Gregor Gall's response to my article in Capital & Class, 71, is well argued and constructive. Rather than engaging with each of his points, I will briefly comment on a number of important issues on which our views differ. These include ‘the downturn’, the possibilities for trade union resurgence posed by New Labour's employment legislation and the very real threat social partnership offers to any socialist trade unionism.
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