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A defining characteristic of the network is the positioning of its organisations as catalysts for open debate, while in reality they have an extreme libertarian and anti-environmental stance which the debates are intended to promote. The principal themes of support for economic development and freedom from regulation objectively benefit corporate interests and the larger and more established organisations seek corporate sponsorship. Several of the organisations explicitly target young people. | A defining characteristic of the network is the positioning of its organisations as catalysts for open debate, while in reality they have an extreme libertarian and anti-environmental stance which the debates are intended to promote. The principal themes of support for economic development and freedom from regulation objectively benefit corporate interests and the larger and more established organisations seek corporate sponsorship. Several of the organisations explicitly target young people. | ||
| − | ==Principal Current Organisations== | + | ==Principal Current Associated Organisations== |
* [[Audacity]] - Construction | * [[Audacity]] - Construction | ||
* [[Big Potatoes]] - Innovation | * [[Big Potatoes]] - Innovation | ||
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The LM network appears to have some influence with the [[Genetic Interest Group]], [[Progress]], the [[Science Media Centre]] and [[Sense About Science]]. | The LM network appears to have some influence with the [[Genetic Interest Group]], [[Progress]], the [[Science Media Centre]] and [[Sense About Science]]. | ||
| − | ==Principal Defunct Organisations== | + | ==Principal Defunct Associated Organisations== |
* [[Africa Direct]] | * [[Africa Direct]] | ||
* [[Campaign Against Militarism]] | * [[Campaign Against Militarism]] | ||
Revision as of 08:10, 2 May 2010
The LM network or LM group is a loosely constituted political grouping of individuals and organisations sharing a common and extreme anti-environmentalist and libertarian ideology. It is led and largely populated by individuals associated with the now defunct Revolutionary Communist Party and its principal publication, also defunct, Living Marxism. The network itself has no public presence or acknowleged existence, although associated organisations will typically have overlapping personnel, themes, views and techniques and will promote each other.
Many of the techniques are those of the RCP, including the creation of numerous organisations without apparent formal links, the use of martial terminology and the early adoption of leading edge communication techniques.
A defining characteristic of the network is the positioning of its organisations as catalysts for open debate, while in reality they have an extreme libertarian and anti-environmental stance which the debates are intended to promote. The principal themes of support for economic development and freedom from regulation objectively benefit corporate interests and the larger and more established organisations seek corporate sponsorship. Several of the organisations explicitly target young people.
Contents
Principal Current Associated Organisations
- Audacity - Construction
- Big Potatoes - Innovation
- Climate Resistance - Climate change sceptism
- The Great Debate- Debating forum
- Institute of Ideas (together with Battle of Ideas, Culture Wars and Debating Matters) - Debating fora
- Manifesto Club - Anti-regulation
- Forth - Irish online magazine
- Future Cities Project (together with ManTownHuman) - Planning/ architecture
- Novo Argumente - German online magazine
- Salons (Regional) - Debating fora
- Spiked (together with Young Journalists Academy) - online magazine
- Trasna An Domhain Go Leir - international analysis
- Voltaire - Swedish online magazine
- WORLDwrite (together with WORLDbytes) - international analysis
The LM network appears to have some influence with the Genetic Interest Group, Progress, the Science Media Centre and Sense About Science.
Principal Defunct Associated Organisations
- Africa Direct
- Campaign Against Militarism
- Campaign for Internet Freedom
- Channel Cyberia
- Families for Freedom
- Feminists for Justice
- Freedom & Law
- Global Futures (dormant)
- Internet Freedom
- Irish Freedom Movement
- Libero
- London International Research Exchange
- ME-WE
- Parents Against the Charter
- Transport Research Group
- Workers Against Racism
Associated Personnel
A-C
D-F
G-I
J-L
M-O
P-R
S-U
V-Z
Resources
- Mike Small, 'The Faction That Fools the World' Variant Issue 24, Winter 2005, version placed in web archive 20 April 2007
