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The left wing movement in the imperialist countries is quite confused on the question of how to judge and how to support the Iraqi resistance. This confusion, however, is primarily due to a mixture of basic ideological weaknesses and lack of information about the leading forces and alliances of the Iraqi resistance movement. This article … [Read more…]

This is the final instalment of the article, which we began publishing in the January issue of Lalkar. It is a slightly extended version of that which appeared in The Marxist, Volume XIX, No 2 April-June 2003. The question of communalism and religious bigotry is extremely important, for it divides and weakens the working-class movement, … [Read more…]

Part 1 Demonisation of Zimbabwe During the past seven years, the Zimbabwe African National Union (Patriotic Front) [ZANU(PF)] regime in Zimbabwe, and especially President Robert Mugabe, have come under relentless imperialist attack. From being regarded as a source of stability in southern Africa, a symbol of civilised conduct and a salutary example of good governance, … [Read more…]

If under the rule of the bourgeoisie elections are but a gauge of the maturity of the proletariat, it must of necessity be of interest to examine what the latest elections in Britain, municipal and European, tell us. They assist those working in the proletarian movement to ascertain their most urgent immediate tasks when addressing … [Read more…]

8th July 2004 marks the 10th Anniversary of the death of Kim Il Sung (1912-1994), the great leader of the Korean people. Modern Korea, in particular the DPRK, is indelibly linked with the life, work, thought and leadership of Kim Il Sung. He guided the Korean people from the anti-Japanese struggle through to victory against … [Read more…]

On Thursday, 2 July, the US imperialist-led occupation brought the Iraqi president, Saddam Hussein, to face trial before a kangaroo court presided over by an Iraqi puppet appointed by the US. The purpose was to divert attention away from the prison abuse scandal, ever-rising Iraqi resistance and, above all, to legitimise the imperialist predatory war … [Read more…]

This is the fourth instalment of the article, which we began publishing in the January issue of Lalkar. It is a slightly extended version of that which appeared in The Marxist, Volume XIX, No 2 April-June 2003. The question of communalism and religious bigotry is extremely important, for it divides and weakens the working-class movement, … [Read more…]

LALKAR received a request from Harpal Brar, Zane Carpenter, Robert Morris, Ella Rule and Carlos Rule – all of whom were illegally and unconstitutionally expelled from the Socialist Labour Party on 8 May 2004 by the opportunist faction led by Arthur Scargill – to put correspondence on its website, so as to inform everyone in … [Read more…]

On Wednesday, 30 June, the London underground workers, belonging to the RMT transport union, held a successful strike. The strike became necessary as the talks in the long-running pay and conditions dispute broke down. The strike was fully supported by the staff with only a handful of trains running. Several million commuters had to use … [Read more…]

At the invitation of ZANU(PF), Harpal Brar, Editor of Lalkar and Chairman of Zimbabwe Solidarity Front (ZSF), attended a Conference in Harare with the theme “The Liberation Struggle Continues”. Held from 20th to 23rd April 2004, the Conference, organised by ZANU(PF)’s external relations department, was attended by liberation movements in southern Africa and solidarity movements … [Read more…]