The IMT leadership officially released a statement yesterday on behalf of the entire organisation staking out its position on the Ukrainian war against Russian imperialism. They repeated the same old cliches about how it is an ‘inter-imperialist struggle’ and that Marxists should be ‘neutral’ (presumably including Ukrainian Marxists, who should do nothing as Russian tanks … Read more
The International Marxist Tendency, and every other far-left cult that supported Jeremy Corbyn’s disgusting movement, should not be allowed to forget about his history of antisemitism. Camera UK has compiled a very handy timeline of all of his antisemitic outrages over the years. I encourage everyone still in doubt about this evil and sick individual’s … Read more
In the latest example of the sensational anti-Semitism of the International Marxist Tendency, we have the organisation’s take on the crisis currently gripping the country. The author of the article is a member of the German section. Funny that, you would think a German would know better. The article begins thus: The Israeli bombing of … Read more
In this video from 2019, Alan Woods, head of the International Marxist Tendency (of which Socialist Appeal is the British section) makes the sensationally anti-Semitic claim at 12:34 that the anti-Semitism furor surrounding the Labour Party is a fabrication by the Israeli Embassy and its agents within the Labour Party. Needless to say, I did … Read more
Chris Williamson, former Labour MP for Derby North, Corbyn supporter and anti-Semite extraordinaire, just made this bizarre retweet of an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory: Now when some lefty loony on Twitter brings up the Rothschilds, you know it’s something bad. But Williamson, who is either an ignoramus or an anti-Semite who knows exactly what he is … Read more
In the IMT, I was always taught that Lenin and Trotsky had conducted a heroic battle against anti-Semitism, and that it was revived by the evil Stalin as part of the ‘bureaucratic counter-revolution’ that reversed many of the ‘gains’ of the Russian Revolution. I had no idea of the Bolsheviks’ early efforts to stamp out … Read more
Like everyone else in Britain, I heard the sad news of the death of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. His passing has been marked by a reflection on his life, legacy and the institution of monarchy that he did so much to uphold. Likewise, it has also been an opportunity for the worst far-left cranks … Read more
Just a few months ago, I would have denied that the IMT was anti-Semitic. I would have said that, for all my problems with them, I did not see anti-Semitism as one of them. I even convinced myself, for a time, that our position on Israel was ‘moderate’ compared to those of other left-wing sects … Read more
I had my criticisms of Ted Grant and Socialist Appeal, but I considered it free of the taint of anti-Semitism – until now. You see, our position on Israel-Palestine was obviously absurd, but was distinct from the overtly racist position of the SWP, which has no problem with the ‘reactionary’ Israeli working-class being driven into … Read more