Archive for July, 2007

28
Jul

Signs of Life Outside?

This is written by me, Kit Leary - in a strictly personal capacity, as this entire blog is. Not SYN. Not AWL. Just so you know.

Owen Jones has posted an article on his personal blog (he and Marsha seem to contribute to more blogs than I have mobile phones) about how political work outside the Labour Party is seemingly futile. I suppose this goes to the crux of my political differences with Owen and Marsha and their current approach to how socialists should operate, not just in the Labour Party but outside as well. So indulge me. It might make things a bit clearer as to why we seem to butt heads often.

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socialist, revolutionary socialist at that, feminist, anti-racist, LGBT allied, Trotskyist, Labour, pro-union, rank & file, green, but red at the same time, in solidarity with Iranian and Iraqi workers and women, supportive of all workers in struggle, against Blairism, against imperialism, against Islamism, for a two state solution to the Israel/Palestine conflict, for troops out of Iraq now, for a strong third camp opposed to both the occupation and the 'resistance' in Iraq, against privatisation, for public ownership of all industry under workers' control, so that means hands off the NHS Blair, against Brownism too because he's just a dodgy a geezer as that Blair bloke...

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- 22 years old
- originally from Salford
- currently living in Surrey
- a human resources officer in local government
- currently single
- a former Media Studies student
- isn't as much as a loser as the above makes him out to be

- a member of Workers' Liberty
- a member of the Labour Party
- the disabilities officer of the Socialist Youth Network, youth network of the Labour Representation Committee
- a member of No Sweat!
- a supporter of Education Not For Sale
- a supporter of Feminist Fightback

- a former member of the Socialist Workers' Party and Workers' Power, and a former founding member of RESPECT (he still hasn't managed to wash off all the shame)

- very fond of computers, dance music - especially electro, French house, drum & bass and a bit of techno, iPods, hot chocolate, Chinese cusine, especially Dim Sum, Indian cuisine, especially Biryianis, pot noodles, writing stuff, watching mindless comedies, free stuff from trade unions amongst other things
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