Just to add to Dougie's comments - many thanks to those who responded to our question, we found it very helpful, a good example of instant democracy in action....
Paddy Shannon
P.Shannon@...
Oct 1, 2003 10:14 am
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... From: "Paddy Shannon" <P.Shannon@...> To: <spintcom@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 11:19 AM Subject: RE: [spintcom] Re:...
Julian Vein
julianvein@...
Oct 1, 2003 10:38 am
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... From: Julian Vein [mailto:julianvein@...] ... For Your [Grand]Children?" Perhaps that will indicate to workers that *they* are responsible for...
Paddy Shannon
P.Shannon@...
Oct 1, 2003 10:41 am
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... From: "Paddy Shannon" <P.Shannon@...> To: <spintcom@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 11:46 AM Subject: RE: [spintcom] Re:...
Julian Vein
julianvein@...
Oct 1, 2003 12:03 pm
2962
I was going to chip in on Lancaster's original (withdrawn) suggestion and suggest that instead they consider contesting local elections in Lancaster. This...
Sounds like Fitzgerald would have been quite at home with Derek Hatton's Liverpool council gang, the results of whose local reckless largesse led to court...
Paddy Shannon
P.Shannon@...
Oct 1, 2003 12:25 pm
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Hi All, I agree with Paddy that the comments made by Fitzgerald in that debate in 1905 does smack of the 'tribune of the people' shenanigans so beloved of the...
Darren, you're right. Here's what Paul Lafargue wrote at the end of an article on the 19th century ("The century of capitalism: What the Nineteenth Century...
... From: <Adam.BUICK@...> To: <spintcom@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 1:12 PM Subject: RE: [spintcom] Re: Question regarding Party...
douglas-McLellan
william@...
Oct 1, 2003 11:11 pm
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Have all plans for us to send a couple of comrades to the ESF fell apart? The second European Social Forum Paris, Saint Denis, Bobigny, Ivry 12-15th November...
John Bissett
johnbissett@...
Oct 2, 2003 5:38 pm
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Dougie, The trouble with your argument against contesting elections (that they don't bring in much of a reponse) is that, while true, it applies to a lot of...
There was more to Dougie's argument than the observation that they don't bring much response though, wasn't there? It's a question of the amount of response we...
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Julian Vein
julianvein@...
Oct 3, 2003 11:09 am
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Hi John, Stair in his capacity as a member of Campaigns Dept did contact Edinburgh Branch about the matter when the idea was first floated and I did send a...
Lo Matt, ... Actually, electioneering is quite cheap in several ways. 1) I contested a council seat for about £100, plus about 30hrs all told activists time...
Hi Bill, I'm intrigued by what you said about the mailshots but not sure I understood you right. For £500 deposit we can get leaflets sent to every address in...
I was going to write anyway to point out that I'm all for innovations such as Lancaster are looking for, but don't see why this can't be done as well as...
My point too in a way... I was a bit concerned by the bit in your previous post where you asked 'if we're not prepared to contest elections why do we call ...
Look at Rule 28 :- "...........Any constituent may sign the nomination papers." It used to be that only constituents who were Party members could sign. I can't...
Lo Matt, ... It costs a lot of money to print 60,000 leaflets to send out to a constitiuency. It also takes a modicum of member-timne to qualify with the ten...
Dear Comrades, We did get back on the matter.As I recall it was to inform you that Cde Gardner was to liase between yourselves in campaign department and a...
Dear Matt, apologies for the mistake in suggesting that Edinburgh Branch had not got back on the matter. You are right: it was the case that Brian and Stair...
Hi all, I'm sorry but I meant to write:" I'm not sure much HOW liaising was done on the matter." Without 'how' in the sentence I sound like a right sarky...
Hi all, christ sorry I meant to write: "I'm not sure HOW much liaising was done on the matter." I think my last brain cell must have died of loneliness. ...
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douglas-McLellan
william@...
Oct 3, 2003 7:04 pm
2984
I think maybe we should print somthing along those lines, for a start, when that article was first printed it was blatant wishful thinking. Capitalism wasnt...
Dan Read
mgoo_oioioi@...
Oct 4, 2003 7:20 am
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MINUTES OF THE 13TH MEETING OF THE 100TH EC HELD AT HEAD OFFICE ON SATURDAY ON 6TH SEPTEMBER 2003 AT 2.45PM Present: McLellan (Chair), Bissett, Browne,...
Socialist Party
spgb@...
Oct 4, 2003 8:00 am
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Dan Read <mgoo_oioioi@...> wrote: I think maybe we should print somthing along those lines, for a start, when that article was first printed it was...
