met, by Pete Smith
Bookbrief, by Colin Sparks

DEBATE & LETTERS

Will we, won’t we? from J. Moorhousse
Hard labour, from Geoff Collier
Where’s his soul? from Charlie Hore
Culture vulture, by Tim Wilcox

OUR HISTORY

A very British riot, by Tim Evans

No. 82, December 1985

Socialist Worker Review

NOTES OF THE MONTH

The economy: Cold comfort
After the summit: Back in the USSR
Ireland: Rocky road to Dublin
Liverpool: Lost opportunities
Brazil: The time to organise

The killer from Manila, by Nigel Harris

The mines: Down but not out, by Mike Simons

Racism: Standing up, fighting back, by Pat Stack

The roots of racism, by Ann Rogers

THE RELEVANCE OF TROTSKY TODAY

Greece: Austerity socialism, by members of OSE in Greece

Rage at regime

France: If you can’t beat them ..., by Peter Williams

Workers Revolutionary Party: Cult comes a cropper, by Duncan Hallas

WRITERS REVIEWED

Jeffrey Archer: Top of the class, by Roger Carberry

MARXISM & CULTURE

Born again Xmas, by Rick Hay

WHAT DO WE MEAN BY ...?

Centrism, by Gareth Jenkins

REVIEW ARTICLES

Master of moderation, by Pat Stack
The monolith cracks, by Chris Bambery

REVIEWS

A very rum deal, by Colin Sparks
The wandering poet, by Noel Halifax
What a waste, by Ray Cox
Science and humanity, by Hugh Belling
No spiritual solutions, by Beth Light
Bookbrief
Books for Christmas, by Lindsey German

OUR HISTORY

So comrades come rally, by Ian Birchall

No. 83, January 1986

Socialist Worker Review

NOTES OF THE MONTH

Class struggle: No cure for the patient
Labour party: Hunting the heretics
South Africa: One big union? by Alex Callinicos
CND: Disarming action
Student politics: Respectable face

The mobile industry, by Nigel Harris

REVIEW ARTICLE

Debt: Getting in deeper, by Pete Green

THE CRISIS OF THE LEFT

The politics of Militant, by Gareth Jenkins
The end of an era, by Ann Rogers

Equal rights: Let’s be positive, by Norah Carlin

Marx and politics, by Duncan Hallas

Schools: Lost in the blackboard jungle, discussion with Irene Davies, Jim Gillen, Dave Dickens, Geoff Brown & Mike Brightman, moderated by Pat Stack

Egypt: Fat cats hit trouble, by Phil Marshall

Greece: ‘Struggle will continue’, interview with Yannis Papamikhail

WHAT DO WE MEAN BY ...?

The tribune of the people, by Andy Zebrowski

US mines: A rich seam, by Jonathan Neale

MARXISM & CULTURE

Low culture, by John Rees
The rising tide of soap, by Noel Halifax
Director of the struggle, by Nic Ciccuti & Clare Fermont

REVIEW ARTICLE

Road to workers’ power, by Alex Callinicos

REVIEWS

War and peace, by Noel Halifax
Future shock, by Andy Brown
Prison notebooks, by Lesley Hoggart
Bankrupt ideas, by Lawrence Wong
Perfect show, by Colin Sparks
Faded memories, by Mary Philips

LETTERS & DEBATE

Stalin’s legacy, from Chris Bambery
Off centre, from Phil Webster
Are left to blame? from Tom Delargy
Still the workers’? from Chris Maddox
Santa shouts back, from Mike Stanton
Chauvinist ..., from Martin Driscoll
... or internationalist? from Chris Stephenson

OUR HISTORY

Legion lynch mob, by Mike Thompson

No. 84, February 1986

Socialist Worker Review

Edited by:
LINDSEY GERMAN
Assisted by:
JANE BASSET
PAT STACK
GARETH JENKINS
ANDY ZEBROWSKI
NOEL HALIFAX
DAVE BEECHAM
NORAH CARLIN
LAURENCE WONG
ROB FERGUSON
BILL THOMPSON
PETE BINNS
SIMON TERRY
HARRIET SHERWOOD
LINDSEY GREIG
CLARE FERMONT
PETE GREEN
LESLEY HOGGART
Production & Business:
PAT STACK
LIZ ABRAHAM
Reviews:
COLIN SPARKS

NOTES OF THE MONTH

Tories: Not her style
The Thatcher factor: Who’s strongest now?
Democracy: Double standards
Print: Sun struck?
Maxwell’s hammer

Heart of darkness, by Nigel Harris

Militant: Fighting the witchhunt, by Gareth Jenkins & Bill Thompson

International: China crisis, by George Gorton

Poland: Into the breach, Draft Programme of the Workers’ Opposition

[Critical look], by Andy Zebrowski

Industry: Flexibility and the new offensive, by Dave Beecham

Teachers: Classroom struggle

Ireland, interview with Joe Austin, conducted by Pat Stack

Glossary

OFF THE SHELF

The Jewish question, by Ann Rogers

Women: Kinnock and feminism, by Sheila McGregor

Racism: Changing course, by Paul Ahmed

MARXISM & CULTURE

Art for our sake, by John Gillett
South African music: Beat of the struggle, by Russ Escritt
Linton Kwesi Johnson: The patois poet, by Chris Glenn

REVIEWS

Allies of the right, by Andy Strouthous
Stalinist heroism, by Chris Harman
The dreams of children, by Ian Birchall
A doubtful ally, by John Lindsay
Rocking the boat, by Peter Allen

LETTERS & DEBATE

The Poundswick puzzle, from Mike Stanton
The kids are alright, from Davy Malcolm
Spare the rod, from Pete Green
Just an excuse, from Daniel Birchall
Trotsky’s scant success, from Monty Johnstone
Speaking personally, from Ian Birchall

1936–1986

Popular delusions, by Chris Bambery

No. 85, March 1986

Socialist Worker Review

NOTES OF THE MONTH

Tories: The knives sharpen
Labour: Kinnock’s caring capitalism
The witch hunt: Soft left shuffle
Wendy Savage: Wealth before health

The last of the Keynesians, by Nigel Harris

THE PRINT DISPUTE

Wapping lies, by Noel Halifax
Lukewarm left, by Clare Fermont & Andy Zebrowski
Will it happen here? by Jonathan Neale

Mitterrand’s balance sheet: The cost of reformism, by Gareth Jenkins

Left’s weak response

Economy: Oil on troubled waters, by Sue Cockerill

The system laid bare, by Costas Lapavitsas

Haiti: Pawn in their game, by Chris Harman

Philippines: Staying Power, by Lawrence Wong

OFF THE SHELF

Thou shalt make profit, by Alan Gibbons

EDUCATION DEBATE

The double edged weapon, by Janet Wolf
Scope for subversion, by Shaun Doherty

Ireland: Stages in the struggle, by Pat Stack

EDUCATION FOR SOCIALISTS

Knowing the enemy, by Chris Harman

MARXISM & CULTURE

Rocking for Kinnock? by Julie Waterson

WRITERS REVIEWED

Colin MacInnes: A broken dream, by Simon Terry

REVIEWS

Pioneers of the tradition, by Duncan Hallas
Settling accounts, by John Rees
Unclear pictures, by Tony Cliff
The war against war. by Lesley Hoggart

LETTERS & DEBATE

Course for change? from Maggie Falshaw
Positively complex, from Merilyn Moos
More Marx less soul, from Steve Devereux
A matter of time? from Don Watson
The price of soap, from Lesley Davies

1936–1986

The darkest days, interview with Margaret Dewar, conducted by Andy Zebrowski

No. 86, April 1986

Socialist Worker Review

NOTES OF THE MONTH

Ireland: Loyalist laments
Union laws: Positively dangerous
Nationalism: The real divide
Egypt: Revolt against rulers
France: War of manoeuvre
Local government: No rate reprieve

A big bang? by Nigel Harris

Spain: Saying yes to NATO, by Andy Durgan

No platform: Free speech for all, by Lindsey German

Louis Farrakhan: The false prophet, from Socialist Worker (US)

The economy: Jobless prosperity, by Pete Green

Profile: Dean and out, by Clare Fermont

The state of the struggle today, interview with Tony Cliff, conducted by Lindsey German

USSR: Rhetoric or reform? by Mike Haynes

Philippines: Riding a tiger, by Lawrence Wong

South Africa: Botha’s balancing act, by Alex Callinicos

OFF THE SHELF

All hail the mob, by Bill Thompson

EDUCATION FOR SOCIALISTS

Packing it in, by Andy Strouthous

MARXISM & CULTURE

The new opium? by Chris Harman

REVIEW ARTICLES

Reality, not the myth, by Duncan Hallas
Perspective for change, by Phil Taylor

REVIEWS

Men of metal, by Colin Humphries
The right resistance, by Ian Birchall
Obscuring Marx, by Pete Green
Good gang, by Ray Cox

LETTERS & DEBATE

The ties that bind, from Mike Thompson
Not ourselves alone, from Jimmy Brown
Irish myths, from Pat Walsh
Criticism too, from V.J. Wass
Party time, from Alan Gibbons
Spheres of confusion, from Chris Glenn
In defence of the Redskins, from Noel Halifax

1936–1986

Goodyear for the workers, by Lance Selfa

No. 87, May 1986

Socialist Worker Review

NOTES OF THE MONTH

Libya raid: Reagan’s terror
Labour: Right on
Profit sharing: Power to the people?
Spain: After the referendum, by Andy Durgan
Students: What’s left

End of civilisation as we know it, by Nigel Harris

MIDDLE EAST

Crisis in the Middle East, by Sue Cockerill
No more Vietnams? by Pete Green
‘The third way’, by Andy Zebrowski
Middle East chronology

REVIEW ARTICLE

Job creation? by Rob Hoveman

Labour and Ireland: The sorry saga goes on, by Chris Bambery

The General Strike, by Donny Gluckstein

South Africa: Schools of struggle, interview with school student organiser from Cape Town, conducted by Duncan Blackie

[Glossary]

OBITUARY

Simone de Beauvoir: The modest pioneer, by Norah Carlin

The media: Paper tigers, by Clare Fermont

OFF THE SHELF

Seduced by parliament, by Frieda Smith

EDUCATION FOR SOCIALISTS

Key lessons, by Phil Mellows

FILM REVIEW

A world of chaos, by Pete Green

MARXISM & CULTURE

Driving a wedge? interview with Paul Bower of Red Wedge, conducted by Martin Hewes & Julie Waterson

REVIEWS

The left disarmed, by Lindsey German
Symbol of resistance, by Mike Fitzgerald
The liberation of leisure, by Ken Olende
The best birthday present, by Sherrl Yanowitz
Culture crisis, by Janet Wolf
Support for some, by Nicki Sellars

LETTERS & DEBATE

Not too popular, from Andrew Squire
In the right wing camp? from Greg Challis
One step forward ..., from Terry Segars
No easy answers, from Neil Faulkner
Letter from Peru, from a correspondent
What about the workers? from Hamish Cunningham

1936–1986

Darkness at noon, by Ian Birchall

No. 88, June 1986

Socialist Worker Review

Edited by:
LINDSEY GERMAN
Assisted by:
JANE BASSET
PAT STACK
GARETH JENKINS
ANDY ZEBROWSKI
NOEL HALIFAX
DAVE BEECHAM
NORAH CARLIN
LAURENCE WONG
ROB FERGUSON
BILL THOMPSON
PETE BINNS
SIMON TERRY
CLARE FERMONT
PETE GREEN
LESLEY HOGGART
Production & Business:
BRIAN McDONALD
PAT STACK
Reviews:
NOEL HALIFAX
SIMON TERRY

NOTES OF THE MONTH

Local elections: The road to victory?
Voting Labour: Put it to the test
Economy: A new slump? by Pete Green
Australia: Hawke’s union busters, by Sandra Bloodworth
The unions: The moving right show, _by Pete Clark_e

Disturbing the whale, by Nigel Harris

Newhound, by Rap (cartoon strip)

Local government: The crumpled shield, by Rob Ferguson

AFTER CHERNOBYL

Who needs nuclear power? by Frances Smith
Labour’s atomic record, by Mike Simons
Red nuclear power? by Pat Stack

Violence: Rape – the socialist answer, by Julie Waterson

Censorship: Ban breeds backlash, by Maureen Watson

The American working class, by Duncan Hallas

Stafford Cripps: Another story of betrayal, by Tony Cliff

Egypt: Mubarak’s nightmare, by Phil Marshall

France, Lost on the left, by Ian Birchall

WRITERS REVIEWED

Jean Genet: Man of revolt, by Ian Birchall

MARXISM & CULTURE

Left of the tracks, by Pat Stack

OFF THE SHELF

Marx: Ideas and struggle, by Chris Harman

EDUCATION FOR SOCIALISTS

Bridge that gap, by Frieda Smith

REVIEWS

Better didn’t come, by Pete Green
Charting the struggle, by Chris Harman
When everything was possible, by Costas Lapavitsas
End of the miracle, by John Newsinger
Myths debunked, by Andy Strouthous
Bookbrief, by Noel Halifax

LETTERS & DEBATE

The real elitism, from Malcolm Webb
Come off it! from Bill Wells
The reign in Spain, from Stuart Curley
It’s even worse, from Simon Edge

1936–1986

Red hot summer, by Pete Fysh

No. 89, July/August 1986

Socialist Worker Review

Edited by:
LINDSEY GERMAN
Assisted by:
JANE BASSET
PAT STACK
GARETH JENKINS
ANDY ZEBROWSKI
NOEL HALIFAX
DAVE BEECHAM
NORAH CARLIN
LAURENCE WONG
ROB FERGUSON
BILL THOMPSON
PETE BINNS
SIMON TERRY
CLARE FERMONT
PETE GREEN
LESLEY HOGGART
Production & Business:
BRIAN McDONALD
PAT STACK
Reviews:
NOEL HALIFAX
SIMON TERRY

NOTES OF THE MONTH

The economy: Here comes the slump, by Pete Green
Labour’s witch hunt: Moving right at the roots
The print dispute: Paying unity’s price, by Sue Cockerill
Poland: The crime of fighting back, by Andy Zebrowski
Japan: Old virtues new markets
Spain: A victory for socialism, by Andy Durgan

Thorn in the crown, by Nigel Harris

Labour & Racism: Black breakthrough? by Bipin Patel & Gareth Jenkins

SEXUAL POLITICS

The puritan’s disease, by Noel Halifax
[AIDS and the new puritanism], by David Widgery

Labour Party: Senile socialism, by Ray Challinor

TRADE UNION CONFERENCES

Don’t fight – vote! discussion with John Paynter, Martin John, Irene Davies, Glyn Powell & Martin Larkham, moderated by Andy Zebrowski

South Africa: Repression and resistance, by Alex Callinicos

Ireland: The Protestant working class, by Eamonn McCann, from Socialist Worker (Ireland)

Nicaragua: Slow strangulation, by Mike Gonzalez

OBITUARY

Peadar O’Donnell: The red Republican, by Mike Milotte

WRITERS REVIEWED

Voicing bitter kindness, by Lesley Hoggart

MARXISM & CULTURE

The Bill on the Hill, by George Gorton

His own master, interview with Hanif Kureishi, conducted by Jane Ure Smith

OFF THE SHELF

A taste of power, by Charlie Hore

EDUCATION FOR SOCIALISTS

Four for you! by Noel Halifax

REVIEWS

Rocking the racists, by Pat Stack
Technological sexism, by Ann Rogers
Left redundant, by Julie Waterson
To fight or conform, by Ken Olende
Rubbish on Russia, by Derek Howl
Philosopher of revolution, by John Rees
Impossible realities, by Des Freedman
Bookbrief, by Noel Halifax

LETTERS & DEBATE

Wrong on rape? from John Molyneux
Soft on porn? from Peter F. Jones
On the sidelines, from Howard J. Fuller
Mistaken profits, from Pete Green

1936–1986

Spain at the crossroads, by Neil Rogall

No. 90, September 1986

Socialist Worker Review

Edited by:
LINDSEY GERMAN
Assisted by:
JANE BASSET
PAT STACK
GARETH JENKINS
ANDY ZEBROWSKI
NOEL HALIFAX
DAVE BEECHAM
NORAH CARLIN
LAURENCE WONG
ROB FERGUSON
BILL THOMPSON
PETE BINNS
SIMON TERRY
CLARE FERMONT
PETE GREEN
FRIEDA SMITH
LESLEY HOGGART
Production & Business:
BRIAN McDONALD
PAT STACK
Reviews:
NOEL HALIFAX
SIMON TERRY

NOTES OF THE MONTH

The slump: How deep can it go? by Pete Green
The TUC: Kinnock’s law, by Pete Clark
Labour Party: How conference works, by Andy Strouthous

Mexican stand off, by Nigel Harris

Greece: PASOK’s lost pledges, by Panos Garganan Eastern Europe: Polish impressions, by Graham Veitch & May Freeman The struggle for Irish unity, by Chris Bambery

The German Revolution, by Chris Harman

‘She was for the mass struggle’, interview with Margarethe von Trotta, conducted by Clare Fermont & Pete Green

Patterns of a witch hunt, by Donny Gluckstein

Drugs: Capital’s deadly crop, by Ian Taylor

OFF THE SHELF

‘A collective will’, by Pete Green

Education for socialists

South Africa: White revolt, by Neil Faulkner

MARXISM & CULTURE

The trials of Danton, by Chris Harman
Obituary: Vincente Minnelli, by Colin Sparks

REVIEWS

Bagging the peasants, by John Rees
Brilliant but flawed, by Pete Binns
The good voyeur, by Bob Light
More honest than most, by Jonathan Neale
Beyond the boundary, by Chris Nineham
Only skin deep, by Tracy Martin
A slice of life, by Ken Olende
Bookbrief, by Noel Halifax

LETTERS & DEBATE

Personal or political? from Ted Crawford
Clydeside clangers, from Donny Gluckstein
Mad dog days, from Duncan Hallas

1936–1986

The hooray Hitlers, by Peter Bain

No. 91, October 1986

Socialist Worker Review

Edited by:
LINDSEY GERMAN
Assisted by:
JANE BASSET
PAT STACK
GARETH JENKINS
ANDY ZEBROWSKI
NOEL HALIFAX
DAVE BEECHAM
LAURENCE WONG
ROB FERGUSON
BILL THOMPSON
PETE BINNS
SIMON TERRY
CLARE FERMONT
PETE GREEN
FRIEDA SMITH
LESLEY HOGGART
Production & Business:
BRIAN McDONALD
PAT STACK
Reviews:
NOEL HALIFAX
SIMON TERRY

NOTES OF THE MONTH

Terrorism: Short cut to nowhere
Labour Party: Preparing for power?
Social democracy: Spanish lessons
Philippines: Cory on a hook
The print: Following Murdoch’s footsteps

Trading faces, by Nigel Harris

TUC and low pay: Crocodile tears, by Gareth Jenkins

Strikebreak hotels

The miners: The enemy within? by Mike Simons

HUNGARY

1956 – Shattered illusions, by Lindsey German
Thirty years on: The new opposition, interview with Miklos Haraszti & Laszlo Rajk, conducted by Andy Zebrowski
In debt to the dollar

REVIEW ARTICLE

The sad fate of British Trotskyism, by Duncan Hallas

Briefing on the Big Bang, by Pete Green

Australia: Hawke’s horror budget, by Phil Griffiths

History: When Wales ran riot, by Tim Evans

OFF THE SHELF

Alienation and freedom, by John Rees

MARXISM & CULTURE

Turning a blind eye, by Lesley Hoggart

REVIEWS

Hope of change, by Chanie Rosenberg
Black papers, by Frieda Smith
Chinese cracker, by Lesley Hoggart
Two cheers, by Andy Wilson
Bookbrief

LETTERS & DEBATE

Get your facts right, from Eric S. Heffer
Glad to be gay, from Gordon Jamieson
On the skids, from Tony Milligan

1936–1986

Biffing the BUF, by Steve Gay

No. 92, November 1986

Socialist Worker Review

NOTES OF THE MONTH

The economy: No hiding place, by Pete Green
Labour’s policy 1: The alternative team
Labour’s policy 2: Will they reach first base?
Sanctions: Ronnie gets it wrong, by Lance Selfa

Conqueror or conquered? by Nigel Harris

Which way for Labour’s left? interview with Eric Heffer, conducted by Lindsey German

Mozambique: Machel’s sad legacy, by Alex Callinicos

Gay rights: Blocking the bigots, by Kerry Frome

WOMEN, SKILLS AND WORK

Cynthia Cockburn
Ann Rogers

Dictatorship and democracy, by Pat Stack

OFF THE SHELF

Our value, their money, by Derek Howl

ART AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION

The art of politics, by Lindsey German

Striking against Suez, by Ian Birchall

REVIEWS

Saving the system, by Duncan Hallas
The shadow that remains, by Howard Miles
When forces defied theory, by Colin Barker
Good at games, by John Newsinger
King of the wild frontier, by Ian Birchall
A spectator of defeat, by John Rees
Bookbrief, by Noel Halifax

LETTERS & DEBATE

No to Gay Lib? from Ted Crawford
No Nigel, not unique! from Michael Charles
Best of the bunch! from Ray Challinor
Rebecca’s ruin, from Gareth R. James
Genuine Jacobins, from Mark Steele

1936–1986

The forgotten fight, by Phil Marshall

No. 93, December 1986

Socialist Worker Review

Edited by:
LINDSEY GERMAN
Assisted by:
JANE BASSET
PAT STACK
GARETH JENKINS
ANDY ZEBROWSKI
NOEL HALIFAX
DAVE BEECHAM
LAURENCE WONG
PAUL FOOT
PETE BINNS
SIMON TERRY
CLARE FERMONT
PETE GREEN
FRIEDA SMITH
LESLEY HOGGART
Production & Business:
BRIAN McDONALD
PAT STACK
Reviews:
NOEL HALIFAX
SIMON TERRY

NOTES OF THE MONTH

Election: Can it happen again?
The economy: Who’s not for turning?
The minimum wage: Con trick on the cheap
Sinn Fein: Bullets and ballots, by Kieran Allen
Greece: Return of the right, by Costas Lapavitsas

The half open door, by Nigel Harris

A reactionary strike? by Ann Rogers

An emphatic no! by Shaun Doherty

Racism: Powell’s poison platform, by Paul Foot

The politics of sex, by Noel Halifax

OBITUARY

The volatile Molotov, by Ian Birchall

Labour: A poverty of theory, by Donny Gluckstein

The Ruskin debate: Their college or ours? by Duncan Hallas

QUESTIONS ON THE CRISIS

Money go round, by Pete Green

The Revolution remembered: Shattering powers, by Richard Chappell

OFF THE CHRISTMAS TREE

Noel Halifax
Pete Green
Pat Stack
Lawrence Wong
Dave Beecham
Simon Terry
Lindsey German
Gareth Jenkins
Andy Zebrowski
Paul Foot
Jane Bassett
Lesley Hoggart

OFF THE SHELF

Testament of revolt, by Paul Kellogg

Images of struggle, interview with John McGrath, conducted by Jack Robinson & Chris Nineham

REVIEWS

An aid to understanding, by Ian Taylor
A moral majority? by Chris Harman
Pigs and pickets, by Chanie Rosenberg
Saga of intrigue, by Margaret Renn

FILM

One dimensional women, by Gareth Jenkins

THEATRE

A peep behind the curtain, by Margaret Renn

LETTERS & DEBATE

Not a matter of choice, from Barry Graham
Bigots’ backlash, from Keith Flett
Dishonest distortion, from Andrew Newman
Technical problems, from Duncan Blackie
Minimum demand, from Neil Faulkner

1936–1986

Spark of victory, by Chris Bambery

No. 94, January 1987

Socialist Worker Review

NOTES OF THE MONTH

Class struggle: A happy new year?
USA: Contra dictions
The General Election: The left’s big hope
NUS conference: Tokens and talk shops

The mountains of profit, by Nigel Harris

China: Democracy – the fifth modernisation? by George Gorton

Russia: Tightrope to reform, by Mike Haynes

France – a test of strength, by Gareth Jenkins

It’s not 68 but it’s not bad, by Ian Birchall
Student power? by Chris Harman

Debate with the French left

Claude Gabriel
Mike Simons

QUESTIONS ON THE CRISIS, by Pete Green

What about robots?

MI5: What intelligence? by John Rees

Wrights and wrongs

Briefing: The facts about AIDS, by Ian Taylor

REVIEW ARTICLE

Britain’s ‘special’ crisis, by Sue Cockerill

ART & THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION

The bitter Maxim, by Richard Bradbury

REVIEWS

From world war to class war, by Ian Birchall
Digging up gems, by Joe Henry
Work: a man’s world, by Ann Rogers
The Image not the action, by Clare Fermont
Tell Sid it’s socialism, by Colin Sparks
Merlyn’s murderous memoirs, by Mike Thompson
Early Eastenders, by Richard Bradshaw
Every speech tells a story, by David Mabb

FILM

Subverting with rhythm, by Pete Green

LETTERS & DEBATE

To break a strike? from Bob Light
Keeping women out, from Irene Bruegel
Selling the future, from Dave Hammond
Book of footnote, from Paul D’Amato

BACK CHAT’

Dedicated followers, by Noel Halifax

No. 95, February 1987

Socialist Worker Review

Edited by:
LINDSEY GERMAN
Assisted by:
JANE BASSET
PAT STACK
GARETH JENKINS
ANDY ZEBROWSKI
NOEL HALIFAX
DAVE BEECHAM
LAURENCE WONG
PAUL FOOT
PETE BINNS
SIMON TERRY
CLARE FERMONT
PETE GREEN
FRIEDA SMITH
LESLEY HOGGART
LEE HUMBER
Production & Business:
BRIAN McDONALD
PAT STACK
Reviews:
NOEL HALIFAX
SIMON TERRY

NOTES OF THE MONTH

City scandals: Caught on the hops
British Telecom: Stringing them along
Civil liberties: Early warnings
World economy: Caught in a trap, by Pete Green
Ireland: Left out in the cold, by Kieran Allen

Fraud and famine, by Nigel Harris

Labour and defence: A call to arms, by Gareth Jenkins

USA: Covert Contra-butions, by Ahmed Shawki

Put principles first, by Rashid

Anti-Semitism: The eternal racism? by Ann Rogers

Tribune: Fifty years on, by Ian Birchall

QUESTIONS ON THE CRISIS, by Pete Green

Old Marx’s almanac

Birth of our power, by Andy Zebrowski

The struggle today, by Patrick Kane
The hidden anger, by Patrick Kane

The bloody chessboard, by Phil Marshall

Iran/USA: Satan no more, by Ali Habibi

The Philippines: At the crossroads? by Julie Waterson

Portugal revisited? by Alex Callinicos

OFF THE SHELF

The forgotten lessons, by Lawrence Wong

ART & THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION

Shocking red, by Chris Nineham

REVIEWS

Whither feminism? by Lindsey German
Left in focus, by Peter Court
Monty the murderer, by John Newsinger
Roots of resilience, by Jack Robertson
Patronising clap-trap, by Lee Humber
Cardboard incompetents, by Ken Olende

LETTERS & DEBATE

Just who benefits? from Sherrl Yanowitz
One pot or two? from Nick Moore
Paul misses the point, from Ged Peck
Better book by far, from Julie Boston

BACK CHAT

Never saying sorry, by Bob Light

No. 96, March 1987

Socialist Worker Review

Edited by:
LINDSEY GERMAN
Assisted by:
JANE BASSET
PAT STACK
GARETH JENKINS
ANDY ZEBROWSKI
NOEL HALIFAX
DAVE BEECHAM
LAURENCE WONG
PAUL FOOT
PETE BINNS
SIMON TERRY
CLARE FERMONT
PETE GREEN
FRIEDA SMITH
LESLEY HOGGART
CHARLIE HORE
LEE HUMBER
Production:
PAT STACK
Business:
ANDY HOY
Reviews:
PAUL FOOT
CHARLIE HORE

NOTES OF THE MONTH

Economy: Boom for a few, by Pete Green
Irish election: Now for specifics, by Pat Stack
Lebanon: A sad state, by Phil Marshall
Brazil: In whose interest?

Store wars, by Nigel Harris

The print: Street of defeat, by Alan Gibson

Teachers: Classroom struggle, by Sheila McGregor

International: A world of difference, by Alex Callinicos

Public opinion: Opinion polls apart, by Martin Roiser

QUESTIONS ON THE CRISIS, by Pete Green

Sick and tired

Without a paddle, by Paul Foot

Safe as houses, by Clare Fermont

Labour councils: The final crumbs, by Maureen Watson

Pluto Press: Lost in space, by Fergus Nicol

REVIEW ARTICLE

The weak state? by Pete Green

OFF THE SHELF

Cannon’s conversion, by Tony Milligan

ART & THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION

The hooligan poet, by Roger Huddle

FILM REVIEWS

Horror and hope, by Lindsey German
In the army now, by Rick Hay
That’s all folks ..., by Andrew Collins

OBITUARY

Douglas Sirk (1900–1987), by Colin Sparks

REVIEWS

When the red flag flew, by Peter Clarke
Wars within wars, by Duncan Hallas
Crossing the class border, by Pat Stack
Illusion or confusion? by Mike Haynes
Rule of thumb, by Margaret Willis
Rushdie’s romance, by Jonathan Neale

LETTERS & DEBATE

Revolution recalled, from Margaret Dewar
Realistic optimism, from Sheila McGregor
Militant racialists? from Peter Alexander
Vulgar Marxists, from Michael Rosen
Not just CAP, from Malcom Perry

BACK CHAT

Troubled waters, by Charlie Hore

No. 97, April 1987

Socialist Worker Review

Editor:
LINDSEY GERMAN
Deputy Editor:
PAT STACK
Assisted by:
JANE BASSET
GARETH JENKINS
ANDY ZEBROWSKI
NOEL HALIFAX
DAVE BEECHAM
LAURENCE WONG
PAUL FOOT
PETE BINNS
SIMON TERRY
CLARE FERMONT
PETE GREEN
FRIEDA SMITH
LESLEY HOGGART
CHARLIE HORE
LEE HUMBER
Business:
ANDY HOY
Reviews:
PAUL FOOT
CHARLIE HORE

NOTES OF THE MONTH

After Greenwich: Time to panic?
Labour and defence: CrUise turn
Tax cuts: Rewarding the rich
USA: Racism on the rise
Spain: Good times ahead?
Yugoslavia: First stirrings

Debt as a threat, by Nigel Harris

EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT

Brazil/Argentina: Anger and austerity, interview with Annie Nehmad

Gays & the Labour Party: Whisper who dares, by Noel Halifax

SWP Party Council: The way ahead, by SWP Central Committee

Gramsci, by John Molyneux

QUESTIONS ON THE CRISIS, by Pete Green

Profit of doom

Football takeovers: Slick as parrots, by Clare Fermont

OFF THE SHELF

When Paris was ours, by Lesley Hoggart

BOLSHIEVISION, by Pat Stack

Condemn or condom?

ART & THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION

Black bread and poetry, by Ian Birchall

FILM INTERVIEW

Up of the floor, interview with Elsa Rossbach, conducted by John Rees

FILM REVIEWS

Positively black, by Simon Peters
Law of the jungle, by Lee Humber

REVIEWS

In the devil’s kitchen, by Sue Cockerill
Stalin in motherland, by Chris Bambery
Pocket polemics, by John Rees
Travelling light, by Mort Mascarenhas
Dangerous dispatches, by Roger Davies
The clem factor, by Mark Krantz
Bookbrief, by Charlie Hore

LETTERS & DEBATE

The end is Nye, from Tim Page
Under their thumb, from Ian Birchall
Odds and plods, from Ian Garriock
Not my dilemma, from Geoff Foote
Rocking the boycott, from John Gillett
Don’t forget class, from Ali Tabrizi
Why Buchan fell, from Nick Grant
Ending the scourge, from Steve Guy

BACK CHAT

The plot sickens, by Norah Carlin

No. 98, May 1987

Socialist Worker Review

NOTES OF THE MONTH

General election: Tactical treachery
World economy: Power beyond parliament, by Pete Green
Wages: On the up and up? by Dave Beecham
Equal pay: Caught in the act, by Julie Waterson
Caterpillar: A cross class cocoon

Moscow’s migrants, by Nigel Harris

Spain: Left limitations, by Alan Gibson & Miguel Cabrillana

Egypt: A fundamental shift, by Phil Marshall

The left’s dilemma, by Geoffe Foote

Gorbachev’s gamble, by Andy Zebrowski

The Cold War carve-up, by Simon Terry

The Birmingham pub bombings: Prisoners of prejudice, interview with Chris Mullin, conducted by Pat Stack

The law: Confessions and repressions, by Paul Foot

QUESTIONS ON THE CRISIS, by Pete Green

Lazy workers?

Mental handicap: Hidden from view, by Steve Coulson

OFF THE SHELF

The decent view, by Phil Taylor

DEBATE ON ANTI-SEMITISM: A QUESTION OF ROOTS

Danny Phillips
Norah Carlin
Naina Kent & Dave Glanz

FILM REVIEWS

Death without glory, by Ross Escritt
Tangled up in blue, by Gareth Jenkins

BOLSHIEVISION, by Pat Stack

All you need is love

[EXHIBITION]

Strokes of genius, by Gareth Jenkins

REVIEWS

The proud tradition, by Duncan Hallas
With friends like Bea’s, by Sheila McGregor
The Reich and the rich, by Colin Sparks
Days of red carnations, by Steve Wright
Inside the struggle, by Alan Woodward
A change of masters, by George Gorton
Bookbrief, by Charlie Hore

LETTERS & DEBATE

Wrong on gays? from Bob Cant
Labour gave way, from Linda Moore
The weak spies, from Dave Hammond
The wrong songs, from Amerjit Kang
She’s got no answers, from Moyra Roxburgh
A peace party? from W. Hall
Ruskin changes, from Greg Challis

BACK CHAT

Reclaim the day, by Dave Beecham

No. 99, July 1987

Socialist Worker Review

NOTES OF THE MONTH

Election 1: On and on and on?
Election 2: Coming up roses?
Unemployment: His Lordship’s lies, by Kevin Cunningham
India: Rough times for Rajiv, by Barry Pavier
Philippines: On a knife’s edge, by Lawrence Wong

Stateless left in mid-air, by Nigel Harris

US imperialism: Watch them squirm, by Jonathan Neale

Child abuse: Family fortunes, by Lindsey German

South Africa: Whites dig in, by Duncan Blackie

THE ELECTION

Voting for our class, by Paul Foot
Class struggle and the Labour vote, by Donny Gluckstein

QUESTIONS ON THE CRISIS, by Pete Green

The parasite returns?

Biochemical weapons: The war of nerves, by Ann Rogers

Japan: Trading insults, by Sue Cockerill

OFF THE SHELF

Sit down struggles, by Michael Szpakowski

Secret service: Party poopers? by John Rees

FILM REVIEWS

Mainstreak mystic, by Chris Bambery
Blood lust, by Lindsey German

BOLSHIEVISION, by Pat Stack

Tel it like it is

REVIEWS

The day of the bishops, by Pat Stack
Flowers for the grave digger, by Ian Birchall
Karl, Rosa, god and the devil, by Neil Rogall
Marxism by numbers, by Derek Howl
The charm and the chop, by Helen Blair
The populist pitfall, by Fran Cetti
Wobbling on Wall Street, by Ken Olende
Bookbrief, by Charlie Hore

LETTERS & DEBATE

Political desert ..., from Malcolm Webb
... is inside Labour, from Donny Gluckstein
A common interest, from Sarah Cox
Not just the workers, from Andy Durgan
Genesis of Gulf war, from Phil Marshall

BACK CHAT

The great divide, by David Widgery

No. 100, July/August 1987

Socialist Worker Review

Editor:
LINDSEY GERMAN
Deputy Editor:
PAT STACK

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