A critique of a lengthy defence of the Bolsheviks by a (then) leading member of the British SWP in International Socialism (Autumn 1991). It shows how references on the Makhnovists and the Kronstadt revolt are misused and distorted to defend the Bolshevik regime. In short, a classic example of the Trotskyist school of falsification.
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Repeating history, when not rewriting it
A critique of the SWP’s 2005 general election analysis, plus reminding them that Tom Mann was a syndicalist after becoming disgusted with the electoralism they have embraced.
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The SWP versus Anarchism
Two letters and part of a leaflet debunking an anti-anarchist article by the SWP.
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Dead Dogma Sketch (apologies to Monty Python)
Monty Python meets the SWP… Inspired by attending Marxism 2001.
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Through the Looking Glass: Anarchist adventures at Marxism 2001
One anarchist’s account of attending the British SWP’s Marxism 2001.
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