tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30598467.post3883174785294889271..comments2023-08-16T12:07:22.995+00:00Comments on The Daily (Maybe): Hands off the people of IranJim Jeppshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17410387006098326671noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30598467.post-25252229677324544142008-06-17T18:19:00.001+00:002008-06-17T18:19:00.001+00:00Jim, HOPI supports trade unionists in Iran absolut...Jim, HOPI supports trade unionists in Iran absolutely. We have done more than any other group to build links with the trade union movement and the anti war movement here with the social movements in Iran. What is more surely the highest level of support we can give the comrades in Iran is by fighting not to have bombs dropped on them whilst building solid links with the social movements. If you want a campaign that does that i suggest you join us.<BR/><BR/>Also you have to ask yourself Jim why did the ITF/ITUC not say anything about the biggest threat to the Iranian people at all. <BR/><BR/>If you look at the slogans of the students' movement in Iran, you will see that they stand both against war and sanctions and against the regime. Surely that is the way to go. <BR/><BR/>And if you want to look at scabby lines Mr Denham i would suggest you should look alot closer to home.Chris Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10186119600823486737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30598467.post-29842688099609865372008-06-17T18:19:00.000+00:002008-06-17T18:19:00.000+00:00Jim, HOPI supports trade unionists in Iran absolut...Jim, HOPI supports trade unionists in Iran absolutely. We have done more than any other group to build links with the trade union movement and the anti war movement here with the social movements in Iran. What is more surely the highest level of support we can give the comrades in Iran is by fighting not to have bombs dropped on them whilst building solid links with the social movements. If you want a campaign that does that i suggest you join us.<BR/><BR/>Also you have to ask yourself Jim why did the ITF/ITUC not say anything about the biggest threat to the Iranian people at all. <BR/><BR/>If you look at the slogans of the students' movement in Iran, you will see that they stand both against war and sanctions and against the regime. Surely that is the way to go. <BR/><BR/>And if you want to look at scabby lines Mr Denham i would suggest you should look alot closer to home.Chris Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10186119600823486737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30598467.post-59208866668514091232008-06-17T13:38:00.000+00:002008-06-17T13:38:00.000+00:00Good to see a comradely time was had by all - cons...Good to see a comradely time was had by all - considering the cpgb's have been spilling much ink in the WW of late on 'the right to be rude', the fact it went nice and smooth's a welcome surprise.<BR/><BR/>Speaking of conferences, will you be coming down to the CNWP one as well, Jim?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30598467.post-64456951041266208572008-06-16T23:36:00.000+00:002008-06-16T23:36:00.000+00:00I was only there on Saturday but there was some di...I was only there on Saturday but there was some discussion about it when I was there, although because of the way it came up I wasn't sure I fully understood what was being said.<BR/><BR/>Two CPGB members John Bridge and Mark Fischer both mentioned it in quite a self critical way. <BR/><BR/>They thought that they were right at the time (and I'm not sure I know the ins and outs really) but that they'd failed to address other people's concerns and that they raised it, it seemed to me, in a kind of mea culpa way. Without actually renouncing their previous position.<BR/><BR/>Which was interesting.Jim Jeppshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17410387006098326671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30598467.post-10635837110874267122008-06-16T23:14:00.000+00:002008-06-16T23:14:00.000+00:00I still can't forgive HOPI for their equivocation ...I still can't forgive HOPI for their equivocation over th week of action in support of Mansour Osanloo and other Iranian trades unionists earlier this year. OK: I personally went over the top, at the time, in suggesting that HOPI scabbed (as the SWP *did*), but their equivocation was still pretty shameful. Was there any discussion of that?Jim Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00364272346989690845noreply@blogger.com