DOES Peter Purton think that sport exists in a political vacuum (SA 16)?
woes ne beneve lade television and media coveraze docs 10l llfluence what individuals think and that it exists outside the class struggle?
in nis letter ne uses the terminology which the right wing use to describe John McEnroe and other non-conforming sports people.
There are several good reasons why all seitrespecting socialists hould support Johr McEnroe. First, he is the tennis player who, after consulting a black colleague, , refused to play in South Africa.
Second he supports a united Irelana and Irish nationalism. Third, he rebels against the conservatism and English nationalism of tennis; which What Went Wrong?
Saturday 16 July, 7.30. Channel 4 JEREMY Seabrook, whose book on unemployment has the same title, three-part stalls series on the working class movement in Britain.
The first programme looks at early du useles Labour Party up to the 1945 Atlee government.
The second analyses the decline since then and Seabrook elaborates his theories of the causes 'different kind of suttering'.
The third programme a. aebale WIll Hall Philip Whitehead and Paul Barker, editor of New Society.
Don't expect all the answers, but worth watching anyway.
The Best of CLR James 11.25, Channel 4 JAMES discusses the Caribbean and the tuture for the West Indian much along the OCUDIED lines of his books such as The Black Jacobins. stems from its upper class origins.
We believe these are the reasons why McEnroe is berated by the right wing press.
It does matter it a white South African, proud to be South Atrican. wins Wimbledon, and it does matter it an Irish nationalist wins.
As socialists we recognise that sport is political and for these reasons are pleased that Socialist Action and other socialist papers come off the fence and support progressive sports people.
Christine McCall, Linda McLaughlin, Margaret Lynch, Ross McKay, Martin Edjvet, Gerry Kirk.
Glasgow Tuesday 19 July, 9.25, BBCI IN WAR, should truth be the first casualty?, Minister of Falkland misinformation lan McDonald asks this film.
Good question. numerous veteren war correspondents readily admit that WWII reporting was a prograganda job Other wars from the Crimea to Vietnam are covered, with unfavourable reporting sometimes helping to bring down Rightwing groups and the Army have slaughtered over 37,000 civilians in El Salvador
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CHOICE Tuesday documentary: Trumpets and Typewriters