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22 10. (Ordinary): Czechoslovakia/Yueoslavia/W Eurone: $4 (Bv Air). to put down 'younger generation' is The recent trouble the Stones had growing up and looking for a fight. in releasing their album cover-The Soon, we hope, the young workers shit-house wall covered in graffitiand students are going to be so shows that censorship's creeping in. united and strong that even in this The Nice who's record America is old cess-pit of decaying capitalists still No. 25 in the Hit-Parade exthe banner of libertarian socialism press a fear of following up with will be seen as the only hope. But any more political records because as we grow more conscious of the of the assault on them by decent struggle to come, so, of course, does minded people. Meanwhile groups our enem. And this is where the like "Country Joe and the Fish" in Beatles come in. I disliked them America still carry on making politiintensely during their commercial cal records. This will carry on as and MBE bit, But they seemed to long as capitalism there emerge from all that and were at market in "anti-social" records. But least amusing albiet negatively. I the way things are looking this went round saving that Seargent might come to an end soon. One can Pepper was a pop equivalent of only hope that the Stones and The Under Milk Wood. Now it seems Who etc. will carry on saying what that what was in the past simply an they want to say on their records. aesthetic preference for the Stones, But I can see the time when we will now emerges as a part of the cap political pop-groups that aren't struggle for the hearts and the paid gigantic sums of money and minds of youth. Englebert keeps are forced to go really underground. the old in sugary slumber in Coro- Although I've liked the Beatles nation Street while the Beatles are the past I hope that they get so trying to beguile us with their 'in- fucked up with their money making ness. These innocent lads from that they become as obscure as Cliff Liverpool try to tell us that they Richards and on the debris they are using their millions for what cosy Paul tells us is a sort of new pop-group emerge - a "street"Western communism". And what fighting' pop-group committed to the caused trendy Tynan to describe the movement. acents had checked off the stopped on the outskirts of names on the list. All that on- London and searched. hones is that their Indonesia It is not clear whether the list is as efficient and un-to- police are simply trving to rate as their list of student scare people or whether it is leaders. part of a deliberate policy of provocation. (No doubt the police will trv to ston coaches PRIVATE C-EYE-A coming in from the North For the last two or three somewhere near the police years various CIA contacts centre at Hendon (see have been trying to sell stories *Dwarf Sent. 22). to the British Press on how Demonstrators coming into Che had been murdered by London will obviouslv take Fidel because Fidel was 'after the appropriate steps to preChe's wife' This drivel was vent the police from holding not published by any news- their coaches at police stations. paper at that time. An altered Clearlv any demonstrators version has, however, recently travelling by coach and apbeen published in the 'colour proaching London later than section of Private Eve The about 10 a.m. on the Sunday written Richard morning will be regarded as fair game by the police and of political wit and sophisti- they will no doubt do their cation ("... bearded loony best to prevent demonstrators Castro's hvsterical tirade") getting to Charing Cross by it compares Castro to Peron D.m. The lesson is clear and peddles a few other slan- get into London on Saturday ders with the kind permission the 26th or first thing Sunday the CIA. Normally we morning. And as for those would not pay any attention fireworks or marbles you were to the apolitical frivolities of thinking of bringing down for An excellent account of the col lapse of social-democracy in Britain, marred somewhat by minded sectarian last chapter, but must be read.
The Beginning of the End: br Angelo Quattrochi and Tom Nairn, Panther 6s.
A lyrical description, in parts too lyrical of the events in France earlier this year. Read it before October 27th.
French Revolution 1968: by Patrick Seale and Maureen McConville, Penguin 6s.
A surprisingly objective and im mensely readable account of the French revolt by two OBSERVER correspondents. The role of the French C.P. is exposed by careful documentation as clearly counter. revolutionary, The Red Book and the Great Wall; by Alberto Moravia, Secker. 25s.
Though one disagrees with some of Moravia's views it is an interestine account of his visit to People's China A chapter is reprinted in this issue of the Dwarf