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Sources on the 2013 crisis in the Socialist Workers Party

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November 23, 2018

Friday notes: Chris Williamson, Angela Nagle, Stand Up To Racism and more

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Is Stand Up To Racism and SWP front?

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October 16, 2016

#SWPCulture: Stand Up To Racism/Stand up to rape culture

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September 30, 2016

In praise of John Penney

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Who Is Milo Samuels?

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November 25, 2013

BRIXTON MAOIST SEX CULT SLAVE SHOCKER

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February 15, 2013

February 15 Ten Years On: some personal reflections

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January 26, 2013

Orwell/Serge/SWP/antisemitism/Syria

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What’s wrong with Unite Against Fascism?

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Liberal anti-fascism: from the ANL to UAF

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February 27, 2012

The lack of democracy in Unite Against Fascism

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October 05, 2011

Gilad Atzmonism

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October 05, 2011

Gilad Atzmon and the SWP: a brief chronology

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Lewisham 77

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Three quickies

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January 27, 2009

Sense/nonsense

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December 01, 2008

Monday linktastica

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October 01, 2008

Chant down the fash

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August 31, 2008

From Bob's archive: Authoritarian Leninists against real human emancipation

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12 years ago
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