Specifically, I shall cross-examine the case for referendums presented by Andrew Northall in a recent letter to the Weekly Worker. A necessary background check. As I understand, over the course of some long years comrade Northall has undertaken a rather unusual journey. From the daydreams of the Socialist Party of Great Britain he has arrived at the nightmares of ‘official communism’.
I respect the SPGB for the fact they have consistently advocated socialism to replace capitalism, and have developed a lively, modern analysis of current capitalism and trends, and in turn articulated this into a practical, realistic vision for socialism. Yes, I wrote a pretty pedestrian article for them on wage labour and capital. So what?