Chatham House ‘left’
Who stands for what and who says what - such basic information should not be treated as the private
property of a select few. Derek James calls for openness
After over a year of ‘political lockdown’ following Labour’s general election defeat in 2019, the election of Keir Starmer as Labour leader and the continuing witch-hunt, the Labour left now stands at something of a crossroads. The ‘official left’, in the form of the Socialist Campaign Group of MPs and the left trade union officials, have largely kept their heads down, hoping perhaps for better days ahead. Wishful thinking!
Two days left
Robbie Rix reports on the Weekly Worker fighting fund
As I write, there are just two days left to reach our £2,000 fighting fund target for April, but at the moment we don’t even have £1,500.
Unfortunately the last week has been another disappointing one - a mere £170 came our way, taking the running total to just £1,457. There were, despite that, a couple of highlights which stood out: £50 donations from both DB (via PayPal) and JT (standing order). Other SOs were from DR (£25), DG (£20), GT (£15) and JM (£10). But that’s it, I’m afraid.
So can we get there? Yes, we can. Either follow DB’s lead and click on our PayPal button; or log on to your online bank account and make a transfer. That’s preferable for us, of course, as there’s no fee deducted - make the payment to account number 00744310 (sort code: 30-99-64). Please make sure it lands in our account by Friday April 30.
Necessity of social control
We do not trust the government, writes Eddie Ford. But nor do we support unrestricted liberty
Several thousand demonstrated on April 24 in central London under the banner, ‘Unite for Freedom’. Marching closely together, some carried home-made ‘No to vaccine passports’ placards, while others paraded alongside a giant, inflatable syringe, and most chanted slogans such as, ‘Freedom!’, ‘Take off your mask!’ and ‘Lockdowns kill’.
Looking at those attending, they seemed to represent a reasonable cross-section of society. But there was a rich strand of those on the libertarian right and the plain eccentric - lovable or otherwise. Hence one of those protesting was the actor, Lawrence Fox, who is also a London mayoral candidate, with the stated mission to “fight against extreme political correctness”.
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