tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post3954581426801708915..comments2024-03-28T22:32:50.562+00:00Comments on Liberal England: Saturday at the Battle of IdeasJonathan Calderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730157683743989696noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-30147792187940388092012-10-24T10:24:47.643+01:002012-10-24T10:24:47.643+01:00Jonathan
The Battle of Ideas and those behind it ...Jonathan<br /><br />The Battle of Ideas and those behind it are an intriguing bunch. I was studying at North London Poly back in the 80s when Claire Fox was the RCP organiser there. Their tactics then were to talk for as long as possible at every meeting and to out 'left' the SWP, regardless of the issue. So it was always difficult to really pin down what their end game really was. However, the RCP were a trendy bunch. We non-trots referred to them as 'the SWP with hair gel'. If you haven't seen before, this LRB article may be of interest and makes a far less charitable assessment than your own: http://www.lrb.co.uk/v32/n13/jenny-turner/who-are-they<br />David Seanoreply@blogger.com