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Card issued to Delegates attending the Democratic Left Annual Delegate Conference, Royal Marine Hotel, Dun Laoghaire, April 25th-26th. 1997.

Published by The Democratic Left on the occasion of their 1996 Annual Delegate Conference (ADC). Details of amendments and 'Emergency' motions received in advance of the ADC.

A reader aimed at revitalizing left legal and political critique.

Delegate card, Annual Delegate Conference, may 10/11 1996, Royal marine Hotel, Dun Laoghaire. This card entitles the bearer to attend, speak and vote at the 1996 ADC.

THE PRESENT ESSAY HAS A DOUBLE OBJECTIVE. FIRST, AND MOST IMPORTANT, IT INTENDS TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT ARE IMPLICIT IN ITS TITLE, WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE POST-WORLD WAR II SITUATION AND CONFINED MAINLY TO NORTH AMERICA, WESTERN AND EASTERN EUROPE AND THE USSR. WHAT KIND OF RELATIONSHIP EXISTS, IF ANY AT ALL, BETWEEN THE POLITICAL FORCES IN THE "WEST" AND THE "EAST" THAT CAN BE CALLED, AND CALL THEMSELVES, LEFTIST? IS THIS RELATIONSHIP CHARACTERIZED BY A RECIPROCAL SOLIDARITY OR, ON THE CONTRARY, BY A LACK OF COMPREHENSION FOR EACH OTHER'S RESPECTIVE VALUES, INTERESTS, AND STRATEGIES? DOES IT HAVE A POLITICAL IMPORTANCE OF ANY KIND THAT A DIALOGUE SHOULD EXIST? THE REPLIES TO ALL THESE QUESTIONS SEEM TO BE SELF-EVIDENT. ONE OF THE AUTHORS PRIMARY GOALS THEN IS TO SHOW THAT THIS IS BY NO MEANS THE CASE. MOREOVER, IT IS THE AUTHORS' CONVICTION, A CONVICTION THAT SHAPES THE METHOD OF THE PRESENT STUDY, THAT THERE IS NO GENERAL ANSWER TO THESE QUESTIONS. BOTH THE WAY IN WHICH THEY ARE RAISED AND THE ANSWERS SUPPLIED VARY FROM PERIOD TO PERIOD IN A HECTIC POSTWAR HISTORY.

Letter from Berni Toft (Constituency Secretary) to Eric Byrne informing him of his selection as a delegate representing Dublin South Central at the forthcoming Annual Delegate Conference, 10th - 11th May 1996. Royal Marine Hotel Dun Laoghaire. Plus conference details, deadlines for ammendments to motions etc.

The current status of the political Left is examined. Belief in socialism stems from outrage over social injustice. Zeal & moral outrage do not in themselves produce a socialist; a true socialist must act on this zeal, following a coherent political philosophy that identifies not only symptoms but also causes of social injustice. Though the collapse of Eastern European regimes suggests the end of socialism, it will remain as long as power is concentrated in the hands of the few & social injustice persists. The content & form of socialism may change with changing social & political conditions, but socialism is founded in the commonsense proposition that the world is a better place if each individual is allowed to make his or her full contribution to society. D. Generoli

Final list of candidates for NEC election and final list of candidates for incoming steering committee.

Information submitted by candidates in support of their candidacy for the NEC elections.