IS in the 60s: Building a revolutionary group from the ground up

[imposs1904]

Might be of interest to some forum members. The first in a four part interview with Colin Barker about the growth of  International Socialists – the precursors of the SWP – in the 1960s:

IS in the 60s: Building a revolutionary group from the ground up

[jondwhite]

Part 2http://rs21.org.uk/2015/08/04/is-in-the-60s-linking-up-with-manchester-workers-and-fighting-racism/

[ALB]

Actually, I knew the people he mentions in Oxford in the early 1960s. I'd add the following anecdote. I used to put the SPGB position to them that it was Marx's view that there'd be no money in a socialist society. They pooh-poohed the idea. After all, they were essentially leftwing Labourites (there's a letter from one of them to the Socialist Standard here ). They had invited Tony Cliff to address a meeting. I asked him whether or not Marx had said there'd be no money in socialism. He shocked them by replying that Marx had said this (he recognised where I was coming from of course).

[jondwhite]

Very interesting comment ALB.Part 3http://rs21.org.uk/2015/08/05/is-in-the-60s-two-thousand-workers-with-bricks-the-roberts-arundel-strike/Part 4http://rs21.org.uk/2015/08/06/is-in-the-60s-may-68-and-after/

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