by Roger Silverman As an NEC member, I would campaign vigorously to restore the supremacy of party conference, uphold the democratic right of open selection of candidates for office, end arbitrary suspensions, and put forward radical socialist policies along the lines of the 2019 election manifesto. I was born into a Labour family and have been a lifelong party activist. My father was a … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2020
A Socialist Programme for Europe
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This was an online discussion held with the title: A Socialist Programme for Europe[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="1488" img_size="full" onclick="custom_link" link="https://youtu.be/ZBhc4bjWMYA"][/vc_column][/vc_row] … [Read more...]
Black Lives Matter: A Socialist Dialogue Discussion
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This is a recording of an online discussion held in June 2020. The Black Lives Matter movement is sweeping the world, toppling statues and closing ports. Struggles, solidarity, advances… but still a long road ahead. Rising through the many crises of US capitalism, what are the perspectives for this insurgent movement? Hear the voices of struggle and debate … [Read more...]
The British Labour Party: A Socialist Dialogue Discussion
An open discussion forum to launch the new ON THE BRINK pamphlet introduced by its author Roger Silverman, with a range of participants including Chris Williamson, Tina Werkmann and Jackie Walker. This up-to-the-minute 58-page pamphlet traces the history of the Labour Party from its birth to the current pandemic crisis. Who founded the Labour Party? Was it ever socialist? What was “new” about New … [Read more...]