VL is about Work (the CIO & Geee ...don't we bring goodthings to

[Terrance]

> 
> While we await your second and third expansion I was wondering if you'd
> precis how this related to the VL discussion, since, as I have already
> pointed out, the branch of the left family portrayed in the book consists,
> more often than not, of the idealists, the left of the left in Orwell's
> terms. 

I've no idea what this means. 

You have so far mentioned pro-capitalist trade unions and now are
> giving us good information on the CP at the height of their strength
> through to their exclusion from the mainstream. 

I mentioned several Unions. What pro-Capitalist trade unions are your
referring too? 
I'm focused on the Party now, the war changed everything, the marshall
plan, cold war, the "Cosmic Fascist." 



The latter is background to
> P's tales concerning Sasha and Hub, but the tales themselves, in each of
> the three eras are not of the mainstream.
> Are you excluding them from the 'Left-Wing' as you define it?

I'm not sure what you mean by "Main stream" but no, Sasha's history
(page 77) is clearly Left-Wing (as I have defined it). Hub is another
story. His young gaffers another ... so on.