1
1. FORUM
Internal Party Journal of the S.P.G.B.
No. 1
OCTOBER 1952...... 43
1.1 THE NATURE OF THE SOCIALIST REVOLUTION43
1.1.1 I. INTRODUCTION...... 43
1.1.2 PHASES OF A SINGLE REVOLUTION44
1.1.3 UNITY OF SOCIETY AND THOUGHT45
1.1.4 BEGINNINGS OF SOCIALIST EXPROPRIATION46
1.1.5 WARFARE-WELFARE STATE AND THE SOCIALIST ETHIC47
1.1.6 DO MEN MAKE HISTORY ?....48
1.1.7 THE POSITIVE CASE...... 49
1.2 THE BALLOT AND SOCIALISM
An open letter to all Members of the World Socialist Party50
1.2.1 COMRADE CANTOR'S REPLY I..54
1.2.2 II...... 55
1.2.3 III...... 56
1.2.4 IV...... 57
1.3 TRADE UNIONISM...... 61
1.3.1 RESTRICTIVE PRACTISES...... 61
1.4 THOMSON DISPUTE...... 66
1.4.1 CENSORSHIP? ...... 66
1.5 EDITORIAL...... 68
1.6 HEARD AT THE DELEGATE MEETING69
1.7 Is the Time Opportune for Contesting Elections?
Should we Doff "The Big-Hat"? 69
1.8 Reply Kingston Branch
15th July, 1952...... 73
2. Forum
Internal Party Journal of the S.P.G.B.
No. 2
NOVEMBER 1952...... 76
2.1 THE TRIALS OF COMRADE TROTMAN76
2.1.1 Question of Principles...... 77
2.1.2 The Main Purpose...... 78
2.1.3 Value of Contesting...... 79
2.1.4 The Alternatives...... 80
2.1.5 Deed Follows Word...... 81
2.2 Notice from the Education Committee81
2.3 THE NATURE OF THE SOCIALIST REVOLUTION
2. HISTORICAL MATERIALISM..82
2.4 SIMPLE ENGLISH AND SOCIALISM84
2.4.1 Statement of Facts and Method 85
2.5 ON BACKWARD NATIONS..87
2.5.1 Third Degree...... 89
2.6 EDITORIAL...... 89
2.7 Letters on S.S. article on "Censorship" held over from October.
From E. Lake...... 90
2.8 From C. C. Groves...... 92
2.9 From J. Trotman...... 92
2.10 From America
THE BALLOT & SOCIALISM
(continued from October issue)93
2.10.1 Will of Majority Thwarted ?..93
2.10.2 How Majority Will Assert Itself 95
2.10.3 Majority Sentiment and Votes96
2.10.4 Conditions Will Determine...97
2.11 NOTES TO WRITERS....97
2.12 INNOCENTS ABROAD.....98
2.13 OOMBALA!!!...... 102
2.14 A Plea for Clarity
Reply to " The Nature of the Socialist Revolution.103
2.15 OUR PREMISES...... 105
2.15.1 REPLY...... 107
2.16 NEWSPOINTS...... 109
2.16.1 What We Have We Hold...109
2.16.2 ' Peace Could Bring Biggest Slump'110
2.16.3 E. German ' Socialism '.....110
2.16.4 Canada Hit By British Competition111
2.16.5 Food Scarcity in Madras....111
2.16.6 Worth Remembering...... 112
2.16.7 They Queue To Learn...... 112
2.16.8 Cyprus Plan...... 113
3. FORUM
Internal Party Journal of the S.P.G.B.
No. 3
DECEMBER 1952...... 114
3.1 WILL THERE BE MASS PRODUCTION114
3.1.1 What is Mass Production- ?..115
3.1.2 Saving Time...... 116
3.1.3 Making More Work...... 117
3.1.4 Needs and Plenty...... 118
3.2 THE FUTURE OF OUR PROPAGANDA119
3.2.1 New Motive for Analysis....120
3.2.2 Unexplored Fields...... 121
3.3 A CASE FOR CONCENTRATION 121
3.3.1 Reasons for Splitting...... 122
3.3.2 Branch Progress...... 123
3.4 EDITORIAL...... 125
3.5 MORE ON PREMISES AND FINANCES125
3.6 THE NATURE OF THE SOCIALIST REVOLUTION
2 Historical Materialism
(Continued)...... 128
3.6.1 A False Separation...... 129
3.6.2 Progressive Man...... 130
3.6.3 Organic Unity...... 131
3.6.4 Continuity of History...... 131
3.6.5 Labour Produces Needs.....132
3.6.6 Evolution and Production...133
3.7 YOU CAN'T BUY SOCIALIST PROPAGANDA135
3.8 WHAT CAUSES SOCIETY TO DEVELOP?
An abridged report of the discussion at the Head Office Forum on November 8th Panel: W. Read, J. Trotman, A. Turner, E. Wilmott 137
3.8.1 Economic Basis...... 138
3.8.2 Rationality...... 139
3.8.3 What is the dynamic...... 141
3.9 NEWSPOINTS...... 143
3.9.1 Prices 1% Ahead of Wages...143
3.9.2 But This Profit 100% Up.....143
3.9.3 Too Much...... 144
3.9.4 And Too Long...... 144
3.9.5 American Visa Policy...... 145
3.9.6 "Japanese " Safety Force "...145
3.9.7 Output Cuts Urged...... 146
3.9.8 Theory and Practice...... 146
4. Forum
Internal Party Journal of the S.P.G.B.
No. 4
JANUARY 1953...... 16
4.1 A NEW FORM OF CENSORSHIP16
4.1.1 To Kingston Branch...... 17
4.1.2 To C. C. Groves...... 18
4.1.3 To J. Trotman ...... 19
4.1.4 To E. Lake...... 20
4.2 THE NATURE OF THE SOCIALIST REVOLUTION 3 Homo Sapiens22
4.2.1 Sensation and Thinking...... 23
4.2.2 Brain and Consciousness.....24
4.2.3 Problems of Communication..25
4.2.4 Religion is Reflection...... 26
4.2.5 Language and History...... 27
4.3 FORUM enters its second quarter 28
4.4 In my view, the article by Gilmac29
4.4.1 Aboriginal Culture...... 30
4.4.2 Fair Dealing...... 31
4.4.3 Food and Health...... 31
4.5 THE NEW VISION...... 32
4.5.1 The present System of Production 34
4.5.2 How about Technical Progress ? 35
4.5.3 Not against Technical Progress36
4.5.4 Everyone is talented...... 37
4.6 HEREDITY AND ABILITY
A further plea for clarity...... 40
4.6.1 The contribution of introspective psychology40
4.6.2 Physical considerations...... 41
4.6.3 What a physiologist says.....43
4.6.4 A speculative suggestion.....43
4.7 A PLEA FOR PATIENCE.....44
4.8 QUESTIONAIRE ON PROPAGANDA47
4.8.1 Suggested interpretation of results.49
5. FORUM
Internal Party Journal of the S.P.G.B.
FEBRUARY 1953...... 50
5.1 From America
THE BALLOT v. COMRADE CANTER50
5.1.1 Premises upon which we base our case.51
5.1.2 The " reasoning " of Comrade Canter52
5.1.3 Similarity between Canter and S.W.P. (Trotzkyite) position53
5.1.4 Revolutionary Majority Will Not Be Constitutionalists54
5.1.5 Do We Dictate to History ?...55
5.1.6 Could Ballot Rights Be Suddenly Withdrawn ?56
5.2 PRODUCTION FOR USE—or Mass Production?57
5.2.1 Division of Labour...... 58
5.2.2 Production for Use...... 60
5.2.3 Time Saving...... 61
5.3 SUPER-OPTIMISTS...... 63
5.4 Reply to H. G. Hayden (below) ALL CAN ASSIMILATE ANY IDEAS63
5.5 ON BACKWARD NATIONS (?) 69
5.6 A BLIND EYE TO ELECTORIAL SNAGS
The Errors of Horatio...... 70
5.6.1 Strained Misinterpretation...71
5.6.2 Clutching at Straws...... 71
5.6.3 Horatio's Positive Case...... 72
5.7 THE NATURE OF THE SOCIALIST REVOLUTION
4-SOCIAL MAN...... 73
5.7.1 Apparatus of Sociality...... 74
5.7.2 Imitative and Suggestible.....75
5.7.3 Never Asocial...... 76
5.7.4 Morality Inheres...... 77
5.8 WHAT SOCIALISM WILL BE LIKE78
5.8.1 Communities...... 79
5.8.2 Travel...... 79
5.8.3 Production...... 80
5.8.4 Factories...... 81
5.8.5 Education...... 82
5.9 PAROCHIAL ORGANISATION AND THINKING82
5.9.1 Communities...... 83
5.9.2 Travel...... 83
5.9.3 Universality...... 85
5.9.4 Organic Unity...... 85
6. FORUM
Internal Party Journal of the S.P.G.B.
MARCH 1953...... 86
6.1 WHICH WORKERS SHALL THE PARTY SUPPORT?
The Wrong Approach of Selectivity86
6.1.1 Will Capitalists Benefit ?.....88
6.1.2 Exclude None...... 89
6.2 From America
CANTER CONFUTED...... 90
6.2.1 Bone of Contention...... 91
6.2.2 Violation of the M.C. of H.?...92
6.3 TOWN AND COUNTRY
Agreement on the Future...... 94
6.3.1 Abolishing the Cities...... 95
6.3.2 Towns of the Future...... 96
6.3.3 Significance for Propaganda..97
6.3.4 Points of Agreement ?...... 98
6.4 THE BURDEN OF HEAD OFFICE 98
6.4.1 Crowning Irony...... 99
6.4.2 There Are Other Premises...100
6.4.3 Party Finances...... 101
6.5 USES FOR H.O,...... 102
6.6 WHAT IS MASS PRODUCTION?103
6.6.1 1. Handicraft...... 103
6.6.2 2. Manufacture...... 103
6.6.3 3. Power-driven Machinery..104
6.6.4 4. The Belt System...... 104
6.6.5 5. Automatically Controlled Machinery105
6.6.6 Socialism...... 107
6.6.7 Speed...... 108
6.7 INHERITED OR ACQUIRED?
Reply to Comrade Bott...... 109
6.7.1 A Matter of Degree...... 109
6.7.2 How To Investigate It...... 110
6.7.3 How Not To Do It...... 112
6.7.4 The Principle Involved...... 112
6.8 CAN WE THINK SCIENTIFICALLY?114
6.8.1 A Specialised Art...... 116
6.8.2 Trial and Error...... 117
6.8.3 Thinking Before Logic...... 118
6.8.4 Socialists Must Be Logical...119
7. FORUM
Internal Party Journal of the S.P.G.B.
No. 7
APRIL 1953...... 120
7.1 SHOULD WE BE SELECTIVE?
Which Workers support the Party:121
7.1.1 Basic Question of Philosophy.122
7.1.2 Our Left-Wing Origin...... 123
7.2 ELECTORAL ACTIVITY IN N. PADDINGTON125
7.3 THE PROPAGANDA OF OUR FUTURE127
7.3.1 Opponents' Theories?...... 127
7.3.2 Irrefutable Evidence...... 128
7.3.3 A Serious Charge...... 130
7.3.4 Repeated Contradiction.....131
7.4 THE FORGOTTEN LANGUAGE 132
7.5 PEOPLE OF THE WORLD - UNITE!133
7.5.1 Examine These Arguments...134
7.5.2 Amend the D. of P...... 136
7.6 REPLY TO COMRADE MCCLATCHIE ON BACKWARD PEOPLES137
7.7 DO WE UNDERSTAND AND WANT SOCIALISM?139
7.7.1 Understanding by Definition.140
7.7.2 Do We Understand Socialism?141
7.7.3 The Concrete Idea...... 142
7.8 MARRIAGE UNDER SOCIALISM144
7.8.1 Visualise the Change...... 145
7.8.2 Free Association...... 145
7.9 HEREDITY & ABILITY - Reply to Comrade Bott.146
7.9.1 No Means of Testing...... 148
7.9.2 Seeing a Ghost...... 149
7.9.3 Improving the Classifications.150
7.10 NEWSPOINTS...... 152
7.10.1 British Exploiters Only.....152
7.10.2 Home Truth...... 152
7.10.3 " Socialist" Speculation....153
7.10.4 The Challenge of Competition 153
7.10.5 Poverty Amidst Plenty.....154
7.10.6 What Price Sport?...... 154
8. FORUM
Internal Party Journal of the S.P.G.B.
No. 8
MAY 1953...... 155
8.1 THE FUTURE OF WORK AND LEISURE
“One and Indistinguishable”..155
8.1.1 History of Activities...... 156
8.1.2 Work and Play Become One .157
8.2 EVOLUTION and REVOLUTION 158
8.3 OUR APPROACH TO THE WORKING CLASS162
8.4 DIVISION OF FUNCTION - Or Coercive Authority?164
8.5 WHAT DOES SELECTIVITY MEAN?166
8.6 THE WILL TO BE CONVERTED 168
8.7 MASS PRODUCTION UNDER SOCIALISM172
8.7.1 Attractive Methods?...... 173
8.8 THE NATURE OF THE SOCIALIST REVOLUTION
5 — The Social Superstructure174
8.9 Extract from “SIN AND SEX" 180
8.10 NOTES ON FUEL AND POWER SOURCES182
8.10.1 POTENTIALITIES OF FUELS..183
9. FORUM
Internal Party Journal of the S.P.G.B.
JUNE 1953...... 186
9.1 From America REQUIREMENTS FOR MEMBERSHIP186
9.1.1 Socialist Principles...... 187
9.1.2 The Socialist Attitude...... 188
9.2 Reply to S.R.P. CLASS STRUGGLE AND THE S.P.G.B.189
9.2.1 The D. of P...... 193
9.3 DAMN THE CAPITALISTS!
No Soothing Syrup...... 195
9.4 EDITORIAL...... 197
9.5 CORRESPONDENCE COLUMN 198
9.6 WHICH CAPITALISTS SHALL THE PARTY SUPPORT?199
9.6.1 A Defective Approach...... 200
9.7 HEREDITY AND ABILITY
Some Biological Considerations 201
9.8 UNDERSTANDING AND WANTING SOCIALISM206
9.8.1 Not So Easy...... 207
9.8.2 Getting Things Clear...... 208
9.9 ON BEING SELECTIVE.....209
9.10 WAR AND 20th CENTURY CAPITALISM211
9.11 THE MARQUIS DE SADE.213
9.12 QUESTIONAIRE (continued) 215
10. FORUM
Internal Party Journal of the S.P.G.B. 10
JULY 1953...... 218
10.1 MUST WE PROSECUTE THE CLASS STRUGGLE?218
10.2 OUR ATTITUDE TO CLASSES Emancipation of All221
10.2.1 RICHMOND...... 221
10.2.2 LOCK...... 224
10.2.3 RUSSELL...... 226
10.2.4 III...... 226
10.2.5 X...... 226
10.3 THE ACCEPTANCE OF SOCIALIST IDEAS229
10.3.1 ENCOURAGING PREJUDICE.231
10.4 MASS ATTACK PROPAGANDA TECHNIQUE232
10.5 THE BALLOT AND COMRADE CANTER234
10.5.1 W.S.P. ON THE ISSUE...... 236
10.5.2 THE CRITICISMS OF "CANTER'S VIEWS "238
10.5.3 CONCLUSIONS...... 240
10.6 RAB IN WONDERLAND..241
10.6.1 THE TROTZKYITE POSITION.244
10.6.2 Final Word from Comrade Rab 246
10.7 LOGIC, TRUTH AND SOCIALISM247
10.7.1 DIALECTICAL LOGIC...... 248
10.7.2 THE SYLLOGISM...... 249
11. FORUM
Internal Party Journal of the S.P.G.B.
No. 11
AUGUST 1953...... 250
11.1 THE SOCIALIST IDEA.....250
11.2 EDITORIAL...... 253
11.3 CORRESPONDENCE
TO THE EDITORS...... 254
11.4 THE S.P. OF IRELAND....255
11.5 SOCIALISM WILL BENEFIT ALL257
11.6 A POSITIVE CASE...... 261
11.6.1 WHAT WILL SOCIALISM BE LIKE ?262
11.6.2 THE STATE...... 263
11.7 THE NATURE OF THE SOCIALIST REVOLUTION
5 — The Social Superstructure (contd.)265
11.7.1 Permutation of Artifacts...266
11.7.2 Social Growth...... 268
11.7.3 Concept of Revolution.....270
11.8 NOTES ON FUEL AND POWER SOURCES (continued)272
11.8.1 ATMOSPHERIC POWER....274
11.8.2 TRANSMISSION...... 276
11.9 BIOSOPHY...... 277
12. FORUM
Internal Party Journal of the S.P.G.B.
No. 12
SEPTEMBER 1953...... 279
12.1 SPEAKERS AND PROPAGANDA279
12.2 ON VIOLENCE
and Minority Opposition.....282
12.2.1 MINORITY OPPOSITION.....284
12.3 CORRESPONDENCE TO THE EDITORS.288
12.4 ENGELS ON AUTHORITY.289
12.5 SOCIALISM & LOGIC (2)..293
12.6 DOES HISTORY REPEAT ITSELF?295
12.6.1 WHAT REVOLUTION?...... 295
12.7 Notes PRODUCTION AND WELFARE297
12.7.1 19th CENTURY PRODUCTION. 297
12.7.2 ELECTRICITY...... 298
12.7.3 MODERN FACTORY PRACTICE. 299
12.7.4 PRODUCTION AND " SWEATING ".300
12.7.5 INDUSTRIAL WELFARE...... 300
12.7.6 COSTS...... 302
12.7.7 THE FUTURE...... 303
12.8 EXTRACTS FROM THE GOVT'S "ECONOMIC SURVEY FOR 1953"303
12.8.1 Recession and Import Restrictions Followed304
12.8.2 Prices, Wages, Profits and Unemployment305
12.8.3 Business People's Assessments 305
12.8.4 More Exports, Fewer Imports 306
12.9 EXTRACTS FROM THE LABOUR PARTY PROGRAMME 1953306
12.9.1 More Exports...... 306
12.9.2 More Competition...... 307
12.9.3 The " Dollar Gap"—where Britain and U.S.A. clash307
12.9.4 The Labour Party and crises.308
12.9.5 " Plan to avoid crises ".....308
12.9.6 Education...... 309
12.9.7 Social Security...... 309
13. FORUM
Internal Party Journal of the S.P.G.B.
No. 13
OCTOBER 1953...... 310
13.1 PRESENTING THE POSITIVE CASE310
13.2 CORRESPONDENCE To the Editors.313
13.3 SHOULD SOCIALISTS BE BIOSOPHISTS?314
13.4 WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX317
13.5 ARE THE WORKERS BETTER OFF?320
13.5.1 THE "IMPROVEMENTS'.....322
13.6 MIND – SOCIAL PHENOMENON327
13.7 PROBLEMS OF PROPAGANDA - I329
13.8 EFFICIENCY - OUR GREAT NEED332
13.8.1 INEFFICIENCY...... 334
13.9 ACCURATE THOUGHT AND EXPRESSION335
14. FORUM
Internal Party Journal of the S.P.G.B.
No. 14
NOVEMBER 1953...... 338
14.1 ARE THE WORKERS BETTER OFF?
Notes on Horatios Article.....339
14.2 ON GETTING WORSE OFF AND SOCIALISM343
14.3 CORRESPONDENCE...... 346
14.4 " Forum," S.P.G.B...... 347
14.4.1 REPLY TO EALING...... 348
14.5 ON CLASS STRUGGLE....349
14.5.1 SOCIALISM A CLASS ISSUE?.350
14.5.2 TRADE UNIONISM...... 352
14.6 SOCIALISM, VIOLENCE AND AUTHORITY354
14.6.1 AUTHORITY...... 357
14.7 WRITERS AND PROPAGANDA360
14.7.1 Reply By S.S. Ed. Comm....363
14.8 TALAKWA OF THE WORLD - UNITE367
14.8.1 CLARION CALL...... 367
15. FORUM
Internal Party Journal of the S.P.G.B.
15
DECEMBER 1953...... 368
15.1 CLASS STRUGGLE & THE S.P.G.B
The men who couldn't quite..368
15.2 IS PARLIAMENT AN INSTRUMENT OF EMANCIPATION?373
15.2.1 MARX AND ENGELS...... 374
15.2.2 MINORITY AND MAJORITY REVOLUTIONS375
15.2.3 PARLIAMENT AND UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE376
15.3 SOCIALISM IS NOTHING LIKE CAPITALISM378
15.4 EDITORIAL...... 380
15.5 SOCIALISM AND VIOLENCE 381
15.5.1 Statement A—G. McClatchie. 382
15.5.2 Statement B—E. Lake...... 384
15.6 THE PAPER DREAM CITY.387
15.7 CORRESPONDENCE...... 389
15.8 PROBLEMS OF PROPAGANDA
2 — The Spoken Word...... 389
16. Forum Internal Journal of the S.P.G.B. - January 1954
No. 16...... 13
16.1 REFORMS OR SOCIALISM?
A Criticism of the Election Address13
16.2 CORRESPONDENCE...... 17
16.2.1 Dear Comrades,
K. R. Smith, in his letter (Nov. issue),17
16.2.2 Dear Comrades,
S.R.P. asked (Sept. Forum) ...... 19
16.2.3 To the Editors. Comrades,
In reply to " Roger " in the December Forum,20
16.2.4 To the Editors. Dear Comrades,
Comrade Roger considers...... 21
16.3 BOUND COPIES...... 22
16.4 EDITORIAL...... 22
16.5 SOCIALISM AND VIOLENCE
A Third View...... 23
16.6 CANVASSING IN PARK LANE
Reply to A.A.N...... 26
16.6.1 PROPERTY INTERESTS...... 28
16.6.2 Working-class axe...... 30
16.7 WHALES, MINNOWS AND DEEP WATER
A Criticism of Jarvis' Head Office Lecture31
16.8 IS PARLIAMENT AN INSTRUMENT OF EMANCIPATION?
(continued)...... 36
16.8.1 THE S.P. AND PARLIAMENT..37
16.8.2 SHOULD A SOCIALIST PARTY USE PARLIAMENT?39
16.9 TAKING THE RISE...... 41
17. FORUM
Internal Party Journal of the S.P.G.B.
No.17
February 1954...... 41
17.1 HOW CLASSES STRUGGLE.41
17.2 CLASS STRUGGLE AND THE S.P.G.B. (2)
The One and Only Way...... 45
17.3 CORRESPONDENCE...... 50
17.4 EDITORIAL...... 51
17.5 REVISIONISM AND RENEGADES IN THE S.P.G.B.53
17.5.1 THE FOUNDATION OF THE S.P.G.B.53
17.6 A WORKING CLASS PARTY
Or a Party working for socialism? 55
17.7 VIOLENCE...... 58
17.8 SOCIALISM, UTOPIAN AND PHILOSOPHICAL
Reply to A. A. N...... 59
17.9 NATIONAL SERVICE ACT..64
17.10 PROBLEMS OF PROPAGANDA — 3
The Written Word...... 64
17.11 CANVASSING...... 68
18. FORUM
No. 18
Internal Journal of the S.P.G.B. - 6d.
MARCH, 1954...... 69
18.1 THE SENTIMENTAL ANARCHISTS69
18.2 and THE ANARCHISTS.....73
18.2.1 PRINCIPLES AND DEMOCRACY 73
18.2.2 DEMOCRACY AND VIOLENCE.75
18.2.3 ANARCHISTS AND THE SPANISH GOVERNMENT77
18.3 CORRESPONDENCE To the Editors,78
18.4 EDITORIAL
RETROSPECT, 1952-3...... 79
18.5 IS SOCIALISM A WORKING-CLASS ISSUE?80
18.5.1 WHAT ARE INTERESTS?.....81
18.5.2 BASIS OF UNDERSTANDING..83
18.6 A POLICY ON SOCIALISM..84
18.7 THE NATURE OF THE SOCIALIST REVOLUTION— 6
The Ideological Reflection.....86
18.7.1 DISARMING THE OPPOSITION88
18.7.2 WE CAN CONSTRUCT SOCIALISM 90
18.8 THE MAKING OF HUMANITY
Robert Briffault, Allen & Unwin92
18.9 The S.S. - Comments and Suggestions96
19. FORUM
Internal Journal of the S.P.G.B.
No. 19
APRIL 1954...... 98
19.1 RELIGION IN THE S.S...... 98
19.2 THE WORLD FOR THE WORKERS101
19.3 EDITORIAL NOTE...... 106
19.4 To the Editors...... 106
19.5 A NEW SLOGAN FOR THE S.P.G.B.108
19.5.1 STRUGGLE FOR SOCIALISM.110
19.5.2 DIVERSITY OF INTERESTS...111
19.6 ON WORKERS AND CAPITALISTS114
19.7 CASTRATED SOCIALISM
Reply to Turner...... 115
19.8 Correspondence To the Editors.120
19.9 THE NATURE OF THE SOCIALIST REVOLUTION 6
The Ideological Reflection (continued)120
19.9.1 PRE-HISTORY OF THE PARTY121
19.9.2 INHERITED DICHOTOMY...124
19.10 SOCIALISTS AND THE CAPITALIST CLASS125
20. FORUM
Internal Journal of the S.P.G.B. - 6d.
MAY, 1954...... 127
20.1 CYBERNECTICS AND SOCIETY 127
20.1.1 WHAT IS CYBERNETICS ?...127
20.1.2 WHAT IS FEEDBACK ?...... 128
20.1.3 WHAT IS ELECTRONICS?....129
20.1.4 ELECTRONIC BRAINS...... 131
20.1.5 USE IN WAR...... 132
20.1.6 Social Effects...... 133
20.1.7 Some Books on this Subject.133
20.2 CORRESPONDENCE...... 133
20.2.1 To the Editors...... 133
20.2.2 Dear Comrades,...... 134
20.3 GETTING THE PARTY A BAD NAME135
20.4 CAPITALISM AND HEALTH 136
20.5 NOTE...... 138
20.6 THE NATURE OF THE SOCIALIST REVOLUTION
6, The Ideological Reflection (continued)139
20.6.1 POT AND KETTLE...... 140
20.6.2 THE D. OF P...... 142
20.6.3 DE PROFUNDIS...... 144
20.7 SOCIALISM AND RELIGION 144
20.8 EDITORIAL COMMENT.146
20.9 WELL, WELL, WELL!.....147
20.10 ARE THE WORKERS BETTER OFF? (Round Two)151
20.10.1 THE ARGUMENT...... 152
20.11
CORRESPONDENCE ...... 155
21. FORUM
Internal Journal of the S.P.G.B. - 6d.
JUNE, 1954...... 157
21.1 THE WORKERS-MUST THEIR CONDITIONS WORSEN?157
21.2 POLEMICS OR PROPAGANDA?161
21.3 EDITORIAL NOTE...... 164
21.4 SOCIALISTS AND PARLIAMENT165
21.5 THE CASE FOR SOCIALISM
Paddington Branch Draft Election Address167
21.5.1 TO THE MEN AND WOMEN OF N. PADDINGTON167
21.5.2 WHAT LIFE IS LIKE TODAY..168
21.5.3 WHAT SOCIALISM WILL BE LIKE 169
21.5.4 PRODUCTION FOR USE.....169
21.5.5 NO BUYING OR SELLING....170
21.5.6 HOW PEOPLE WILL WORK..170
21.5.7 EQUALITY...... 171
21.5.8 WHAT STANDS IN THE WAY.172
21.5.9 WHAT YOU SHOULD DO....173
21.6 HEREDITY AND ABILITY..174
21.7 SOCIALISTS AND THE RETREAT FROM REALITY178
21.8 PROBLEMS OF PROPAGANDA
4 Organisation...... 181
21.9 QUESTIONS OF THE DAZED
Answers to some of the questions asked at the 50th Conference184
21.10 PRINCIPLES & PRACTICE185
22. FORUM
Internal Journal of the S.P.G.B. - 6d.
JULY, 1954...... 187
22.1 THE PARSONS OF PADDINGTON187
22.2 EDITORIAL NOTE...... 190
22.3 THE NATURE OF THE SOCIALIST REVOLUTION
Some comments...... 191
22.4 WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN US AND THE OTHERS?194
22.4.1 A BLUEPRINT"...... 195
22.4.2 CHANGING IDEAS...... 196
22.5 NOTES ON CRISES
(Part One)...... 197
22.5.1 MARX AND UNDER-CONSUMPTION199
22.5.2 EARLY PRODUCTION...... 200
22.5.3 CRISES OF SHORTAGES....201
22.5.4 CAPITALIST MOTIVATION...202
22.5.5 THE WORKING CLASS....203
22.5.6 CONSUMPTION...... 204
22.6 WHAT SOCIALISM MEANS TO ME
A Personal Statement...... 205
22.6.1 SPECIAL ANSWERS...... 208
22.6.2 PROBLEMS OF CAPITALISTS.208
22.6.3 SOCIETY A PROCESS...... 209
22.6.4 NEW LOOK SOCIALISM....209
22.7 A WORKING CLASS PARTY FOR SOCIALISM209
22.8 CORRESPONDENCE...... 212
22.8.1 Dear Comrades,...... 212
22.9 PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE 213
22.10 ARE THE WORKERS BETTER OFF215
23. FORUM
INTERNAL JOURNAL OF THE S.P.G.B
No. 23 August 1954...... 216
23.1 A CRITIQUE OF HISTORICAL MATERIALISM216
23.1.1 Complement to Idealism...217
23.1.2 One-sided Approach...... 218
23.1.3 False Separation...... 220
23.1.4 Relative Validity...... 221
23.1.5 Socialist Revolution...... 222
23.2 SOCIAL INSTINCT...... 223
23.2.1 Needs and Demands...... 223
23.2.2 The Basic Law...... 225
23.2.3 Attitude and Ideology....227
23.3 THE NATURE OF THE SOCIALIST REVOLUTION
7 — The Socialist Movement.228
23.3.1 Evolution...... 229
23.3.2 Quantity and Quality...... 231
23.3.3 Act of Production...... 232
23.4 NOTES ON CRISES (2)....233
23.4.1 Curtailment of Investment..235
23.4.2 Rate of Profit...... 237
23.5 THE MYTH OF BLOOD...237
23.6 SOME MORE PROBLEMS OF PROPAGANDA
Action Please Comrades!.....241
24. FORUM
INTERNAL JOURNAL OF THE S.P.G.B
No. 24 September 1954...... 243
24.1 IDEAS AND ATTITUDES.243
24.1.1 Social Psychology...... 245
24.1.2 Change of Attitudes...... 247
24.1.3 The Socialist View...... 249
24.2 THE S. P. AND PARLIAMENT 250
24.3 CORRESPONDENCE...... 252
24.4 THE NATURE OF THE SOCIALIST REVOLUTION
7 — The Socialist Movement (continued)256
24.4.1 Are Workers Worse Off?.257
24.4.2 Rising Standards...... 260
24.5 HEREDITY AND ABILITY..261
24.5.1 Leadership...... 263
24.5.2 Variation and Natural Selection. 264
24.6 PEN TO PAPER...... 266
25. FORUM
INTERNAL JOURNAL OF THE S.P.G.B
No. 25 October 1954...... 271
25.1 ON THE MATERIALIST CONCEPTION OF HISTORY271
25.1.1 Historical Development....271
25.1.2 Formation of Ideas...... 273
25.1.3 Basis and Superstructure..274
25.1.4 Material Conditions...... 275
25.2 A DIALOGUE...... 276
25.3 NOTES ON CRISES 3.....280
25.4 EDITORIAL-...... 286
25.5 IMPROVING THE SOCIALIST CASE
11 the Declaration of Principles 286
25.5.1 Clause 1...... 287
25.5.2 Clause 2...... 287
25.5.3 Clause 4...... 290
25.6 REFLECTIONS ON THE GROWTH OF THE SOCIALIST IDEA291
25.7 THE NATURE OF THE SOCIALIST REVOLUTION
7—The Socialist Mavement (continued)294
25.8 HEAD OFFICE MEETINGS299
26. FORUM
INTERNAL JOURNAL OF THE S.P.G.B
No. 26 November 1954...... 300
26.1 SOCIALISM - OR CLAUSE 6? 300
26.1.1 Untrue Statements...... 301
26.1.2 The Object...... 302
26.1.3 Clause Six...... 303
26.1.4 Agent of Emancipation.....304
26.1.5 Fundamentals of Capitalism.305
26.1.6 Clause Seven...... 306
26.1.7 Not a Class Interest...... 306
26.2 OUR OBJECT AND D. OF P. 307
26.3 THE NATURE OF THE SOCIALIST REVOLUTION
7 — The Socialist Movement (concluded)311
26.3.1 Growing Equality...... 312
26.4 NOTES ON CRISES 4.....316
26.5 THE SOCIALIST DILEMMA320
26.6 RENUNCIATION AND SOCIALISM324
26.6.1 Jumble of Words...... 325
26.6.2 Sane and Practical...... 325
26.6.3 Why This Suffering?...... 326
27. FORUM
INTERNAL JOURNAL OF THE S.P.G.B.
No. 27 December 1954...... 328
27.1 THE NATURE OF THE SOCIALIST REVOLUTION
8 – The Revolutionary Act....328
27.1.1 Political Parties...... 330
27.1.2 Socialist Action...... 331
27.2 THE RESPECTABLE IDEALIST 333
27.2.1 CONTROVERSIES...... 336
27.3 ALL CHANGE FOR PADDINGTON337
27.3.1 "POSITIVE" PROPAGANDA..340
27.4 THE M.C.H...... 343
27.5 WHEN IS A CHANGE FUNDAMENTAL?346
27.6 IMPROVING THE SOCIALIST CASE352
27.6.1 Clause 6...... 354
27.6.2 Capturing Power?...... 355
27.6.3 Clause 7...... 355
27.6.4 Clause 8...... 356
28. FORUM
INTERNAL JOURNAL OF THE S.P.G.B
No. 28 January 1955...... 10
28.1 RELATIVE SURPLUS VALUE
A Criticism of F. Evans' Views..10
28.1.1 Value of Labour-Power.....11
28.1.2 Rising Standards?...... 13
28.1.3 Reserve Army...... 15
28.2 EDITORIAL...... 16
28.3 TURNER – OR CLAUSE 6?.16
28.3.1 Overwhelming Majority.....18
28.4 WISDOM FROM 1908.....21
28.5 A SOUL OF TRUTH...... 22
28.6 A LAPSE FROM RIGHTEOUSNESS24
28.6.1 Membership Strength...... 26
28.7 CORRESPONDENCE...... 27
28.7.1 Dear Comrades,...... 27
28.7.2 Dear Comrade Editor,...... 27
28.8 SOCIALISM and CLAUSE SIX 28
28.8.1 Opposition to the Party.....29
28.8.2 Class interests...... 29
28.8.3 The Dynamic View...... 31
28.8.4 Two Dangers...... 33
28.9 NOTES ON CRISES – 5.....34
28.9.1 Heavy Industry...... 35
28.9.2 Labour Costs...... 35
28.9.3 Anarchy of Production...... 36
28.9.4 Disproportionality...... 38
29. FORUM
INTERNAL JOURNAL OF THE S.P.G.B
No. 29 February 1955...... 39
29.1 SCIENCE AND SUPERSTITION 39
29.2 EDITORIAL...... 42
29.3 THE ELECTRONIC ORACLE.43
29.4 HEREDITY AND ABILITY...46
29.5 MY CHALLENGE TO THE M.C.H.49
29.5.1 The Mass Will...... 52
29.6 SOCIALIST ORGANISATION TECHNIQUE54
29.6.1 NEW TECHNIQUES REQUIRED54
29.6.2 THE SOCIALIST FRATERNITY GROUPS56
29.7 IMPROVING THE SOCIALIST CASE
3 – The position of a socialist organisation57
29.7.1 CLASS INTERESTS...... 59
29.7.2 History and Socialism.....61
29.8 THE APPROACH TO PUBLIC SPEAKING62
29.9 WHY PICK ON TURNER?..64
29.10 THE NEW CASE...... 66
30. FORUM
INTERNAL JOURNAL OF THE S.P.G.B
March 1955...... 68
30.1 SOCIALISM - GRADES 1,2,& 3 68
30.2 RELATIVE SURPLUS VALUE (2)71
30.3 IMPROVING THE SOCIALIST CASE
4—New Principles and Policy..74
30.3.1 Emergent Socialism...... 76
30.3.2 Basis of Organisation...... 77
30.3.3 Abolishing Authoritarianism.78
30.4 THE CASE FOR A WEEKLY SOCIALIST STANDARD80
30.4.1 A CHURCH MAGAZINE!.....81
30.4.2 SUGGESTIONS FOR A NEW SOCIALIST STANDARD81
30.4.3 A LARGER STAFF...... 83
30.4.4 A WEEKLY?...... 84
30.5 CORRESPONDENCE...... 85
30.5.1 Dear Comrades,...... 85
30.6 HISTORICAL MATERIALISM AND MODERN TIMES87
30.6.1 ELECTRICITY...... 89
30.7 CLASS STRUGGLE AND THE D. of P.92
30.7.1 PARLIAMENT...... 92
30.7.2 CAPITALISTS...... 93
30.7.3 POLITICS...... 94
30.7.4 VIOLENCE...... 95
30.7.5 SOCIALISTS...... 95
31. FORUM
INTERNAL JOURNAL OF THE S.P.G.B.
No. 31 April 1955...... 96
31.1 WAR HASTEN SOCIALISM
A further reply to F. Evans.....96
31.2 TURNER - OR PRINCIPLES104
31.3 DISSENT AND TOLERANCE
Reply to Harry Young...... 108
31.4 THE SOCIALIST MOVEMENT
A Re-examination...... 110
31.4.1 I...... 112
31.4.2 II...... 114
31.4.3 3...... 119
31.4.4 4...... 122
32. MAY 1955
SOCIALIST DISCUSSION JOURNAL
TOWARDS BETTER UNDERSTANDING
FORUM...... 124
32.1 Capitalism and Technical Progress124
32.2 From the Government's Economic Survey, 1955130
32.3 CORRECTIONS...... 132
32.4 THE WORK OF LEWIS MUMFORD
Historic Materialism and Modern Times
(Part 2)...... 132
32.5 MARXISM and LITERATURE: 1137
32.6 Outline—1...... 143
32.7 SUPER SCIENTIFIC...... 144
32.8 Why I criticised the M.C.H. 150
32.8.1 McHale (December)...... 153
32.8.2 Russell (December)...... 154
33. No. 33
JUNE 1955
SIXPENCE
SOCIALIST DISCUSSION JOURNAL TOWARDS BETTER UNDERSTANDING
FORUM...... 155
33.1 Capitalism-Organized Scarcity or Organized Abundance?155
33.2 CORRECTIONS...... 164
33.3 The Colour Question....164
33.4 Historical Materialism and Modern Times (Part 2:Conclusion)167
33.5 MARXISM and LITERATURE: 2172
33.6 Outline-2...... 179
33.7 Cuttings...... 180
33.8 The Scientific Attitude
and our D. of P...... 183
34. No. 34
JULY 1955
SOCIALIST DISCUSSION JOURNAL TOWARDS BETTER UNDERSTANDING
FORUM...... 187
34.1 Capital—the Greatest Barrier187
34.2 Cuttings...... 195
34.3 CORRECTIONS...... 197
34.4 Editorial...... 197
34.5 MARXISM and LITERATURE: 3199
34.6 Hints on Public Speakimg206
34.6.1 KNOW YOUR SUBJECT...... 206
34.6.2 TALK ONLY ON WHAT YOU KNOW207
34.6.3 KEEP TO THE POINT...... 208
34.6.4 HOW TO CHECK IRRELEVANCY. 209
34.6.5 KNOW WHEN TO STOP.....209
34.6.6 TALK TO THE MAN AT THE BACK. 210
34.7 Correspondence...... 211
34.7.1 A SOCIALIST'S LIFETIME....211
34.8 “The Socialist Movement” 215
34.8.1 IDENTIFICATION "WITH"...216
34.8.2 SNOWBALL VS AVALANCHE.217
34.8.3 SOCIALIST FERMENT...... 218
34.8.4 EQUALITY...... 219
34.8.5 CONCLUSION...... 220
35. FORUM
OCTOBER 1955
NINEPENCE
SOCIALIST DISCUSSION JOURNAL TOWARDS BETTER UNDERSTANDING 220
35.1 The Progress of Man....220
35.2 Correspondence...... 229
35.2.1 THE COLOUR QUESTION..229
35.3 HINTS ON PUBLIC SPEAKING 2231
35.3.1 The Progressive Plan,...... 232
35.3.2 The First Stage...... 233
35.3.3 Imagine your audience.....234
35.3.4 The Question and Answer Exercise.234
35.3.5 Speaking without Notes....235
35.3.6 Developing Conciseness....236
35.3.7 Easy-to-Follow Notes...... 236
35.3.8 Extempore Speaking...... 237
35.3.9 Freshness and Spontaneity..238
35.3.10 Exercise in Extempore Speaking.238
35.3.11 Enter the Audience!...... 239
35.4 EDITORIAL...... 240
35.5 Cuttings...... 241
35.6 MARXISM and LITERATURE: 4244
36. No. 36 NOVEMBER 1955 NINEPENCE
SOCIALIST DISCUSSION JOURNAL TOWARDS BETTER UNDERSTANDING
FORUM...... 252
36.1 History and Bunk...... 252
36.2 SEX WORSHIP In the MODERN WORLD259
36.3 Thirty Years Ago...... 262
36.4 MARXISM and LITERATURE: 5264
36.5 EDITORIAL...... 270