In OS Volume 20/1 Martin Parker contributed an article, `Capitalism, Subjectivity and Ethics: Debating Labour Process Analysis', in which he examined two camps within the UK labour process debate, and suggested the differences within both camps could be overcome by moving the debate on the labour process into the realm of moral philosophy. The two camps he identified broadly fall into materialists and post-structuralists. We have been identified as the principle exponents of the former group, and David Knights and Hugh Willmott the latter. Parker's misinterpretation of our contribution to writing on the labour process over the last decade, and our involvement with the International Labour Process Conference held in the UK over the last 17 years, requires that we try and set the record straight. The editor of OS has kindly allowed this to happen. We have tried to elucidate Parker's position as clearly as possible before indicating our objections, but readers may wish to read our reply alongside the original article
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