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Wasn't one of the SPL publications a reprint of an earlier SDF work?

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stuartw2112 wrote:

So, no one else here joining up in order to vote Corbyn? Surely you're all secretly hoping he wins? Either because you agree with the Tories that it'll destroy Labour (and good riddance), or because you think there's some hope for the reemergence of some kind of party of labour?

Rules aside, I don't think it works like that from a sociological perspective anyway. Generally the motivations of those in a mass organisation wanting a labour-friendly sort of capitalism will never be outweighed, outvoted or tricked out of their object. Entryism doesn't work, whether Toby 'Tory' Young's malevolent conservatives supporting Corbyn, Militant Tendency or League of Empire Loyalists. Despite what some members here fear of open primaries as opening a dangerous backdoor, I don't think entryism is even successful at all with open primaries. Successful entryists, and I would like to hear of examples, tend to just encourage the members joined up for the original purpose to split away and regroup. Another reason it is better to vote for what you want and not get it.

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alanjjohnstone wrote:

In regards to freshers week, usually stalls at those are quite expensive as i found by googling.

With cash reserves of £452,250 according to the BBC, I shouldn't imagine that being a problem.

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It was my understanding that we call upon the members of the working class of this country to muster under our banner, it states this in our declaration of principles.

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A recent issue of Solidarity implied he worked with AWL and Morning Star (just writing for them) but not actually in any Trot group. Seems a bit rich for the other candidates to say the candidate longest serving as a Labour MP doesn't represent Labour.

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I noticed Corbyn never smiles too!

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From the Independent article AJ posted in the Corbyn thread, Tim Farron's view on Labour'Labour might elect comrade Corbyn, and that will provide opportunities of its own.'

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ALB wrote:

One good (or not bad) thing about the BBC is that there is no advertising (commercial lying) on it. Bringing that in would be a step backward and represent yet another area colonised by naked commercialism..

A minor exception but outside the UK, BBC World does carry and is funded by advertising.

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The presidential debates for the Republican candidates take place beginning next monthhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_presidential_debates,_2016

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Fully automated luxury communismhttp://www.worldsocialism.org/spgb/socialist-standard/2010s/2015/no-1329-may-2015/pathfinders-keep-it-simple-stupid

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ALB wrote:

I wasn't criticising the decision to buy a trellis (after all, didn't he write a book we like) but that we have been reduced to discussing this here. And still are.

Yep, we published Art, Labour and Socialism as an SPGB pamphlet.

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William Morris said 'Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.'

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Coatseyhttps://tendancecoatesy.wordpress.com/2015/07/14/socialist-party-of-great-britain-worth-13-million-and/

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alanjjohnstone wrote:

Let us not forget that the SLPUS also had substantial property holdings in the past but with the disappearance of members, the impossibility of maintaining the financial upkeep led to their offices disappearing too.Too much money spent on premises and not enough on activity and campaigns has occasionally led to the discussion and debate that is referred to in the report and no doubt will arise again sometime in the future. 

Hear hear

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Thanks for that. Interesting including about committee rooms. I was surprised to see this banner, but then on reflection I'm inclined to think the party was more pragmatic then than current members might think.

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