Publications
Quite Right, Mr Trotsky!
Denver Walker
(Harney and Jones, London 1985)
The sub-title of this book is “Some Trotskyist Myths Debunked; and how Trotskyists today hamper the fight for Peace and Socialism”
To be fair, this is an amusing book at times and easy to read. In view of the fact that the author traces the development of Trotskyite organisations in Britain, this is no mean feat, as most publications dealing with this subject matter manage to tie themselves in knots. Walker succeeds in explaining the emergence and development of a bewildering plethora of factions, tendencies, groups etc., in a comprehensive and comprehensible way.
“Quite Right, Mr Trotsky!” utilizes some very amusing cartoon illustrations to get its points over and it’s paperback format is of a very high professional standard. It runs to 140 pages, of which 3 pages constitute a very useful Glossary of Trotskyist organisations and publications; and the 6-page Index of organisation, publications and individuals is also very useful.
I would recommend anyone interested in the somewhat murky doings of the British far-left to read this book as it helps to make sense of what they are about. I do have reservations about the Soviet/USSR apologisms, but at the cost of £1.00, this publication represents astonishing value for money. In case your ordinary bookshop can’t get it the publisher is: Harney and Jones, 119 Falcon Road, London SW11.
The author, Denver Walker, is a member of the Communist Party and a journalist with “The New Worker”.
John Clayton