Comrades!
Welcome to the second issue
of Voice of the Turtle. Thanks to everyone who bought a copy of the
first issue, and made me happy by saying nice things about it. I'm
glad to say that articles have been pouring in and this issue is longer
than the last. We sold fifty without effort last term, so I have doubled
the print run.
Summer weather isn't conducive
to the red hear of popular revolt, but the Left in Oxford hasn't been
completely dead this term. The University Left Forum had a great launch
and is still well; the Tories were thrashed in the local elections
and a Green won St Clement's ward; OUSU frightened John Patten away from Magdalen;
Rosa Luxemburg won the tortoise cuppers; the Fabians have had an average
attendance at their meetings that is higher than their total membership;
Balliol Left Caucus has sold 100 Lenin T-Shirts.
I am a lousy editor, so
I owe a lot of thanks: to everyone who wrote, everyone who bought
a copy of the first issue, everyone who made constructive criticism,
to Oliver Pooley for drawing cartoons, and Ben Peers for drawing us
a logo which will be in use next term, to Chris Brooke for staying
up very late at night, selling lots of copies and twisting the arms
of potential contributors.
Once again, I'd really
appreciate feedback, requests, suggestions and articles. This issue
is closer to the style of what I want to produce than the last, but
there are still grave weaknesses. Again, I offer a plea: if you don't
like it, please write something better rather than cynically dismissing
it. Another issue will be out at the start of next term. Send any
copy to me at Balliol or, over the summer, to 18 Trafalgar Way, Stockbridge,
Hampshire.
Ben Fender.
