Democratic Socialist Alliance

People before Profit

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a new working class party
and socialism

The Democratic Socialist Alliance was formerly named the Socialist Alliance Democracy Platform

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Panel and discussion organised by the Democratic Socialist Alliance

Saturday 9 February 2008, 12:00 - 16:00

Room 2, Friends Meeting House, Mount Street, Manchester Click here for directions

Speakers : Gerry Downing, Mike MacNair, Phil Sharpe

All welcome. Ample time for floor contributions, questions and discussion.

Tea, coffee & biscuits served at 2 p.m. (small charge)

Based upon a critique of articles on the question of revolutionary strategy by Mike MacNair of the CPGB, published in Weekly Worker at Partyism and Programme comrade Phil Sharpe develops some outlines of a strategy of revolution. The Strategy of Revolution

Imperialism

The question of the anti-imperialist united front (RTF file)

Polemic by comrade Phil Sharpe against a call by Mike MacNair of the CPGB to "Ditch the strategic illusion" of the anti-imperialist united front.

The contemporary working class

Click here to read this essay by comrade Phil Sharpe, which examines why an array of Marxist writers have "gone into crisis" in the face of a rather shallow challenge by bourgeois sociologists on the question of the nature of the contemporary working class.

Campaign for a Marxist Party

Click here What are the lessons to be learned from the CMP conference on 24 November 2007? Phil Sharpe of the DSA comments.

Motions and amendments for the conference of the Campaign for a Marxist Party, Saturday November 24, 11am: St Martins Community Centre, 43 Carol Street, London NW1 (Camden tube) Click here

Leaflet for CMP conference

Click here DSA leaflet highlighting two key issues for the 24 November 2007 CMP conference

In defence of the CMP committee's draft constitution

Click here The DSA defends the proposed constitution of the CMP against an attack from Mike MacNair of the CPGB which is "a sham from beginning to end"

End war

Click hereThe news of the appointment of the former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, as a peacemaker in the Middle East sounded, at first, like a sick joke, but it prompted us to conduct an examination of Blair's legacy and his suitability for the role.

Who we are and what we fight for

Click here to go to the 'Who we are and what we fight for' page

People Before Profit - the Party and the Programme

Click here to access the discussion forum on the question of party and programme. The programme of the DSA, 'People before Profit' is also accessible from this page