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Letters Turkish fascism I think comrade Conrad’s article on fascism fails to achieve all the sixfold intention he states (‘Misusing the F-word’, May 27). He’s certainly right to insist upon clear and historically rooted definitions and also on his remarks against broadening the scope of the term in an inflationary and only pejorative manner. However, he bends the stick too much on to the other side. The main problem is that he’s too stuck in history and the ‘classical’ cases of fascism, to the extent that this leads him to ignore the obvious fascistic sides of current phenomena ...

A DOZEN Jewish members of Labour who have been investigated in relation to anti-semitism accused the party today of “increasing discrimination and harassment” of socialists. There have been at least 35 investigations of Jewish members this year, some still ongoing, with 11 people suspended or expelled on such charges. Though many are prevented from speaking publicly by legal or professional constraints, 12 agreed to go on the record by making a signed public statement, due to the “gravity” of the situation. The 12 expressed outrage at being pursued by the party over anti-semitis...

Rising tide of resistance Oversubscribed and eager to fight. Clive Dean of Labour Party Marxists reports on a successful launch Promoted by Labour Against the Witchhunt and Labour Left Alliance, the newly formed Campaign for Free Speech held an online launch rally on Saturday December 12. It was oversubscribed on Zoom and hundreds more watched the live stream on Facebook. So the organisers will certainly be pleased by the attendance. With 14 speakers packed into four hours it was a very busy event, if rather frustrating. Audience participation was restricted to written questions, and from the...