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words. Longer letters may be cut for space reasons. You can email us, or post to PO Box 1109 London N4 2UU Dear Editors,
Congratulations to involved in the first issue of Socialist Resistance. It looks set to be an important strand in the movement towards a new party of the left.
The coverage of the main stories was excellent: clear and well argued. Developing a Marxist analysis of unfolding events in language that is vivid and immediate, and discarding the jargon of past struggles - and publications -..... all
Film director Ken Loach is a tough challenge. On this evidence, Socialist
Resistance is going to make a
great contribution. ...•.
The determination to be inclusive and outward-looking is crucial. Many people come to oppose what is happening in their daily lives and what they see is being done in their name.
They can, I'm sure, be drawn into a broad movement that has real political coherence at its There can be no greater task than to achieve this. Yours in solidarity,
Ken Loach
and anti-imperialist movement. Our central aims are: centre. Socialist Resistance has been launched by the International Socialist Group, the Socialist Solidarity Network and other individual activists in the Socialist Alliance, the Global Justice
•Support for the Socialist Alliance and the Scottish Socialist Party. We believe the Alliance must evolve into a broad socialist party that can give a voice to those effectively disenfranchised by New Labour's right-wing agenda.
Building resistance to the international neo-liberal offensive of Bush, Blair and their allies. Capitalism creates war, environmental destruction, mass poverty and unemployment. Mobilising against the planned war against Iraq is central to the