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Red Snapper

Sound bites
and
unsound nibbles
 " I don't look like a
millionaire, I don't act like a
millionaire, I am not a
millionaire."
George Galloway, REPECT MP,
ahead of addressing the
Washington senators who have
accused him of receiving
vouchers for millions of barrels
of oil from Saddam Hussein's
regime. Daily Mail, May 17th.

  " They chose me. Can't
you find it even within
yourself even to congratulate
me?"
George Galloway again on his
election victory to Jeremy
Paxman, from The Guardian,May 7th.

" We expect the
Revolution will create
entirely new genres to expand
the definition of video games,"
he said to loud cheers in the
hall.

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata,
on a new console, BBC
Technology, May 17

  "People remembered why
they had lost trust in
Tony Blair, but they couldn't see
any real difference between the
Tories and Labour, so we lost
out on that."
Lynton Crosby, Tory Party
campaign director, Independent,
May 20

 " A student who
misbehaves gets two
verbal warnings, then detention
for one hour and finally a day in
the isolation unit. It is very rare
that a student gets sent there for
three days."
Sir Dexter Hutt, executive
headmaster of three schools in
Birmingham, where he has
introduced isolation rooms,
Sunday Times, May 15


COMING UP
Summer School 8-10th July 2005
"That's Entertainment"
How free is our free time? Socialist ideas often focus on the nature of employment in capitalism.
But what about our time away from work, when we try to forget about our unfulfilling or stressful jobs?
How does the capitalist system – and its ideology – influence what we do in the evenings and at weekends?
We might go to the pub. Or the football ground. Or the cinema. Or we might just smoke a joint and watch the parade of celebrities on television.
 The media plays a massive part in our culture. Television,
the internet, newspapers and magazines – all offer us windows on the rest of the world.
 But this comes at a price when what we see is shaped by the capitalist preoccupations of media giants like the BBC and the Fox Network.
 However, even within the mainstream media, anti-capitalist ideas can sometimes break through, in popular music as well as in investigative journalism.
Our weekend of talks and discussion looks at how entertainment and culture in capitalism shape our ideas and behaviour, reinforcing our  acceptance of the status quo. We also discuss how we might entertain ourselves in a socialist society. Would there be less of a distinction between entertainment and work, as William Morris argued?

What culture would we create  without the dictates of big business?
Residential attendance
(inc. accommodation and
all meals) costs £110.
Non-residential attendance
(inc. most meals) costs £30.
Concessionary rates are available. To confirm your booking, send a cheque or
postal order for £10 made out to the Socialist Party of Great Britain
to Ron Cook, 11Dagger Lane, West Bromwich,
B71 4BT.
State whether you require a single or twin room and vegetarian meals, and include your contact details. For more details, tel.
0121 553 1712 or e-mail
Talks include:
The Commodification of Culture—Adam Buick
The News Media—Steve Trott
Anti-capitalism in the Mainstream Media—Brian Gardner
Drugs—Mike Foster
Music and Protest—Paddy Shannon
Entertainment in Socialism—Stan Parker
A Country Walk in
Hertfordshire

Sunday 17 July 2005 at
11..00am
Six and a half miles,
including a pub stop.
Meet at Bishop’s Stortford
Railway Station (by rail:
London Liverpool Street to
Bishop’s Stortford) ..
Further Information:
Vincent Otter
07905 791638 or 020 8361 3017
Richard Botterill
01582 764929

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MONEY BACK


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 as they happened.

Two world wars
Russian Revolution
General strike
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Hiroshima
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