Democracy & State
Overcoming the enemies within
17 May 2012
The left must unite in order to change the relationship of forces both within and outside the Labour Party, argues Mike Macnair
Victory tainted by right populists
29 Jan 2015
Syriza’s problems are only just beginning, predicts Eddie Ford
Democratic organisation needed
22 Jan 2015
Stan Keable of Labour Party Marxists attended the January 17 Reclaim the Union meeting of Unison activists
More organised than the men
22 Jan 2015
Mark Fischer reflects on an interview he had with Jean Davis in 1985.
Nationalism and role of Pegida
22 Jan 2015
Tina Becker examines the impact of Germany’s new rightwing force
Desire to take power triumphs
22 Jan 2015
Anne McShane describes how Sinn Féin has gone about trying to wreck the Right to Water campaign
Avoid the temptation of power
22 Jan 2015
Eddie Ford looks at the situation in Greece in light of the classic Marxist position - it is often necessary to hold back the spontaneous movement
Building the union is no lottery
15 Jan 2015
The leadership of the PCS have trivialised the struggle to save the union, reports Simon Wells
A death in Wales
15 Jan 2015
The miners needed to defend themselves. Mark Fischer discusses how difficult that was.
An abuse of power
08 Jan 2015
Whatever the truth of allegations against Andrew Windsor, the Jeffrey Epstein case paints a grim picture of the top of society, reckons Paul Demarty
Left helps screw it up
08 Jan 2015
The left failed the test of the Miners Strike, argues Mark Fischer
After old man Napolitano
08 Jan 2015
As the Italian president prepares to step down, Toby Abse looks at the likely contenders
What if Syriza wins?
08 Jan 2015
Is the left obliged to spread illusions in a Syriza government? No, quite the opposite, argues Eddie Ford
Ramsay MacKinnock and Judas Willis - Dump them!
11 Dec 2014
The tone of this Jack Conrad front page from the December 1984 issue of The Leninist reflects the urgent situation the miners found themselves in at the end of the year. With the divisions in the union’s ranks hardening and the lack of effective solidarity from the wider workers’ movement, the strike was approaching a crossroads. While there was still everything to fight for, there were some ominous storm clouds gathering
Chancellor’s book of doom
11 Dec 2014
George Osborne’s autumn statement promises continued austerity and increased attacks on the working class, writes Eddie Ford. But what is the left’s alternative?
SACP splits unions down the middle
11 Dec 2014
Peter Manson reports on the expulsion of Cosatu’s biggest affiliate