I think it is dangerous not to mention very devisive for the comrade who wrote this article to portray some conspiracy on behalf of the SWP and police. The fact that the SWP were a large presence during the ESF and StWC activities in Britain is hardly surprising as they are the largest single party with a clear policy on the issue and therefore can devote more resources.

After an ESF that I feel fundamentally called for increased European and Global solidarity and co-operation it saddens me once again that within 24 hours we start to see the sectarianism again. If this franctionalisation continues we will be letting all our disenfranchised colleagues across the world down just as happened in Germany in the 1930s. The in-fighting has to stop or we give the the Right-wing and early Christmas present and that surely is something we can all agree must not happen.

(For the sake of my subjectivism to be open to scrutiny I am not a member of the SWP, I am however a member of Respect in an attempt to join what I hope will be a coalition of forces to beat the REAL enemy which is capitalism)

Well... when the question of security for the launch of Manchester Against Racism last year was raised at a planning meeting, Colin Barker (leading Manc SWP bod) said 'we'll call the police about that.'

...gasp!

dom kingsmill certainly has some interesting views for someone who is telling others off for their dangerous assumptions. i think by far the most dangerous assumption you have is that by being a part of RESPECT you are campaigning for the downfall of capitalism. "democratic" government and capitalism walk hand in hand like two evil twins and the only way to get into power is to be in the pockets of big business. no offense mate but RESPECT is just another minor party hoping to capitalise on the activist vote in order to get into government. As for this sectarianism that is destroying the movement, dont you know what SWP stands for - Sectarian Wankers Party (or at least thats what it should stand for). As long as they have people working in hierarchical structures, using closed meetings, playing the race card at every oppurtunity and telling the working class that they are going to liberate them people will disagree, dislike and distrust the SWP or anything it is involved in. You cannot destroy capitalism by becoming a part of it!