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Some, even on Labour’s left, advocate electoral alliances or coalitions between Labour and non-labour movement “progressive” parties mostly, in practical terms, meaning the SNP and the Lib Dems. From a class-struggle, socialist point of view, there are many arguments to be made against such “progressive alliances”. Here I try to draw some lessons from Labour’s history, focusing on alliances with the Liberals. ....
Some, even on Labour’s left, advocate electoral alliances or coalitions between Labour and non-labour movement “progressive” parties mostly, in practical terms, meaning the SNP and the Lib Dems. From a class-struggle, socialist point of view, there are many arguments to be made against such “progressive alliances”. Here I try to draw some lessons from Labour’s history, focusing on alliances with the Liberals. ....
This is part 2 of the section on the 1913-4 Dublin Labour War of our series on Connolly: politically unexpurgated here What is the truth about the Dublin dispute? What was the origin of the Dublin dispute? These are at present the most discussed questions in the labour world of these islands, and I have been invited by the editor of the Daily Herald to try and shed a little light upon them for the benefit of its readers. I will try and be brief and to the point, whilst striving to be also clear. ....