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Supreme Court Will Be Used Against a Radical Labour Government Weekly 2 September 26 2019 1268 Worker LETTERS A paper of Marxist polemic and Marxist unity Labour 2019 conference: n Letters and debate n Union block votes victories for Corbyn, n Clause four mixed results for left n John Humphrys No 1268 September 26 2019 Towards a Communist Party of the European Union £1/€1.10 Be careful what you celebrate: Supreme Court will be used against a radical Labour government weekly 2 September 26 2019 1268 worker LETTERS Letters may have been we are likely to drive them further of any Brexit related policy should be The Guardian still carries some good and Irish remain are united by shortened because of into the arms of the far-right. to build a European wide movement stuff such as the Windrush articles recognition of the rights of nations to space. Some names Better to offer the democratic for pro-working-class reform. and the war of attrition against the self-determination. may have been changed option of another referendum but Sandy McBurney welfare state. However, my wife Republicans should support this time with concrete proposals for Glasgow and I and friends have been saying a ratification referendum which leave and remain. In this Corbyn is for some time that it has been going is quite different to a second Extremism correct. However, I would suggest Banner down the pan, which I naively referendum or the inclusion of a As you are no doubt aware, the ‘anti- three options on the ballot in a single It was I who put up the banner thought might just be the new remain question to reverse the 2016 Semitism’ campaign in the Labour transferable vote system. (1) no-deal at Labour Party conference whose editor and their attempts to become decision. This is a matter of tactics Party is mostly about “expelling the Brexit, (2) a deal negotiated by the removal by police was covered by profitable. There is a lot in the piece and timing. Put simply, there is Trots” so they cannot “raise their Labour government and (3) remain. numerous papers on Monday. Sadly, on the anti-Semitism crap, for which no point in refighting the last war evil standards on the parapets of the If 2 does not transpire we then all failed to note that my banner had Tony Greenstein rightly excoriates and coming up with more or less Labour Party” (quotes are from none have a straight choice between a no- earlier been repeatedly attacked by them regularly, but also on the the same result. It is a dangerous other than the Party’s former Head of deal Brexit and remain. This is the Zionists who slit it from top to toe. wholesale departure of investigative gamble with the unity of the Disputes, Mike Creighton.) most democratic way forward and Each time I repaired it, each time it was journalists. working class. However, you may not be it is the choice that is most likely to ripped apart again. Jimmie Walker Since 2017 three trends have aware that there are even more puncture the bubble of the growth of Eventually a dozen extremists from email been fighting it out - ultra-Leave, worrying attempts to extend this the far-right. the Sussex Friends of Israel and the remain-democrats and ultra-remain. McCarthyite witch hunt by targeting If a Labour government simply Jewish Labour Movement made such Corbyn’s victory Some object to the term ‘remain- almost all anti-capitalist ideas. withdraws article 50 it provides a a furore that the police took the banner Today (September 24) two major democrats’ so we could call them Two pioneers of the ‘anti-Semitism’ platform for the growth of a far-right down, thereby undermining my right Brexit battles came to a head. The the ‘centre’ ground between the two campaign, Daniel Allington and opposition to a Labour government. to freedom of speech. Readers can first was the vote at the Labour Party extreme positions. Nevertheless I David Hirsh, have now had their Of course, it would have been far see the slashed banner at tinyurl.com/ conference won by Corbyn and his still think the political centre is best ‘research’ published by the Home better if the EU referendum had never bannerbanned. allies. The second is the verdict at identified as ‘remain-democrats’ who Office’s ‘Commission for Countering happened. But we are where we are Rabbi Ahron Cohen of the Neturei the Supreme Court that the Crown’s are in favour of remaining but accept Extremism’. In their paper entitled and we need to map a way forward Karta told me that he cannot fathom decision to prorogue parliament was the 2016 result (or some version of ‘Violent extremist tactics and that stops Brexit while removing any any way that it is anti-Semitic. We illegal. it). the ideology of the sectarian far democratic rallying point for the far- are dumbfounded at Corbyn’s tweet Republicans have views on both The centre (remain-democrats) left’, they seek to redefine many right. describing it as such. And he has seen but I will concentrate on Brexit. include a broad range of views leftwing and anti-capitalist ideas I voted remain because I thought the Al-Jazeera documentary on which Corbyn won an important victory from Ken Clarke and Dominic as somehow inherently violent and that Brexit would produce a carnival the banner was based, ‘The Lobby’ at conference which should help Grieve, to Stephen Kinnock and therefore requiring surveillance and of British nationalist reaction. And so (tinyurl.com/thelobbyp1). It shows defeat Tory Brexit and by occupying Lisa Nandy who are on the right- containment. The implications for it has turned out. No one could claim how Israel funds the takedown of the centre ground have more centre. Jeremy Corbyn and Len all left wing activists - including that the present movement for Brexit politicians sympathetic to Palestine. chance to win the next election. As McCuskey stand at the centre of leftist academics - are serious indeed. is a pro-working class movement. I The film’s fairness and accuracy was republicans and socialists we should the centre. Republican exit should The intensity and effectiveness of agree on the need to build a European supported by Ofcom and Corbyn called critically support Corbyn’s battle be located on the left of centre, as the ‘anti-Semitism’ campaign in the wide socialist movement because if for an investigation. So he knows that against the ultra remain position left remain-democrats. Labour Party took us all by surprise. we don’t we are not going to make Israel pumps millions of pounds into of Watson, Thornberry, Blair and In parliamentary terms the We need to be better prepared for any big step forward. To leave under Zionist defamation activities in the UK Starmer etc. important difference is between the extension of this onslaught. the Tories was always going to be a with the sole aim of shutting down any Labour’s position is clear enough Kinnock and his right-centre allies Please publicise this disturbing disaster for working class people. It debate on Israel’s racist treatment of despite the Tories claiming that you (40 MPs) and the Corbyn centre. document as widely as you can. It can sets off a reactionary dynamic which those who are not Jews. have to be a genius to understand it. Kinnock is prepared to support an be found here: is difficult to stop. But stop it we Because, according to the IHRA Vote Labour and if Labour wins there anti-working class Tory Brexit in https://www.gov.uk/government/ must. definition of anti-Semitism adopted will be a new set of negotiations and order to get Brexit done. He may publications/violent-extremist- The idea that it is not possible by most political parties, to say that any deal will be put to the people in back another Theresa May deal tactics-and-the-ideology-of-the- for a leftwing leader to propose Israel is a racist endeavour is now a referendum with a remain option. or a Johnson deal (May Mark 2). sectarian-far-left pro-working class amendments to seen as prejudice against Jews. My Once the deal has been done Labour If Johnson delivers a Tory deal, Chris Knight the treaties underpinning the EU is banner says: “IHRA: tell the NEC how will look at the facts and decide how Kinnock and his Labour allies will London simply wrong. The important point you feel”, because we want Labour it will campaign. line up with the Tories in parliament would be that, for instance, Corbyn members to tell our National Executive Republicans can identify three to deliver victory for Johnson. This Brexit should put forward amendments Committee to abandon the IHRA ways to leave the EU - Tory Brexit, will make Johnson’s victory in the What should Labour policy be or opt-outs that are in favour of the definition they adopted a year ago. Labour Brexit and Republican Exit. subsequent general election more on Brexit? I think the left Brexit working class. An action Corbyn himself objected It is important to draw sharp lines likely, if not certain. position (Lexit) of some (Communist We would be trying to amend to. Labour Party members are now between them. Strictly speaking The Labour conference was the Party of Britain, Socialist Workers the treaties in favour of the working beholden to a definition whereby any ‘Brexit’ means the exit of the battle ground between Corbyn’s Party, Socialist Party Scotland, etc) class, not the UK state. So, for activist criticising Israel becomes an whole of the UK state.
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