London Momentum discusses expulsions
Author: Sacha IsmailThe London regional Momentum meeting (15 October) revealed a growing organisation with substantial life, but one that needs much more organisation. Hopefully this meeting represents...
View ArticleThe Times, AWL and Momentum: more shoddy journalism
Author: Sacha IsmailOn 21 October Times senior political correspondent Lucy Fisher and chief political correspondent Michael Savage published an article about the AWL entitled “Hard-left Corbynites...
View ArticleGet ready for Momentum conference!
Author: Sacha IsmailMomentum’s (first) national conference isn’t until February, and in fact the date has not been set. Nonetheless Momentum activists need to get prepared now. This is an opportunity...
View ArticleMomentum: what sort of democracy?
Author: Sacha IsmailThe row in Momentum is being “spun” as one between those who want a workable broad movement, and those who want a sectarian bearpit. This is false. Momentum groups are not being...
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Experiences of the left
Author: Patrick Murphy, Lynne Moffat, Cathy Nugent and Janine BoothA selection of telling episodes over recent decades.Kosova and a union conference (1999)Patrick MurphyFriday, April 2Arrive at the...
View Article“While cowards flinch and traitors sneer….”
Author: Cathy NugentPaul Mason was on the Daily Politics (BBC2 12 noon) today.He said, “I have never been to a Momentum meeting”. Then went on to have a lot to say about it. Specifically, “If Jill...
View ArticleA new chance for constructive unity in Momentum
Author: Simon NelsonWorkers' Liberty welcomes the statement “Momentum – a way forward”, circulated online by around 50 members of Momentum, including Steering Committee member Michael Chessum. It...
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Organise for a member-led Momentum
Author: Simon Nelson Local Momentum groups should remain active, and network with each other, after the 10 January coupMomentum was launched in early October 2015, by a segment of the organisers of the...
View ArticleDemonising the “hard left”
Author: Simon NelsonChristine Shawcroft’s article 'Just a Mo(mentum)!' in the latest issue of Labour Briefing (the “original” Briefing, not the magazine of the same name put out by the LRC) is the...
View ArticleWhat’s happening on 11 March?
Author: Simon Nelson and Keith RoadMomentum still has a huge pool of resources and a membership of over 20,000. To walk away and squander the biggest opportunity the left has had in a generation to...
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Momentum grassroots conference: an opportunity almost missed
Author: Simon Nelson and Sacha IsmailTwo hundred Momentum members, including about 80-90 delegates from local groups, attended the 11 March national grassroots networking conference held by the...
View ArticleThe Clarion: an opportunity for debate
Workers’ Liberty welcomes the appearance of the Clarion, a Labour-oriented socialist magazine produced by Momentum activists. Some of our people helped make the publication of the first issue happen...
View ArticleMorning Star witch-hunts “Zionists” and Trotskyists
Author: Sacha IsmailThe Communist Party of Britain newspaper Morning Star used the controversy in Momentum about Jackie Walker to launch an attack against the Alliance for Workers’ Liberty. The...
View ArticleBecoming a “Trot”
Author: Simon NelsonWhen I was little my Dad would tell me stories with monsters he called “Lamonts” and do an impression of Douglas Hurd’s voice. I didn’t know who Norman Lamont or Douglas Hurd were,...
View ArticleThere’s an election, let’s witch-hunt the left!
Author: Sacha IsmailThe biggest national decision-making gathering of Momentum that has taken place so far was the Momentum Youth and Students (MYS) conference held last summer. The 200 Momentum...
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