Category Archives: Trot Guide

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Posted on September 14, 2010 by @ndy

First bloke loves daughter’s punk look, AAP, The West Australian, September 13, 2010. People Of Color Organize! is a new-ish (March 2010) blog edited by Lorenzo Kom’boa Ervin and Ernesto Aguilar. Ernesto is described as being a “former anti-authoritarian”, a … Continue reading →

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S11 + 10

Posted on August 28, 2010 by @ndy

The term ‘September 11’ is now forever associated with the terrorist attacks upon New York and Washington in 2001; in 2000, however, ‘S11’ was the name given to ‘three days of protest + carnival’ against the Asia-Pacific Economic Summit of … Continue reading →

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Paul Howes

Posted on August 26, 2010 by @ndy

I keep getting hits to my blog from users either searching for the term ‘Paul Howes’ or clicking on a link from his Wikipedia entry. Both lead to a post dated February 1, 2008, and titled Would the real anarchists … Continue reading →

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Socialism vs. 2010 Federal Election: Results

Posted on August 22, 2010 by @ndy

Update : September 12, 2010. The 2010 Australian Federal election saw several score socialists and — notwithstanding The Greens — a handful of communists stand for seats in both the Lower (House of Representatives) and Upper (Senate) Houses of the … Continue reading →

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Hung drawn quartered dead buried cremated 2010 federal election results

Posted on August 22, 2010 by @ndy

First, congratulations to Paul Howes (and David Feeney and Bill Shorten and Don Farrell and Karl Bitar and Bill Ludwig and Steve Hutchins and Mark Bishop and Mark Arbib) and the NSW Labor Right on a successful campaign. Were it … Continue reading →

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Socialism vs. 2010 election

Posted on July 27, 2010 by @ndy

There are a number of Socialist (meaning: Leninist) battlegrounds at this year’s federal election. Apart from the Senate, in the Whorehouse of Representatives, there’s pitched battles in South Australia (SA) and Tasmania (TAS); two in Queensland (QLD); three in Western … Continue reading →

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Lenin Goes to Canberra? (Trot Guide 2010)

Posted on July 15, 2010 by @ndy

Maybe. Maybe not. But with a Federal election due any day now, I thought it was about time I again surveyed the local Trotskyist* scene, and thus ascertain: Who looks forward to this historical opportunity to seize state power by … Continue reading →

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Over 9000 arrests @ G20 in Toronto

Posted on June 29, 2010 by @ndy

The great majority of the protesters, seemingly ever-patient and self-controlled, stood for hours as police baited and yelled, shoved and provoked. A handful of protesters used well-placed elbows while banners were raised only in response to the brutality. ~ G20 … Continue reading →

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[For SP] The Browns – The Trot

Posted on June 5, 2010 by @ndy
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2010 british general election notes

Posted on May 8, 2010 by @ndy

Update : Oh wait! Cheeky Girl sad at ex’s defeat. That, and pathetic results for the ‘Trade Unionists and Socialist Coalition’, every candidate of which lost their deposit. Somehow or other, a Green terra-ist managed to smuggle herself into the … Continue reading →

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