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SOCIALIST REVIEW
Contents by Issue
(April 1978 – June/July 1981)
Socialist Review
Editor:
ALEX CALLINICOS
Reviews Editor:
ALASTAIR HATCHETT
Business Manager:
DAVE CAMPBELL
Production:
M
JOHN FINN
Why Socialist Review?
NEWS ANALYSIS
Interview with Tony Cliff, conducted by Alex Callinicos
Political Theatre, part one, by David Edgar
WRITERS REVIEWED
- Raymond Chandler: Why you should be a shamus, by Paul Cunningham
REVIEWS
Books
- Everybody is a potential drum, by Mike Flood Page
- People in paper chains, by Phil Lee
- So little understood, by Olivia Harris
- And ..., by Alastair Hatchett
- For law, read class, by Paul Foot
- Founder of our revolutionary tradition, by Ken Montague
- ‘Poetry is made by all ... not by one’, by David Widgery
- Behind the mist, by Judith Condon
Cinema
- Julia, by Paul Cunningham
- The Death of the Cinema, or is it? by Colin Sparks
SCIENCE IN SOCIETY
- No nukes is good nukes, by Ian McLintoch
Chart-Rigging Scandal
- The crisp green whistle test, by Mike Flood Page
For a Scottish Workers’ Republic, by Steve Freeman
BACK PAGE
- Realm of Freedom, by Harry McShane
Socialist Review
Editor:
ALEX CALLINICOS
Reviews Editor:
ALASTAIR HATCHETT
Business Manager:
DAVE CAMPBELL
Picture Research:
BEEBAN KIDRON
Production:
JOHN FINN
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EDITORIAL
NEWS/ANALYSIS
- Immigration: Making racism respectable, by Alex Callinicos
- Middle East: Israel’s elastic borders, by Phil Marfleet
- Jobs: Fighting back on Merseyside, by Dave Field
- Italy: Four days in Milan, by Paul Richards
- NF and the Unions: Flushing out the Front, by Dave Field
- Pakistan: Pakistan at the brink, by Barry Pavier
- Budget ’78: New phases? by Alex Callinicos & Dave Field
- France: Back to the struggle, by Philip Spencer
- HOrn of Africa: Eritrea could be the key, by Sue Cockerell
- Letter from Madrid: Christian ‘charity’, by Mary & Doug Andrews
- Economic briefing, by David Turner
- Labour news, by Dave Field
TEN YEARS ON
‘Everything seemed possible’, by Chris Harman
Timeline
The lessons of 1968, by Tariq Ali
Ten years for Pandora, by David Widgery
The great dress rehearsal, interview with Alain Krivine
WRITERS REVIEWED
- Joseph Conrad: Essence and Excess, by Gareth Jenkins
BOOK REVIEW
- Women stand and cheer, by Val Wilmer
Do not adjust your set, the fuzz is intentional, by Colin Sparks
FILM REVIEWS
- A socialist epic, by Paul Cunningham
- A spectacle, by Colin Sparks
BOOK REVIEWS
- The poison pawn of participation, by Jules Townsend
- Coming out, by Paul Morland
- Bread and Revolution, by Jean McNair
- Nuclear politics, by John Gordon
Socialism, energy needs and nuclear power, by David Turner
Political Theater, part two, by David Edgar
BOOK REVIEW
- The Chairman’s new clothes, by Tim Potter
THE BACK PAGE
- We want the bakery, by Barney Mokgatle
Socialist Review
Editor:
ALEX CALLINICOS
Reviews Editor:
ALASTAIR HATCHETT
Business Manager:
DAVE CAMPBELL
Picture Research:
BEEBAN KIDRON
Production:
JOHN FINN
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NEWS/ANALYSIS
- Zaire: Imperialism’s crude calculations, by Alex Callinicos
- AUEW: The worst still to come, by Dave Field
- Itaöian diary: Moro – paranoia and problems, by Paul Richards
- NF and the local elections: Reading the entrails, by Colin Sparks
- Madrid letter; Euro-comrades in control, by Doug Andrews & Mary Reed
- Labour news, by Dave Field
Not all Duffy
Grunwick
- Economic briefing, by David Turner
- Political notes, by Alex Callinocos & David Turner
PO BOX 82
- 1900, from Ian Birchall
- Politics every day, from R.K. Bakerloo
- Much ado ..., from Geoff Brown
Editor’s note
Rocking against racism, by John Rose
When the music stops, by Alex Callinicos
You can lead a horse to water, by John Hoyland & Mike Flood Page
WRITERS REVIEWED
- Sylvia Plath: There’s no success like failure, by Mel Evans
FILMS
- Harlan County USA, by Mike Barton
- The Turning Point, by Elaine Fraser
- And ..., by Alastair Hatchett
Carrying the future, by Sheila Rowbotham
British labour movement since 1969, by Richard Hyman
BOOKS
- No Mean Fighter, by Peter Bain
- For ‘inexperienced militant’, by Duncan Hallas
THE BACK PAGE
- Learning the hard way, by Sadie Blood
Socialist Review
Editor:
ALEX CALLINICOS
Reviews Editor:
ALASTAIR HATCHETT
Business Manager:
DAVE CAMPBELL
Picture Research:
BEEBAN KIDRON
Production:
JOHN FINN
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NEWS/ANALYSIS
- Africa: The new scramble, by Alex Callinicos
- Spain: No short cut, by Doug Andrews & Mary Reid
- With apologies
- Iran: Shaking up the regime, by Ahmad Darvish
- Italy: Red in the face, by Paul Richards
- The Arms Race: The numbers game, by Fred Hall
- Mozambique: Letter from Mozambique
- Russia: ‘Fish rots from the head’, by Olga Semyonova
Hard Rain, by Roger Huddle
PO BOX 82
- Look get it straight, from Dave Widgery, Ruth Gregors, Syd Shelton, Roger (Dub) Huddle
- 1900
- Reformist & sexist, from Bob Cant
- Two fingers, no teeth, from Eric Tartakover
- Tedious & expensive, from Glynis Cousins
- Paul Cunningham sez, from Paul Cunningham
BOOK REVIEWS
- But the beat goes on, by Steve Jeffries
- Hidden from art history, by Ann Sullivan
- Imprisoned, by Pete Goodwin
- Refreshing the parts monopolies can’t reach, by John Ure
- “What I think Marx was trying to say ...”, by Alex Callinicos
- Holding the reins, by Val Wilmer
- Walking in the gutter, by Deborah Thom
- Dialogue of change, by Jean McCrindle
- But who is to control it? by Howard Wollman
FILM REVIEWS
- Heroes coming home, by Bob Cant
- Looking for Mr Dunbar, by Adam Kidron
Down with illusion! by Bruce Birchall
MORE BOOK REVIEWS
- Craven and/or sinister, by Paul O’Flinn
- To be handled with care! by Sybil Cock
- A bitterness beyond description, by Ray Pratt
- Towards a new realism, by Marc Karlin
- Giving an acceptable face, by Philip Spencer
- The not-so-good old days, by James Brown
- The making of the Welsh working class, by Jeffrey Weeks
- Pessimism in old age, by Alex Callinicos
- And ..., by Alastair Hatchett
SCIENCE IN SOCIETY
- Even the truth is relative, by Glyn Ford
WHAT SORT OF PARTY?
THE BACK PAGE
- It’s in their ignorance our strength lies, by Polly Wilson
Socialist Review
Editor:
ALEX CALLINICOS
Reviews Editor:
ALASTAIR HATCHETT
Business Manager:
PETE GOODWIN
Picture Research:
MAGGIE MILLMAN
Production:
JOHN FINN
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Sorry, Roger!
NEWS/ANALYSIS
- AUEW: SU – Opportunity knocks, by Dave Field
- Car industry: Protect jobs at Chrysler, by Chris Harman
- A dirty word
- Dissidents: Seeing through hypocrisy, by Alex Callinicos
- Pay policy: Quick exit Stage 4? by Bill George
- West Germany: Right hysteria, from a Special Correspondent
- Northern Ireland: Message from H Block, from John Kelly
- Facing a depressing choice
- PO Engineers Strike: 35 hrs campaign hoats up, by Dave Field</li>
- Mixed blessings in union plan, by Dave Field
- Lebanon: Palestinian nightmare, by Phil Marfleet
- Economic Briefing: Crash of ’79, by Alex Callinicos
- Docks: Port in a storm, by Dave Field
- Cyprus: Partition of Cyprus, by SWP Cypriot Worker Group
- Speaking for the Members, by Dave Field
WRITERS REVIEWED
- Upton Sinclair: The fading of a rebel, by Rip Bulkeley
SCIENCE IN SOCIETY
- Computers: For better for worse? by Paul Harrison
PO BOX 82
- Natural laws rule, OK, from Duncan Hallas
- No nukes is good nukes, from Andy Wynee
- RAR & all that, from John Hoyland & Mike Flood Page
- Buttonholing Rose, from Paul Furness
- No sectarian advance, from Dave Pryce
- This mag is awful, from Pete Glatter
- This mag is useful, from Andy Herring
The Battle of Bethnal Green, by Gerry Dawson
REVIEWS
- Freedom for a few, by Paul O’Flinn
- Shock! Horror! Panic! by John Newsinger
- The stuff that myths are made of, by James Hinton
Women and Class, by Lindsey German
MORE REVIEWS
- A family affair, by Olivia Harris
- And ..., by Alastair Hatchett
Publications
- A hot desert wind, by Phil Marfleet
- Listen, brother! by Maurice Herson
Books
- Jacques of all trades, by Nora Carlin
- Conspiracy theories? by Mike Rossiter
- Compromising stuff, by Chris Harman
Films
- ... And all the stars on stage, by Elaine Fraser
- The wonderful world of the weekend, by Adam Kidron
- The joys of war, by Paul Cunningham
INTERVIEW
- John Tocher: The desire for change, conducted by Dave Field & Alex Callinicos
THE (INSIDE) BACK PAGE
- Organising for power, by Carlos Aguilar
Socialist Review
Editor:
ALEX CALLINICOS
Reviews Editor:
ALASTAIR HATCHETT
Business Manager:
PETE GOODWIN
Picture Research:
MAGGIE MILLMAN
Production:
JOHN FINN
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NEWS/ANALYSIS
PO BOX 82
- Blacks & blues, from Mike Garner
[Editor’s note]
- Preparing for socialism, from Mike Simpkin
- Updating ideas, by Peter Anderson
- Men against sexism, from Peter Binns
REVIEWS
Films
- In the face of the bosses ..., by Paul Cunningham
- Band of the free, men and alone, by Alex Callinicos
Books
- Grassroots history, by Alistair Mutch
- Familiar roles, by Mike Simpkin
North of Ireland, by Eamonn McCann
Performance, by Steve Gooch
The industrialisation of office work, by David Turner
Can British Leyland survive? Two views
- The Communist Party view, interviews with Derek Robinson, Jack Adams,Vic Poulton & Colin Willetts, from Comment
- The SWP view, by Frank Henderson & Tony Preist
Terrorism: Another voice, another class, by Colin Sparks
WRITERS REVIEWED
- Lewis Grassic Gibbon: The plough and the city, by Eric Tartakover
REVIEWS
Books
- Disturbing journey into new territory, by Steve Faith
- Other than the Pankhursts, by Lin James
- The freedom fighter from Glasgow, by Laurie Flynn
- A story to tell, by Melanie McFadyen
- And ..., by Alastair Hatchett
THE BACK PAGE
- Dare to struggle, dare to win
Socialist Review
Editor:
ALEX CALLINICOS
Reviews Editor:
ALASTAIR HATCHETT
Business Manager:
PETE GOODWIN
Picture Research:
MAGGIE MILLMAN
Production:
JOHN FINN
SYD SHELTON
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NEWS/ANALYSIS
- Pay: Ford & the 5% fiasco, by Dave Field
- Room for manoeuvre
- Middle East: The phoney peace, by Phil Marfleet
- The Coventry toolroom farce, by Dave Field
- Political comment: Clearer view of 1979, by Duncan Hallas
- Namibia: A prospect too ghastly? by Alex Callinicos
- £30 a week from the T&#amp;G, by Bill George
- Economic Briefing: the ecu in their pockets, by Graham Chapman
- Nigeria: A chance for the ‘new left’, by Peter Alexander
- TU leaders: Double life at the top, by Chris Harman
- Fleet Street: The Times is getting hard ..., by Chris Harman & Dave Field
- Eurocommunism: In the swamps, by Ian Birchall
- Ossie Lewis Fund
ZIMBABWE
- Briefing, prepared by Joanna Rollo, John Rogers & Alex Callinicos
PO BOX 82
- Culture rules, from Linden Barber
- Relatively neutral, from Glyn Ford
- Operational effectivity, from a Reader in Leeds
- Can fascism creep? from Colin Sparks
REVIEWS
Books
AUEW after Scanlon, by Jack Robertson
WRITERS REVIEWED
SCIENCE IN SOCIETY
- Fleet Street & the new technology, by Two Fleet Street Print Workers
China: The faded dream, by Ian Birchill
Feminism without illusions, by Juliet Ash, Celia Deacon, An Dekker, Ash Corea, Liz Heron, Michelle Ryan
REVIEWS
Books
- Dear, oh dear! by Alastair Hatchett
- Watchers (un)limited, by Alastair Hatchett
- Zion meets Babylon, by Mike Flood Page
- Chartist history books, by Alastair Hatchett
- And ..., by Alastair Hatchett
Films
- The big yawn, by Paul Cunningham
THE BACK PAGE
- The shape of things to come, by Phil Evans
Socialist Review
Editor:
ALEX CALLINICOS
Reviews Editor:
ALASTAIR HATCHETT
Business Manager:
PETE GOODWIN
Picture Research:
MAGGIE MILLMAN
Production:
JOHN FINN
M
NEWS/ANALYSIS
- USSR: The workers united, by Irena Ivanova
- World economy: Boom bang-a-bang, by Alex Callinicos
- Trade union leadership: They are honourable men, by Steve Jefferys
- Spain: Yes, no, status quo, by Doug Andrews & Mary Reid
- [AUEW election], by Dave Field
- USA: The turn right, by Christine Bergmark
- China: People’s criminals, by Dave Field
- [A lot more militancy]
- Wages: Scattered showers, by Dave Field
- Iran: The moving finger writes, by Terry Povey
- [Sooner or later], by Dave Field
- South Africa: Whiter than white, by Alex Callinicos
- [Christmas: A rotten time to be on strike], by Dave Field
SCIENCE & SOCIALISM
- Is science objective? – 1, by Dave Albury
- Is science objective? – 2, by Alex Callinicos
WORKERS’ COOPS
- Are they an alternative to capitalism? by Frederick Gregory
WRITERS REVIEWED
- William Blake: Revolutionary artist & poet, by Stewart Crehan
BOOK REVIEWS
- The myths of Maoism, by Tim Potter
- Masses against Mosley, by Colin Sparks
- Theatre in Weimar England, by Catherine Itzin
- Pure revolution, by John Molyneux
- Berlin Alexanderplatz, by Paul O’Flinn
- Bondage thrown off, by Alastair Hatchett
- Blacks arise, by Alex Callinicos
- Congealed Marxism, by Jim Kincaid
- The Crash of ’79, by Mike Flood Page
- Class, crisis and the state, by Pete Green
- In brief, by Alastair Hatchett
The Cult of Kollontai, by Anna Paczucka
Our music? Their music? by Mike Garner
FILM REVIEWS
- At the grassroots, by Mary Phillips
- Cold cool thrillers, by Alex Callinicos
PO BOX 82
- The fact is ..., from Ian Freestone
- Lots of safe energy? from David Turner
- Arms and the class, from Hugh O’Donnell
- Wuote Terrorism Unquote, from Mike Barnes
- Men’s socialist politics, from Geoff Wallis
THE BACK PAGE
Socialist Review
Editor:
ALEX CALLINICOS
Reviews Editor:
ALASTAIR HATCHETT
Business Manager:
PETE GOODWIN
Picture Research:
MAGGIE MILLMAN
Production:
JOHN FINN
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[Editorial Note]
NEWS/ANALYSIS
- Britain: The great fear, by Alex Callinicos
- Engineers, by David Field
- Railways, by Roger Cox
- Lorry drivers: Power & the glory, by David Field
- Turkey: Return of the military, by Ali Saffet
- Algeria: Power playing, by Phil Marfleet
- Indochina: Indochinese shambles, by Ian Birchall & Alex Callinicos
- Public sector: Relativities deal, by David Field
- Bakers, by David Field
Iran, interview with Fred Halliday, conducted by Alex Callinicos
PO BOX 82
- Politics and life, from Paul Cunningham
- Sparking no debate, from Mike Power
Eds’ note
- Real, realer, realest, from Michael Slott
- The tyranny of frameworks, from Jocelyn Chaplin
WRITERS REVIEWED
- Africa from the inside, by Dave Hill
The ingredient of humanity, by Alex Callinicos
REVIEWS
Film
- Sweet & sticky feminism, by Susie Murray
Books
- Reform Register, by Alex Callinicos
- New ‘Marxism’, by Sheila McGregor
- Whose law? by Phil Lee
- Art attacks, by Colin Sparks
- And ..., by Alastair Hatchett
THE WAGES STRUGGLE
- Fighting against the stream, by Steve Jeffreys
The making of a myth, by Duncan Hallas
SCIENCE IN SOCIETY
- Leisure, by Margaret R. Chinn
Rural rut, by Alastair Much
THE BACK PAGE
- The Socialist ABC, by Alex Glasgow
- A is for Alienation, by Colin Barker
Socialist Review
Editor:
ALEX CALLINICOS
Reviews Editor:
ALASTAIR HATCHETT
Business Manager:
PETE GOODWIN
Production:
JOHN FINN
SYD
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NEWS/ANALYSIS
- Britain: The great revolt, by David Beecham
- China: People’s war, by Alex Callinicos
- TUC/Government: Leader games, by Bill George
How the TUC views disputes
- Picketing: On the line, by Phil Marfleet
- Spain: Election fever, by Doug Andrews & Mary Reid
- Journalists: Making the news, by Jean Grey
- Iran: State power & the people, by Terry Povey
To all oil workers and those who fight for freedom, by Mohammad Javad Khatemi
Top corridor, by John Blake
A new elite, by Nigel Harris
Time was ..., by Bill Message
WRITERS REVIEWED
- Waugh and war, by Colin Sparks
PO BOX 82
- Put in our place, from Anna Pacuzka
- Who made the myth? from Martin Shaw
- Systems & method, by Mike McGrath
- Reinstating the blues, from Nick Heath
Post-Electronic Leninism, by David Widgery
BOOKS
- Millions stood behind them, by Terry Povey
- Not by guns alone, by Colin Sparks
- The past comes to the aid of the party, by Pete Goodwin
- Some are more equal ..., by Anna Pollert
- Living through the legacy of imperialism, by Jan Druker
- Antidote, by Olivia Harris
- And ..., by Alastair Hatchett
Do wages cause inflation? by Chris Harman
SOCIALIST ABC
- B is for Boss, by Colin Brown
Socialist Review
Editor:
ALEX CALLINICOS
Reviews Editor:
ALASTAIR HATCHETT
Business Manager:
TONY PEERSON
Production:
JOHN
SYD
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NEWS/ANALYSIS
- Election 79
Labour’s dead end
5 years hard Labour
The Tory enemy
[Race between election and inflation]
The left’s choice
- Cambodia: Popular contradictions, by Pete Goodwin
- Sao Paulo: Ten days …
- Engineering Employers Federation: ‘Nein’ is a 4-letter word, by David Beecham
[“We need to restore authority and discipline ...”]
- Bosses: The bosses’ offensive, by Reg Holt
[More workers went on strike …]
- Spain: After the vote, by Doug Andrews & Mary Reid
- France (1): Blowing the lid, by John Bennett
- France (2): Testing ground, by Alex Callinicos
- Malaysia: MAS action, by Jill Dalgleish
- Northern Ireland: Down, but not out, by Joan Kelly
- Italy: Historic eurofailure, by Tim Potter
PO BOX 82
- Books for antifascists, from Jane Salvage
- New techno-inspiration, from Russ Haywood
WRITERS REVIEWED
- George Orwell: The search for decency, by Steve Wright
The Fraud, by Martin Jones
IT’S A PART OF OUR HISTORY
- The German socialist women’s movement before 1933, by Robyn Davey
REVIEWS
Books
- Workers’ rights in USSR, by Mike Haynes
- Pissing on corruption & evil, by Laurie Flynn
- The Federation of Worker Writers and Community Publishing
Films
- God Bless America, by Alex Callinicos
- You can’t win (?), by Jane Ure-Smith
Science & ideology, by James Anderson
RECENT BOOKS ON MARX & MARXISM
- Karl Marx’s Theory of Revolution, Vol. II, by Colin Barker
- Jargon-free guide through marxist theory, by Bob Lloyd
- Chit-chat from the common rooms, by Peter Binns
- Bizarre perspective, by John Molyneux
- Bringing it all back to life, by Alastair Hatchett
THE SOCIALIST ABC
Socialist Review
Editor:
ALEX CALLINICOS
Business Manager:
TONY PEERSON
NEWS/ANALYSIS
- The new government, by Alex Callinicos
- Post mortem
- Mrs Thatcher’s little headaches
- A soft approach
- Crisis of confidence
- Room at the top, by David Beecham
- Straws in the wind
- Spark in the night
- Repression in Italy, by Tim Potter
- No way out for General Zia, by Barry Pavier
- Kampuchea and the 4th International – Part II, by Pete Goodwin
- Morocco, by SWP Middle East Group
- South Africa, by Alex Callinicos
The fire last time, by Colin Sparks
PO BOX82
- Wages, inflation and SR, from John Sterling
- New views for old, by Paul Cunningham
- Is that right? from Steve Ludlam
- Socio-mathematico-method, from John Glover
Glad to be gay, by Lionel Starling
WRITERS REVIEWED
- Dashiell Hammett, by Paul Cunningham
Women’s films, by Sue Preston
REVIEWS
Books
- Marx without teeth, by Paul O’Flinn
- Rebels without a cause? by Chris Harman
- Let us praise, by Bill Rodgers
- What didn’t happen at Grunwick ..., by Dai Davis
- Subversive proletarian eroticism, by Lin James
- A new class is born! by Chris Smith
- Myths, methods and Marxism, by Alex Callinicos
Guide to the mountains, lakes (& snakes) of Western Europe, by Peter Binns
THE SOCIALIST ABC
* ... and D’s for dictatorship laddie, but the best proletarian kind, by Karl Marx
Socialist Review
Editor:
ALEX CALLINICOS
Co-Editor:
ANNA PACZUSKA
Business Manager:
TONY PEERSON
[Editorial Note]
NEWS/ANALYSIS
- Economy: The Canute summit, by Alex Callinicos
- West Germany: The economic miracle, by Paul Lutener
- Economic: Budget 1, by Alex Callinicos
- Political: Budget 2
- Indexation: Danger – UXB
- Rank & file: 7 steps to heaven
- Unions: Conferences
GMWU
ASTMS, by Colin Brown
USDAW
- Quote of the year (so far)
- Equal pay: At the tribunals
- Equal opportunities: Shifting women
- Turkey: The race against time, by Ali Saffet
- France: 23rd Congress of the Communist Party, by Ray Whytleaf
RESISTANCE & CONTROL
- Femininity on the shopfloor
Women & socialism, by Anna Paczuska
Women in Italy, by Marnie Holborow
Hooray for Hollywood, by Paul Cunningham
REVIEWS
- Accidents happen, by Bryan Rees
- Inside the Nazi state, by Colin Sparks
- Making ends meet, by Jan Druker
- Capitalism made difficult, by Pete Green
- Hot gossip, by Ian White
- For health read wealth, by Phil Lee
- In Brief, by Alastair Hatchett
PO BOX 82
- A manipulatory leninist sect, from Bob Dent
- Glad to be gay – and realistic, from Derek Hitchcock
- Who are the Rank & File, from Al Rainnie
The Communist Party (CPGB) in 1979
- Out at 60? by Steve Jefferys
THE SOCIALIST ABC
- E is for Exploitation, by Phil Evans
Socialist Review
Editor:
ALEX CALLINICOS
Business Manager:
TONY PEERSON
[Editorial Note]
NEWS & ANALYSIS
- The legal offensive, by Dave Beecham
- Wages: The battle ahead, by Reg Halt
- Engineers: Definitely maybe, by Bill George
- Redundancy in steel, by Alex Callinicos
- Public sector: Clegg sews-up sell-out, by John Watson
- Blue murder
- Iran, by Colin Sparks
- Iraq, by Jon Bearman
- The Caribbean, by Kim Gordon
- Zimbabwe
The long march in Latin America – Part 2, by Mike Gonzalez
The Tory offensive, by Alex Callinicos
Rebuilding the leadership, by Roger Cox
Harnassing [sic!] and transforming capitalism, interview with Stuart Holland, conducted by Alex Callinicos & Jon Bearman
The onward march of Benn, by Jon Bearman
Reproductive rights under attack in America, by Mary Deaton
Goodbye Comrade M – Obituary of Herbert Marcuse, by David Widgery
REVIEWS
- Picking up the pieces, by Lindsey German
- Voice of struggle, by Olivia Harris
- Looking for an alternative, by Ian James
- Looking backwards, by Ken Worpole
- Dissidents in ‘socialist’ states, by Mike Haynes
- Reviews in brief, by Alastair Hatchett
- Nuclear nightmare, by Colin Brown
LETTERS
- Arming the workers, from Ewa Barker
- Gay movement – 1, from Jamie Gough
- Gay movement – 2, from Bob Cant
The Communist Party (CPGB) in 1960
- All out at 60? – Part 2, by Steve Jefferys
THE SOCIALIST ABC
- F is for Feuerbach, by Rip Bulkeley
Socialist Review
Editor:
ALEX CALLINICOS
Business Manager:
TONY PEARSON
[Editorial Note]
NEWS & ANALYSIS
- Engineers: Raising the stakes, by David Beecham
- The life of Lord Robens, by Bill George
- Factory closures, by David Beecham
INTERNATIONAL NEWS & ANALYSIS
- Zimbabwe: All change at Lancaster House, by Alex Callinicos
- Spain: Barricades in the Basque Country, by Doug Andrews & Mary Reid
- Central America: Selective humanity, by Mike Gonzalez
- Nicaragua: Life after Somoza, by Paulo Rivera
- Iran: What next? interview with Ramad Sahnavard
The employers’ offensive, by Dave Beecham
Cuts: The official policy, by Phil Marfleet
Behind the blank screen, by Mark Paget
Palestine lives! by Vanessa Stilwell & Glenn Secker
The endurance of Kurdistan, by Jon Bearman
The Provisionals and socialism, by Eamonn McCann
Socialist history: Warts and all, by Alix Holt
Before the darkness: Weimar culture, by Colin Sparks
REVIEWS
- A woman’s place, by Anna Pollert
- Kautsky: The fallible pope, by Bob Lloyd
- They only want the earth, by Olivia Harris
- More on Marx’s method, by Bob Lloyd
- A long way yet, by Pete Goodwin
- Back in the USSR, by Clair Herschfeld
- Reviews in brief, by Alistair Hatchett
Response to Stuart Holland, by John Molyneux
THE SOCIALIST ABC
- G ... is for Gerrymanders
Socialist Review
Editor:
ALEX CALLINICOS
Business Manager:
TONY PEARSON
Production:
J.C.
P.C.
[Editorial Note]
NEWS & ANALYSIS
- Crisis in the car industry
A world crisis
- The ITV settlement, by Mark Paget
- Nuclear power: The Tories’ ‘nuclear’ offensive, by Sybil Cock
- Whose energy gap, by Charles White
- Middle East: West Bank deception, by Steve Faith, Vanessa Stilwell & Glenn Secker
Cuba in the world, by Mike Gonzalez
Africa: France & the fall of Bokassa, by Bipin Patel
THE ENGINEERS’ STRIKE
- What next? by Jack Robertson
- The Engineering Employers, by David Beecham
Forces in the EEF
Fighting the cuts, by Phil Marfleet
The Great Crash of 29, by Alex Callinicos
Trotsky: Icon or iconoclast? by Pete Goodwin
Workers’ plans & the SWP, by Hilary Wainwright
The welfare state: Capitalist fraud or working-class victory? by Phil Lee
A Communist history? by John Newsinger
REVIEWS
- Aliens and alienists, by Colin Sparks
- Reviews in brief, by Alastair Hatchett
THE SOCIALIST ABC
- H is for the Hell they’ll go to, from Police Review
Socialist Review
Edited by:
CHRIS HARMAN
Assisted by:
COLIN SPARKS
SIMON TURNER
PETE GOODWIN
SUE COCKERILL
DAVE FIELD
Books:
ALASDAIR HATCHETT
Films:
COLIN BROWN
Production:
PETER COURT
CAROL FERRIER
Business:
PETE GOODWIN
JANE URE SMITH
NEWS & ANALYSIS
- Steel hard blues?
- A new Cold War
- Afghanistan: What’s really happening? by Jane Morrison
Chronology
- Crisis in the Eastern Bloc
- Background to the steel crisis, by Simon Turner
- Corrie’s Bill – The final act, by Lindsey German
- Portugal: Back to square one
- An Italian connection! by Tim Potter
Leyland: The rise and decline of shop floor organisation
The Anti-Nuclear Campaign, by Mike Simons
Alternative production: A reply to Hilary Wainwright, by Roger Cox
INDUSTRIAL DISCUSSION SECTION
- Militant by name but not by nature, by Mike McGrath
- Fighting the cuts in Camden, by Dave Wales & Roger Galloway
THE MOVEMENT
- The 36th Congress of the CPGB: A dying gasp, by Steve Jefferys
- The party and the women’s movement, by Celia Pugh
WRITERS REVIEWED
- Sir Walter Scott: Great Scott! by Colin Sparks
BOOK REVIEWS
REVIEW ARTICLE
- Dangerous ideas, by Tim Potter
FILM REVIEWS
- Apocalypse Now! Truth later? Two views
[Review], by Jane Ure-Smith
Just another lie, by Colin Brown
- Who needs heroes?
OBITUARY: Rosa Leviné Meyer
- The last of a generation, by David Zane Mairowitz
THE SOCIALIST ABC
- I is for Imperialism – the worst British kind, by Balwinder Singh Rana
Socialist Review
Edited by:
CHRIS HARMAN
Assisted by:
COLIN SPARKS
SIMON TURNER
PETE GOODWIN
ANDREW MILNER
SUE COCKERILL
STUART AXE
CAROL FERRIER
COLIN BROWN
JANE URE SMITH
DAVE FIELD
Production:
PETER COURT
COLIN BROWN
CAROL FERRIER
Business:
PETE GOODWIN
JANE URE SMITH
NEWS & ANALYSIS
- Only a pawn in their game, [by Chris Harman]
- Hot air and cold steel
- A law for Denning
- After the steel workers, by Dave Beecham
- Iran: It’s not over yet, interview with Shirin Rani
How the Pentagon upped the stakes
The first Cold War, by Ian Birchall
The crook’s tour
Back in the USSR
- Some dissidents are more equal than others, by Anna Paczuska
Imperialism, East and West, by Chris Harman
Women and the Crisis, by Sue Cockerill & Lindsey German
Steel: Behind the picket lines, by Chris Harman
WRITERS REVIEWED
- Soviet science fiction, by Dave Beecham
INDUSTRIAL DISCUSSION SECTION
- Imports: An exception for coal, by Bill Message
- The real steel story
- Buzby’s Broad Left, by Bryan Macey
- LCDTU: Premature burial, by Caroline Conway
- The great Clegg con, by Jon Watson
FILM REVIEWS
- Brother Clint? by Jane Ure-Smith
- Older yes, wiser no, by Jane Ure-Smith
LETTERS
- Fight from the inside, from Phil Dexter
- Apocalypse acclaimed, from Tony Baker
- Nuclear nonsense, from Mark Nelson
BOOK REVIEWS
- Torn from history, by Ian Birchall
- Aggression, English style, by Alastair Hatchett
- A really good buy
- A tragic farce, by Tim Potter
- Muck on brass
- Every picture tells a story, by Henry Brandler
THE SOCIALIST ABC
- J is for Jingoism, that the bosses think of first, by Colin Sparks
Socialist Review
Edited by:
CHRIS HARMAN
Assisted by:
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SIMON TURNER
PETE GOODWIN
ANDREW MILNER
SUE COCKERILL
STUART AXE
CAROL FERRIER
COLIN BROWN
JANE URE SMITH
DAVID BEECHAM
Production:
PETER COURT
COLIN BROWN
CAROL FERRIER
LENA MARTIN
Business:
PETE GOODWIN
JANE URE SMITH
NEWS & ANALYSIS
- Tory headaches
- TUC tranquilisers
- Soft left shuffle
- New law, old memories, by Dave Beecham
- Exemplary cuts, by Gareth Jenkins
- Afghanistan: Still a pawn
- Left out in the cold, by Ray Whiteleaf
- Indian rank and file, by Mobit Seri
Which way for Zimbabwe? by Alex Callinicos
THE MEDIA REVIEWED
The General Strike that never was, by Chris Harman
Nuclear power a year after Harrisburg, by Mike Simons
THE POLITICS OF TONY BENN
The politics of rates, by Simon Ogden
Monetarism for beginners, by Chris Harman
WRITERS REVIEWED
- Agnes Smedley: Daughter of earth, by Anna Paczuska
INDUSTRIAL DISCUSSION SECTION
- Trades councils: In action or inaction, by Simon Turner
Coventry Trades Council
Brent Trades Council, by Dave Beecham
Norwich Trades Council, by Ian Gibson
- The largest factor in Britain, interview with Ian Morris
- Hospital occupations, by Jane Ure Smith
THE MOVEMENT
- Corrie: Lessons from the campaign, by Lindsey German
- Any change? by Pete Goodwin
BOOK REVIEWS
- Stuck in the state, by Colin Barker
- Derry’s Walls revisited, by Mike Milotte
- The making of the Welsh working class, by Jeff Weeks
- Capital confusion, by Bob Lloyd
- Coming shortly
LETTERS
- Wrong message, from Lionel Starling
FILM REVIEWS
- Start as you mean to go on, by Charlie Kay
- A policeman’s lot, by Peter Court
THE SOCIALIST ABC
- K is for Keir Hardie, the Holy Man of Kumnock, by Ken Montague
Socialist Review
Edited by:
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SIMON TURNER
PETE GOODWIN
ANDREW MILNER
SUE COCKERILL
STUART AXE
CAROL FERRIER
COLIN BROWN
JANE URE SMITH
DAVID BEECHAM
Production:
PETER COURT
CAROL FERRIER
Business:
PETE GOODWIN
JANE URE SMITH
NEWS & ANALYSIS
- Nasty medicine – What’s new?
- An unnecessary draw
The 13 weeks
- Standing on the sidelines, by David Beecham & Simon Turner
- The SWP and the steel strike, by Colin Sparks
- Where do we go from here? interview with Duncan Hallas
Budgeting the crisis: US style, by Ken Kidd
Crisis in El Salvador
Nicaragua: Year One, by Mike Gonzalez
Russian women speak out, translated by Vera Slutskaya
- Introduction, by Anna Paczuska
- Childbirth
Striking at the root, by Alex Callinicos
South Africa update
Nuclear power: The Green and the red, by Sybil Cock
PROFILE OF ARTHUR SCARGILL
- Walking on the water, by Colin Sparks
INDUSTRIAL DISCUSSION SECTION
- Looking back at the lockout
- Nalgo’s first national action, by Phil Jones
- Calling the police? by Steve Cushion
THE MEDIA REVIEWED
LETTERS
- Middle-class muddle, from Henry Blaxland
- [Trades councils], from Bob Lloyd
WRITERS REVIEWED
- D.H. Lawrence: A backward-looking vision, by Gareth Jenkins
THE MOVEMENT
- Students: Down, not out, by Ric Cole & Stuart Hepburn
- Gays at work, by SWP Gay Group
BOOK REVIEWS
- Fighting the cuts the Poplar way, by D. Gluckstein
- The curse of Comrade Kollontai, by Claire Herschfeld
- Eurostalinism from within, by Doug Andrews
- Getting ready to come down hard, by Mark Paget
FILM REVIEWS
- Hard music – soft politics, by Jane Ure Smith
- Who pulled out the fuse? by Jackie Frazer
THE SOCIALIST ABC
- L is for Lenin, by Alfred Rosmer, from Lenin’s Moscow
Socialist Review
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SIMON TURNER
PETE GOODWIN
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SU COCKERILL
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CAROL FERRIER
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JANE URE SMITH
DAVID BEECHAM
GARETH JENKINS
AHMED SHAWKI
Production:
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CAROL FERRIER
AHMED SHAWKI
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NEWS & ANALYSIS
- The bill from the Tories, by Danny Phillips
- Countdown to world war
In America ...
In Russia ...
... And Iran
Latest round at Leyland, interview with Sheila MacGregor, conducted by David Beecham
The Labour Left against Thatcher, by Ian Birchall
The continuing problems of the CP, by Gareth Jenkins
Fragmenting into the Eighties, by Sue Cockerill
INTERNATIONAL
- Terrorism in Italy, by Jack Fuller
- Spanish opposition, by Doug Andrews
- Shutdown in Brazil, by Jill Poole
BRIEFING
INDUSTRIAL DISCUSSION SECTION
- Conference round-up
NUJ, by Geoff Ellen
APEX, by Sonya McKay & Dick Pole
NUT, by Dick Brown
- Asian women strike out, by Carole Ferrier
- Underground, but not ground under, by John Robson
Politics of contraception, by Beth Light
THE MOVEMENT
- Left advance left behind, by Ric Cole
LETTERS
- Distorting the facts, from Roger Kline
- The Feminist ABC, from Anna Paczuska
OBITUARY OF JEAN-PAUL SARTRE
WRITERS REVIEWED
- Victor Serge: Testament of a revolutionary, by Jim Scott
BOOK REVIEWS
- Little illumination, by Alastair Hatchett
- Partition on the dissecting table, by Mike Milotte
- When the Ruhr was red, by Chris Harman
- Giants and dwarfs, by Mike Haynes
FILM REVIEWS
- Coming down to earth, by Jane Ure Smith
- Directed against the monolith, by Roger Green
- Divorce on £16,000 a year, by Michael Fenn
THE SOCIALIST ABC
Socialist Review
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SIMON TURNER
PETE GOODWIN
ANDREW MILNER
SU COCKERILL
STUART AXE
CAROL FERRIER
COLIN BROWN
JANE URE SMITH
DAVID BEECHAM
GARETH JENKINS
AHMED SHAWKI
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CAROL FERRIER
AHMED SHAWKI
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NEWS & ANALYSIS
- The wages and inflation show
- May 14th – A day to be ashamed of, by David Beecham
- Crusader cops out, by Jane Bernstein
Latin America: A knife at the giant’s throat, by Mike Gonzalez
- Nicaragua
- Little to lose in Peru
- Cuban refugees
The Korean War: When the cold war heated up, by Ian Birchall
Looking backwards, by Ray Challinor
Getting away with it, by Colin Sparks
THE MEDIA REVIEWED
- Private Eye: Shock! Horror! Dave Spart answers back, by Andrew Milner
From Montgomery to Miami, by Jonathan Neale
Sexual politics: The politics of the Ripper, by Trish Calvert & Geoff Robinson
INDUSTRIAL DISCUSSION SECTION
- NGA leave their mark, by Stuart Axe
- Hospital Steward, by Robin White
- Stopping the rot, by Roger Cox
- A right carve-up, by Mike Healy
- It didn’t move left, it didn’t move right, by John Watson
- Isle of the scabs
THE MOVEMENT
- Challenge or talking shop? by Aidan White
WRITERS REVIEWED
- Marge Piercy: A writer of our time, by Ewa Barker
LETTERS
- Torture, death and ..., from Ian Birchall
- Middle-class muddle, from Anna Paczuska
- Kollontai caricatured, from Norah Carlin
- Import errors, from George Blazyca
- Self-centred, from Lynne Segal
[Reply], by Ed.
In defence of H.P. Muggins, interview with Roland Muldoon, conducted by Sandra Shepherd
BOOK REVIEWS
FILM REVIEWS
- The blockbuster business, by Jane Ure Smith
- Drumming out the politics, by Marta Wohrle
- R2 D2 Part 2, by Charlie Kay
THE SOCIALIST ABC
- N is for Nationalisation, by Robert Tressell, from The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
Socialist Review
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PETE GOODWIN
ANDREW MILNER
SUE COCKERILL
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CAROL FERRIER
COLIN BROWN
JANE URE SMITH
DAVID BEECHAM
GARETH JENKINS
NORAH CARLIN
Production:
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Business:
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NEWS & ANALYSIS
- Gorky Togliatti strike out, by Claire Herschfeld
- Misha and the missiles
- The Labour Party: TU leaders rule, OK? by Jon Bearman
- Storm over the Cape, by Alex Callinicos
- Bolivia, by Pablo Hurtado
Cruising towards disaster, by Peter Binns
- The politics of resistance, by Pete Goodwin
THE MEDIA REVIEWED
- Daily Express: Foul & slimy dish, by Ron
Knowles
INDUSTRIAL DISCUSSION SECTION
- Confessions of an ‘economist’, by Jim Scott
- Recognition disputes, by Lindsey German
- Defending the line – with difficulty, by Peter Bain
- POEU: Buzby fights back, by Bryan Macey
- Scarborough gets a shock, by Sybil Cock
- ASTMS: The tight white collar, by Colin Brown
- NUPE, Fisher scrapes home, by John Hill
- Nalgo: No go in Nalgo, by Phil Jones
- Words of defiance, by Stuart Axe
Palestine: The West Bank fights back, by Phil Marfleet
Coroners and cover-ups, by Gareth Jenkins
WRITERS REVIEWED
The opium of our time, by Colin Sparks
THE MOVEMENT
The Nazis: Down but not out, by Andrew Milner
LETTERS
- Sectarian distortion, from Mick Archer
- It’s not that easy, from Brian J. Martin
- Sensible pragmatism, from Bob Lloyd
- NO answer to the press gang, from John Robins
- Start from the movement, from Peter Bradley, Alan Jackson & Nigel Young
- Dangerous game, from Andy Wynne
- Muggins mugged, from Steve Faith
BOOK REVIEWS
- Our heritage, by Ralph Darlington
- What it is and how to fight it, by Brian Parkin
- The story of the strike, by Pete Clark
FILM REVIEWS
- All our yesterdays, by Charlie Kay
- Burning on a slow fuse, by Denise Fenn
THE SOCIALIST ABC
- O is for Overproduction the capitalist economy brings, by Pete Green
Socialist Review
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PETE GOODWIN
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SUE COCKERILL
STUART AXE
JANE URE SMITH
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DAVID BEECHAM
GARETH JENKINS
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Films:
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GARETH JENKINS
CHRISTINE KENNY
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PETE GOODWIN
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NEWS & ANALYSIS
BRIEFING
[NEWS & ANALYSIS]
- Up against the recession
- Inside the system
- Saving Britain but not the workers
- Depressing wages, by Stuart Axe
- Bolivia: Cry of the people, by Mike Gonzalez
- Zimbabwe: A marxist onslaught? by Bipin Patel
- South Africa: Whites ‘tinker’ with reform, by Bipin Patel
- Inside the system
MEDIA REVIEWED
- Spare Rib: Touching the tensions, by Margaret Renn
INDUSTRIAL DISCUSSION SECTION
- A shot in the arm, by Gareth Jenkins
- Headteachers out of the union, by Pam Carr
- Inside the System
WRITERS REVIEWED
- Thomas Carlyle: ... Not entirely a raving petty-bourgeois reactionary, by Colin Sparks
POLAND
- Reaching for power, by Anna Paczuska
- State capitalism in crisis, by Chris Harman
- Bishops and bureaucrats, by Anna Paczuska
- What happens next
Labour at the crossroads, by Pete Goodwin
THE MOVEMENT
- In the slough of friendly despond, by Ann Rogers
- East Anglia against Cruise, by Malcolm Ash
LETTERS
- Abandoning dogmatism, from Charlie Hore
- Worse than useless, from Annie Nehmad
- Combatting the Ripper, from Jane South
- Collaring confusion, from Phil Webster
BOOK REVIEWS
- Coogan’s bluff, by Mike Milotte
- Hedging his bets, by Ian Birchall
- What to blame? by Jon Bearman
- Brushing away the cobwebs, by Bob Lloyd
THEATRE REVIEW
- Brecht amongst the bourgeois, by Gareth Jenkins
FILM REVIEWS
- Coast to coast, by Dick Lord
- Avoiding the nasties, by Howard Porter
- Do-it-yourself film shows, by Jane Ure Smith
THE SOCIALIST ABC
- P is for all private property, the greatest of all the sins, by Norah Carlin
Socialist Review
Edited by:
CHRIS HARMAN
Assisted by:
COLIN SPARKS
SIMON TURNER
PETE GOODWIN
NORAH CARLIN
SUE COCKERILL
STUART AXE
JANE URE SMITH
COLIN BROWN
DAVID BEECHAM
GARETH JENKINS
Theatre:
SUE PEARCE
Films:
JANE URE SMITH
Produced by:
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CHRISTINE KENNY
Business:
PETE GOODWIN
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NEWS & ANALYSIS
- Charting the Gulf, by Jon Bearman
- Fruitless Labour
- Will Lambeth give a lead?
- Inside the system
- The ‘sensible soldiers’ step in, by Ali Saffet
- China: getting rid of Mao’s gang, by Charlie Hore
- Pinochet’s plebiscite, by Jill Poole
The bosses begin to gripe, by David Beecham
INDUSTRIAL DISCUSSION SECTION
- Dockers’ quiet victory, by Micky Fenn
- Arson: Tory style, by Terry Segars
- Christ, Hitler and Florence Nightingale, by Jane Ure Smith
FIGHTING REDUNDANCIES: EURO-STYLE
Marxism and the missiles, by Chris Harman
United States: Star-spangled tatters, by Ahmed Shawki
- Ballot or bullet, by Barbara Winslow
- Attacked from all sides, by Barbara Winslow
- A new generation, by Cal Winslow
MEDIA REVIEWED
- Woman’s Own: Ghastly brood, good advice, by Norah Carlin
POLAND
- Still going strong
- The student dimension, by Anna Paczuska
THE MOVEMENT
- Ireland: Finding an echo, by Shaun Docherty
WRITERS REVIEWED
- Gabriel Garcia Marquez: A decaying Eldorado, by Mike Gonzalez
LETTERS
- A bit saucy, from Paul Cunningham
- Cooling the mob, from Dave Beecham
- Working class twit, from Jacqueline Mulhallen
BOOK REVIEWS
- Tales of a black militant, by Jon Murphy & Nigel Gibson
- Grousing about grouse, by Malcolm Cottam
- Fear of foreigners, by Steve Pinder
- Generals without an army, by Colin Sparks
FILM REVIEWS
- Appetizer, by Jimmy Clark
- Off the road? by Howard Porter
THE SOCIALIST ABC
- Q is for Quid Pro Quo that we’ll deal out so well and so soon, by Stuart Morgan
Socialist Review
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PETE GOODWIN
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SUE COCKERILL
STUART AXE
JANE URE SMITH
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GARETH JENKINS
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Films:
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NEWS & ANALYSIS
- Losing their heads, by Pete Goodwin
FIGHTING BACK AGAINST THE SACK
The great council house sell-out, by Simon Ogden
Knight in tarnished armour, by Phil Marfleet
A sectarian hunting ground, by Jim Scott
POLAND
- Between two storms, by Chris Harman
- What happened in Gdansk? by Ewa Barker & Ralph Darlington
- Underneath Solidarity, by Ewa Barker & Ralph Darlington
How the march got its masses, compiled by Peter Binns with Malcolm Atkin, Rip Buckley, Les Kay & Mike Gonzalez
Ireland: Don’t let them die! by Shaun Docherty
LETTERS
- Confusions confounded, from H. Moss
- Prevent contamination? from Vern Martel
- No precedent, from Martin H. Ryle
- Sorry! from Nigel Pollitt
INDUSTRIAL DISCUSSION SECTION
- From the old pack, by Joe Herbertson
- Blood on the Street, by Jim Richards
- St Ben’s balance sheet, by Chris Rooney
Inside the system
BRIEFING
- Black workers in Britain, by Bipin Patel
WRITERS REVIEWED
THE MOVEMENT
- Everyone voted for everything, by Lindsey German
- Up against the mind shapers, interview with Trevor Griffiths, conducted by Stuart Pearce
Inside the system
BOOK REVIEWS
- No better second time round, by Mike Milotte
- When everyone knew their place, by John Molyneux
- When the writing is on the wall, by Colin Sparks
THEATRE REVIEWS
- Bringing London to life, by Pete Court
- Coming your way, by Susan Pearce
FILM REVIEWS
- Where survival is the only glory ..., by Colin Sparks
- Dressed to degrade, by Jane Ure Smith
THE SOCIALIST ABC
- R is for Revolution, by Andy Durgan
Socialist Review
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SIMON TURNER
PETE GOODWIN
NORAH CARLIN
SUE COCKERILL
STUART AXE
JANE URE SMITH
COLIN BROWN
DAVID BEECHAM
GARETH JENKINS
JILL POOLE
JON BEARMAN
CHRISTINE KENNY
JIM SCOTT
ANDY DURGAN
PETER COURT
Theatre:
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Films:
JANE URE SMITH
Inside the System:
HENRY BRANDLER
Produced by:
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CHRISTINE KENNY
NEIL MARTINSON
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PETE GOODWIN
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NEWS & ANALYSIS
- Bother with the bosses, by David Beecham
- Public sector lies
- The lessons of Liverpool
- Ireland: Bitter climax, by Shaun Doherty
- Guinea Bissau: End of a dream, by John Rogers
- United States: Home on Reagan’s range, by Barbara Winslow
BRIEFING
- The new Nationality Act, by Bipin Patel
What went wrong in the AUEW? interview with Bob Wright, conducted by Chris Harman
INDUSTRIAL DISCUSSION SECTION
- BL – The robots rebel, by Sheila McGregor
- TUC: Talking in the wind, by Stuart Axe
- Steel: Nothing stirs Sirs, by Simon Turner
- Inside the system
Framed by a fair cop, by Wally Probyn
Inside the system
Newcastle: Organising among the unemployed, interview with Andy Stroughous
Hunger strike: Part of our history, by Jim Scott
- No cheap blackmail, by Norah Carlin
Portrait of the leader, by Jon Bearman
WRITERS REVIEWED
- Marilyn French: Shit and string beans, by Sue Cockerill
Iran: Revolution and war
French left: On the road to Rome, by Ian Birchall
Sexual politics: The PIE trial – Dispelling the myths, by David Evans
Building against the bomb, by Colin Sparks
Inside the system
BOOK REVIEWS
- What the guerrillas forgot, by Jill Poole
- Break out to nowhere, by Jack Fuller
- Theory and the kitchen sink, by Olivia Harris
- What the doctor ordered, by Stuart Axe
FILM REVIEWS
- Burning brightly in Brixton, by Jag Nietzsche
- An intimate epic, by Jane Ure Smith
THE SOCIALIST ABC
Socialist Review
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SIMON TURNER
PETE GOODWIN
NORAH CARLIN
SUE COCKERILL
STUART AXE
JANE URE SMITH
COLIN BROWN
DAVID BEECHAM
GARETH JENKINS
JILL POOLE
JON BEARMAN
CHRISTINE KENNY
JIM SCOTT
ANDY DURGAN
PETER COURT
Theatre:
SUSAN PEARCE
Films:
JANE URE SMITH
Inside the System:
HENRY BRANDLER
Produced by:
PETER COURT
ALAN GIBSON
CHRISTINE KENNY
NEIL MARTINSON
Business:
PETE GOODWIN
JANE URE SMITH
CLASS STRUGGLE
- Strike statistics 1980: Not quite, Sir Geoffrey, by Ian Birchall
[NEWS & ANALYSIS]
- A focus for anger, by Duncan Hallas
- However we dress, wherever we go ..., by Harriet Sherwood
- British capitalism on the rocks, by Pete Green
- Inside the system
- Uganda: Obote Mark II, by Bipin Patel
- Inside the system
- Brezhnev’s headache, by Chris Harman
- El Salvador: Reagan’s long-range war, by Jill Poole & Dave Beecham
Poplarism 1919–1925: Guilty and proud of it, by Colin Sparks
MEDIA REVIEWED
- The Sun: Dirty mac sex for twelve-and-a-half grand, by Geoff Ellen
Ireland after the Hunger Strike, by Chris Harman
- Who’s who on the Irish left, by Kieran Allen
WRITERS REVIEWED
- Women in science fiction: Her story of the future, by Norah Carlin
Workers and the Nicaraguan revolution, by Linnet van Tinteren
The best money can buy
INDUSTRIAL DISCUSSION SECTION
- In Congress House no-one can hear you scream, by David Beecham
- The Mancunian way, by Maurice Vallely
- Glad to be gay – at work, by John Lindsey
- Getting it together around the dole, by Stuart Fancy
LETTERS
- Ask the kids, from John Lindsey
- Paedophilia harmful? from Barbara Finch
- Slander! from John Strauther
- Gratuitous sectarianism, from Les Kay
- Anti-sex, anti-gay, ageist ..., from Manchester SWP Gay Group
- A serious flaw, from A.N. Hake
Editor’s Note
BOOK REVIEWS
- Taking the lid off the box, by Jane Ure Smith
- The motorcyclist’s guide to permanent revolution, by Peter Court
- Unnatural death? by John Appleyard
- Russia’s silent spring, by Jim Scott
- For Marxists only, by Chris Harman
- Correction
FILM REVIEWS
- Love and death without laughs, by Jane Ure Smith
THE SOCIALIST ABC
Socialist Review
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PETE GOODWIN
NORAH CARLIN
SUE COCKERILL
STUART AXE
JANE URE SMITH
COLIN BROWN
DAVID BEECHAM
GARETH JENKINS
JILL POOLE
JON BEARMAN
CHRISTINE KENNY
JIM SCOTT
ANDY DURGAN
PETER COURT
Films:
JANE URE SMITH
Inside the System:
HENRY BRANDLER
Produced by:
PETER COURT
CHRISTINE KENNY
NICKY SELLARS
GARETH JENKINS
Business:
PETE GOODWIN
JANE URE SMITH
CLASS STRUGGLE
- Public sector workers well and truly Clegged, by Stuart Axe
An illusory victory, by Chris Harman
- A view of the Labour Left, interview with Nigel Stanley
- Gang show on the road
NEWS & ANALYSIS
- Namibia: Mining as usual, by Sue Cockerill
- Stay of execution, by Charlie Hore
- Begin, despondency and depression, by Jon Bearman
- Eurocommunism: PSUC it! by Andy Durgan
- Heseltine’s cut-rate job, by Stephen Marks
INDUSTRIAL DISCUSSION SECTION
- March action in May, interview with John Deason
- Victimisation diary, by Sheila McGregor
- Civil service set-back, by Sally Bild & Caroline Conway
- Fight for the right to write, by Murray Armstrong
RADIATION & HEALTH
- Will our genes be fit for our grandchildren to wear, by Susan Tyburn
CND: The dead hand gang, by Pete Goodwin
NEWS & ANALYSIS
- The world economy: Another decade of crisis ahead, by Pete Green
- Inside the system
IMMIGRATION CONTROLS
- Bound for the golden medina, by Lin James
- The Vitry Affair: Parti communiste racialiste, by John Bennett
Daydreaming about ‘our’ Britain, by Nigel Harris
WRITERS REVIEWED
- Maxim Gorky: The lamb primed for sacrifice, by Steve Faith
LETTERS
- Too pessimistic, from Colin Falconer
- Sex and socialism, by Keith Copley
- Take the trouble, from Ian Birchall
BOOK REVIEWS
- Soggy chips, by Keith Brown
- Between war and revolution, by Chris Harman
- Marx and Mercator, by Sue Cockerill
- Missing workers, by Claire Herschfeld
[TELEVISION REVIEWS]
- Looking behind the wire, by John Caveney
- Chicago had nothing on this, by Richard Gribbin
THE SOCIALIST ABC
- U is for the Union of Workers, the union that lasts to the end, by V.I. Lenin
Socialist Review
Edited by:
CHRIS HARMAN
Assisted by:
COLIN SPARKS
SIMON TURNER
PETE GOODWIN
NORAH CARLIN
SUE COCKERILL
STUART AXE
JANE URE SMITH
COLIN BROWN
DAVID BEECHAM
GARETH JENKINS
JILL POOLE
JON BEARMAN
CHRISTINE KENNY
JIM SCOTT
ANDY DURGAN
PETER COURT
Films:
JANE URE SMITH
Inside the System:
HENRY BRANDLER
Produced by:
PETER COURT
CHRISTINE KENNY
NEIL MARTINSON
Business:
PETE GOODWIN
JANE URE SMITH
NEWS & ANALYSIS
- Nato’s new line: Valiant, staunch and true, by Pete Binns
- Losing friends
- Inside the system
- Uncle Sam’s backyard, by Jenny Pearce
- Fighting back in Belgium, by Gareth Jenkins
- Out of step generals, by Dave Johnson
- Going the wrong way, by Alex Callinicos
Three days that shook the Tories, by Christine Kenny, Marta Wöhrle & Colin Sparks
INDUSTRIAL DISCUSSION SECTION
- A lesson for us all, by Jeannie Robinson
- More blood on the street, by Jane Bernstein
- Inside the system
- Purge in the poly, by Gareth Jenkins
The car crisis, by Dave Beecham
Inside the system
British Nationality Bill: Racism by degrees, by Bipin Patel
Poland: The truce that couldn’t last, by Chris Harman
Afghanistan impasse, by Jonathan Neale
Fading Star, by Pete Goodwin
BOOKS
- Lenin’s children, by Verity Bergman
- The bullet and the cash register, by Bipin Patel
- Useful but ..., by Chris Harman
FILMS
- Enter the women, by Jane Ure Smith
THE SOCIALIST ABC
- V is for Vodka, yes Vodka the one drink that don’t bring the bends, by Ray Challinor
Socialist Review
Edited by:
CHRIS HARMAN
Assisted by:
COLIN SPARKS
SIMON TURNER
PETE GOODWIN
NORAH CARLIN
SUE COCKERILL
STUART AXE
JANE URE SMITH
COLIN BROWN
DAVID BEECHAM
GARETH JENKINS
JILL POOLE
JON BEARMAN
CHRISTINE KENNY
JIM SCOTT
ANDY DURGAN
PETER COURT
Films:
JANE URE SMITH
Inside the System:
HENRY BRANDLER
Business:
PETE GOODWIN
JANE URE SMITH
CLASS STRUGGLE
- Ripples that can’t be ignored, by Dave Beecham
The storm that won’t abate
- How the first truce fell apart
NEWS & ANALYSIS
- Will the GLC do the Lambeth walk? by Will Webb
- Banning the Nazis or bashing the left? by Gareth Jenkins
- Inside the system
- An opportunity that mustn’t be thrown away, by Ralph Darlington
- The second hunger strike, by Kieran Allen
- El Salvador: The state of the war, by Jenny Pearce
- First time farce, second time tragedy? by Andy Durgan
- A murky business, by Ian Birchall
BRIEFING
- The con that cuts wages, by Christine Kenny
Will Labour ban the bomb? by Pete Goodwin
Inside the system
Nato: The rulers divide, by Tim Potter
- The largest mass movement, by Colin Sparks & Marta Wöhrle
- The CND Labour Movement Conference, by Pete Goodwin
Organising Asian workers, interview with Avtar Jouhl, conducted by Peter Alexander
INDUSTRIAL DISCUSSION SECTION
- Power without leadership, by Sally Bild & Caroline Conway
- Muscle in the ministry, by John Mill
- The last stand that failed
Peter Bain
Willie Lee
Mike Brightman
John Deason
Tony Cliff
- Mrs T in Slumberland (cartoon strip), by Sophie
WRITERS REVIEWED
- Norman Mailer: The best war novel of them all? by Jim Scott
REVIEW ARTICLE
- The road that failed, by Sue Cockerill
Inside the system
BOOKS
- Painting for the Fuhrer, by Roger Cox
- How they built on buildings, by Jan Druker
FILMS
- Life in an institution, by Denise Fenn & Jane Ure Smith
- Great film, bad plot, by Jimmy Clarke
THEATRE
- A long line of fighting women, by Derek Newark
THE SOCIALIST ABC
- W is for all willing workers, by Stuart Axe
Socialist Review
Edited by:
CHRIS HARMAN
Assisted by:
COLIN SPARKS
SIMON TURNER
PETE GOODWIN
NORAH CARLIN
SUE COCKERILL
STUART AXE
JANE URE SMITH
COLIN BROWN
DAVID BEECHAM
GARETH JENKINS
JILL POOLE
JON BEARMAN
CHRISTINE KENNY
JIM SCOTT
ANDY DURGAN
PETER COURT
Films:
JANE URE SMITH
Business:
PETE GOODWIN
JANE URE SMITH
NEWS & ANALYSIS
- Up against the bans, by Pete Goodwin
- Bobby Sands MP 1954–1981
- Run down to a new civil war? by Peter Clarke
- Losing her grip, by Barry Pavier
BRIXTON
- A class riot not a race riot, by Colin Sparks
- ‘It’s important to take the initiative’, interview with Mickey, Tyrone & Tom
- Bristol one year after St. Pauls, by Bipin Patel
- From riot to revolution, by Chris Harman
UNEMPLOYMENT
Shirley, Shirley, how will your garden grow? by Paul Foot
INDUSTRIAL DISCUSSION SECTION
- Putting down new roots? interview with Timex Labour Party Branch Education Committee, conducted by Alan Barclay & Jim Barlow
- Tapping an audience but not giving a lead, by Roger Cox
- Hard NUT to crack, by Dick North
- Defeating a steel union witch-hunt, by Joe Herbertson
- Quiet job loss on the rails, by Jim Scott
- NUJ: Wanted, organisation, by Stuart Axe
- Clawing back some guts, by Steve Cushion
Poland: Can they reform the party? by Chris Harman
Glasgow Orange, by Chris Bambery
- Glasgow Red, by Dave Sherry
WRITERS REVIEWED
- Nadine Gordimer: In a very real sense, political, by Steve Kendall
LETTERS
- Reactionary force, from CPSA member
- CND replies, from Chris Horrie
Quietly subversive, interview with Les Blair, conducted by Jane Ure Smith
BOOKS
- Class war behind the sisterhood, by Harriet Sherwood
- It wasn’t always thus ..., by Chris Harman
- Ditch your principles, by Derek Newark
FILMS
- Read the book, by Jane Ure Smith
THE SOCIALIST ABC
- X, Y & Z will be written on the street barricades, by Colin Sparks
Socialist Review
Edited by:
CHRIS HARMAN
Assisted by:
COLIN SPARKS
SIMON TURNER
PETE GOODWIN
NORAH CARLIN
SUE COCKERILL
STUART AXE
JANE URE SMITH
COLIN BROWN
DAVID BEECHAM
GARETH JENKINS
JILL POOLE
JON BEARMAN
CHRISTINE KENNY
JIM SCOTT
ANDY DURGAN
PETER COURT
Films:
JANE URE SMITH
Business:
PETE GOODWIN
JANE URE SMITH
NEWS & ANALYSIS
- Where is the Benn wagon rolling
- Angry mourning, by Kieran Allen
- The truth begins at Calais, by Sue Cockerill
- Waiting for the war, by Phil Marfleet & Jon Bearman
- Middle East end game? by Phil Marfleet & Jon Bearman
Leading London leftwards? interview with Ken Livingstone, conducted by Pete Goodwin & Chris Harman
Nato’s spending spree, by Dave Beecham
INDUSTRIAL DISCUSSION SECTION
- Strikes that could have won
- Birmingham’s bitter men, by Barry Blinko & Sheila McGregor
- No spark at Chloride, by Christine Kenny
- A tale of two sit-ins, by Dave Sherry
And now for something completely similar, by Ian Birchall
The People’s March: A view from the inside, by Paul Bryden
- Getting muscle behind the march, by Colin Sparks
- The CP: A last feeble gasp, by Colin Sparks
CONFERENCE ROUND-UP
- Letting them off the hook, by Sally Bild
- Ken keeps control
- Making contact, by SWP Sparks
- One in the eye for Clive, by Colin Brown & Bob Lloyd
- Smoke but no fire, by SWP Firemen
A new kind of NAZI, by Peter Alexander
LETTERS
- No exception for coal or chairs, from Roy E. Smith
- Glasgow’s P2, from Jim Scott
- Bloody Ba’ath, from Archie Friedman
- Making too much of Militant, by Dermot McWard
THE MOVEMENT
- The two souls of CND, by Colin Sparks
WRITERS REVIEWED
- John Reed: I saw a new world born, by Owen Gallagher
BOOKS
- The making of the female working class, by Lindsey German
- From gulag to Gdansk, by Jim Scott
THEATRE
- The play that jarred the junta, by Don Nugent
THE REVOLUTIONARY CALENDAR
- ‘Fraternity found its true expression in civil war ... the civil war of labour against capital’, by Stuart Morgan
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