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==Whitewashing article==
[[user:T bone]] is making many "minor" edits to this article, whitewashing it, removing huge chunks of text and anything critical of the SWP. I hae attempted to restore much of this deleted text. Beware minor edits by this user - they invariably are anything but minor! [[User:213.122.187.29|213.122.187.29]] 01:27, 9 Oct 2004 (UTC)

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This article needs a list of the members of the Central Committee. The SWP's website seems curiously devoid of that info. Is this actually public? Morwen - Talk 22:03, 15 Jul 2004 (UTC)

I don't think so - unless party notes have been released. The weekly worker lot may know as they collect gossip. Secretlondon 22:30, 15 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Chris Harman names 4 particular leading figures. I wonder if even that is verifiable. Morwen - Talk 22:31, 15 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Tried looking up who were their designated officers on the register of political parties, and of course they aren't on it. Morwen - Talk 22:33, 15 Jul 2004 (UTC)
The best I've found is this Weekly Worker November 6 2003

which lists Alex Callinicos, Lindsey German, Chris Harman, Dave Hayes, Chris Nineham, John Rees and Martin Smith as the leading members of the CC. Secretlondon 23:16, 15 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Cool. I've put it in the article, in a sort of NPOV way. Morwen - Talk 23:21, 15 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Offical lists of the leading committees of the IS/SWP have rarely been published publically or even internally since the mid-1970's. When the practice was abandoned security was cited as the reason.

I've deleted discussion of the World in Action smeer of IS taking part in a strategy of tension around football grounds. It's untrue. Not a single member of IS or document from the period collaborates this. Believe me I've talked to virtually the entire curviving leadership from that period. I've also deleted discussion of Red Action as that should be in an entry on that group not here.

In general the entry needs a lot of work. Much of the theoretical discussion is inaccurate and needs placing in chronological order rather than being placed at the beginning.

Jock Haston