WW archive > Issue 912 - 03 May 2012
A faction is not a party
Did the Bolsheviks seek to create a 'party of a new type' in 1912? Lars T Lih looks at the historical record
Letters
Illusion; Sect who?; Expose them; Racist workers; Peak foil
Abolish the second chamber
Whether partly elected or not, the House of Lords will continue to impose checks and balances against democracy, writes Peter Manson
Getting close to the edge
With the UK officially entering a double-dip recession and European voters turning against austerity, writes Eddie Ford, crisis is everywhere
Ditch sects and fronts
Last Saturday's launch of the Anti-Capitalist Initiative provided further evidence of an increasingly fractured, rightward-drifting left. Ben Lewis reports
Subbing subbers
Robbie Rix knows that a standing order is best
War threats and Iran's impoverished workers
The Iranian people are the main victims of the sanctions campaign, insists Majid Tamjidi
Murdoch bites back
The News International owner has his moment of revenge on David Cameron writes Paul Demarty - but the establishment is the real victim
Sectarian stumbling block
Anne McShane reports on the future of the Irish ULA
Perspectives for the left
Where does George Galloway's election victory leave us? What does the CPGB say about recent resignations from its ranks? Michael Copestake reports on last weekend's aggregate meeting of members