Talk:New Left

British New Left comments by 81.144.199.140

The article fails to mention the split between the 'Old' British New Left (STuart Halla s first Editor of New Left Review), and the 'Second New Left' (Perry Anderson's Editorship of NLR). Or that part of the former, notably Ralph Miliband, went on to launch the Socialist Register - an annual still going (after Miliband's death). There is much that is missing, even in summary, about the differences between the two British 'new lefts', summarised by Thompson in The Poverty of Theory,and replied to by Anderson in Arguments Within English marxism. Scores of books and article are available on this. I also notice that the British New Left simply dies, or is subsumed udner the journal NLR, after this. In fact the May Day Manifesto 1968/9 (?) was an important New Left conference-created (notably Raymond Williams0 initiative with wider resonance. Later there was the Socialist Society, 1980s to early 1990s (I was on its Co-Ordinating Committee), and at present the monthy Red Pepper (Hilary Wainwright) could be said to be a living example of British New Left politics. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 81.144.199.140 (talk • contribs) 09:54, 11 October 2006.