Joint FAO/WHO/OIE Statement on influenza A(H1N1) and the safety of pork In the on-going spread of influenza A/H1N1, concerns about the possibility of this...
Happy Mayday everyone. Freedom is always the freedom of dissenters. Rosa Luxemburg Comrades, this is no time to have an opposition. Either you're on this side,...
Never mind the pigs - what about the pharmaceutical industries, which are making millions in profits from this whole hyped up scare? There's also the state...
I have been asked to forward this to people who might be interested. Red Rope are a scocialist walking and climbing club, giving people the opportunity to...
Hi Jim Can I interest you in this First Person piece, on the need to strengthen the Marine & Costal Access Bill, which is currently before Parliament. I make...
In the debate about human environmental impact and the priority that should be given to trying to reduce birthrates, Gerald Danaher quite correctly points out...
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chris allen
chrisallen450@...
May 8, 2009 11:19 am
Dear Steve, I'm sure I've made it clear that I dont connect the SP with the originators of this slate - your politics are different. As I said before I think...
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chris allen
chrisallen450@...
May 8, 2009 11:54 am
*I asked a simple question in march **Is this statement below a nationalist demand?** Defend and develop manufacturing, agriculture and fishing industries in ...
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Steve Score
stephen.score@...
May 8, 2009 12:13 pm
Hi Chris, Thanks for replying on this list. One of the reasons I replied to the other was that Scott attacked NO2EU on the other list when he knows full well...
... Steve, I think you'll find the conversation whent a little like this.. Sally: I can't access the discussion list, *is no2eu democratic?* Tom: I've e-mailed...
But while we're on the subject, what Solidarity's (the Scottish CWI) position towards no2eu? Last I heard they hadn't formally agreed to join because there...
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chris allen
chrisallen450@...
May 8, 2009 1:59 pm
Dear scott, I dont think lack of democracy is enought to reject No2EU I think there are 6 key weaknesses in this campaign But I dont necessarily think the four...
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Steve Score
stephen.score@...
May 8, 2009 2:26 pm
Simple answer no. The slate is just standing in Britain. Defending manufacturing is pretty important at the moment! Manufacturing in Britain has been decimated...
The problem IMHO chris, is primarily the nationalism, the lack of democracy is secondary, however it's worth remembering the "As the failure of Arthur...
Defending manufacturing is pretty important at the moment! Manufacturing in Britain has been decimated and continues to be destroyed. The neo-liberal theories...
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Steve Score
stephen.score@...
May 8, 2009 2:49 pm
Can't you see the difference with a permanent party (RESPECT- despite calling itself a coalition it was a centralised party) and a temporary alliance for a few...
We do want a long term party to come out of it- but its programme and democratic structure would then be far more important in weighing up whether to get...
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Steve Score
stephen.score@...
May 8, 2009 4:07 pm
They have agreed to call a conference if someone got elected to discuss where to go from there. We would argue that it should be opened out as widely as...
as all parties require someone to head them aren't they all fundamentally undemocratic? now that it is technically possible, wouldn't it be better to let the...
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chris allen
chrisallen450@...
May 9, 2009 10:04 am
* *This is the basic no2EU platform* * * *Reject the Lisbon Treaty * * *No to EU directives that privatise our public services* * Defend and develop...
I am a bit puzzled by the NO2EU campaign because it seems on balance that they are not against the EU as such, but against what the EU leaders are getting up...
Hi Avtar I understand where you are coming from, in that in our current "democracy", where people's only involvement is to put a cross on a ballot paper every...
I actually accept Steve's point about No2EU being a temporary alliance between organizations, not a party, which you would expect (or at least hope) would have...
Hi, I don't intend to get dragged into a very long and pointless argument online but just wanted to clarify a few things. Solidarity is a broad party, the...
Yes, it may cast some light on the so-called 'terrorist' groups as well. Nothing new in some ways, in the nineteenth century there were many revolutionary and...
I wouldnt think a discussion about the platform of an organisation aiming to reflect the interests of workers is ever pointless, in fact isnt that the point of...
The point of democracy is to discuss options, allow everyone to have their say and for everyone to have some control over a decision for the purpose of...
FYI info: No2EU:Yes to Democracy supporters clashed on saturday with members of the BNP in Carlisle as they were out campaigning for for RMT-backed left-wing...
