parties in the light of the traditional parties -and they see those parties as part of the problem and not part of the solution.
The RMT, for example, has dumped all our previous group of MPs and have a new group of Labour MPs who support the policies of the RMT.
We told them they had to support rail renationalisation, oppose the privatisation of the Underground, be opposed to all the anti-union laws, and they had to take a stand against the effects of flagging out on our seafarers.
We will also support candidates of our own union. For example there is a longstanding militant of our union Motherwell, John Milligan, who we will support. We will be campaigning for Tommy Sheridan. ALAN: Whatever view you have about what happened to the SLP in terms of its politics, the fact is that we are now ALAN: Let's go back to the issue of process, and obviously there is a process. But there is also the danger of missing the boat. The essence of politics is to grasp the opportunity when it presents itself. We have this huge movement now and if this subsides and nothing new has been built this will be a big problem. PAT. Yes, that's always true Alan. But look at the Italian situation. There Rifondazione -the Party of Communist Re-foundation - is pretty powerful.
They have a daily newspaper, many local councillors and some deputies. Yet they do not confuse building the party with building the movement. They don't believe they can do either by "driving out" or "defeating" other political currents in the mass movement. They do not approach the mass Namer Addres