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End the cycle of splits
24 May 2012
If the left is to build a serious political organisation it will have to facilitate internal dissent, writes Mike Macnair. And that will require both majorities and minorities to act responsibly
Safe spaces checked, gains defended
20 Nov 2014
Peter Manson introduces our coverage of the LU policy conference
Left Unity: Background, prospects and secret trials
13 Nov 2014
Jack Conrad introduced a session on Left Unity at this year’s Communist University
Left Unity: Funny goings-on
13 Nov 2014
Some members of Left Unity are too quick to throw in the towel, reckons Paul Demarty
Left Unity: code of conduct or a safe spaces nightmare?
13 Nov 2014
How to vote at conference- Mike Macnair explains the Communist Platform’s recommendations for November 15-16
Relating to the left as it is
06 Nov 2014
The Communist Platform met on November 2 to prepare for the Left Unity conference in two weeks time. Daniel Harvey reports
Syriza: Process of accommodation
30 Oct 2014
Greece gave the world democracy, but will Syriza give us socialism? Not in the opinion of Micky Coulter
Modest expectations
16 Oct 2014
Mark Fischer is impressed by a more sober and realistic attitude on the part of leading members
Violence and the miners
16 Oct 2014
Another Leninist reprint - with salutary lessons for some in Left Unity today, says Mark Fischer
No clean hands
02 Oct 2014
Some are gunning for principal speaker Bianca Todd. Paul Demarty wonders what exactly they hope to achieve
Heart on his sleeve
25 Sep 2014
Steve Wallis, 1966-2014
Preparing for 2015
25 Sep 2014
The LU national council agreed that there should be no electoral coalition with Tusc. NC member and Communist Platform supporter Yassamine Mather reports
Transparency is a principle
25 Sep 2014
Demanding ‘confidentiality’ when it comes to internal disputes makes us look like a combination of Little Stalins and the Life of Brian, argues Mike Macnair
Gaza demo: Don't let it go to waste
14 Aug 2014
The latest march in solidarity with the Palestinians was both big and open to ideas; but the old hands of the anti-war movement had little perspective to offer. Peter Manson reports
The Bolsheviks’ success and the ‘revolutionary’ fear of electoralism
24 Jul 2014
Mike Macnair reviews two books by August Nimtz in the context of the left's fear of politics
Bolshevism was not a safe space for opportunism
03 Jul 2014
Political differences need to be expressed in honest, frank and where necessary colourful language. Mark Fischer argues that the past has many important lessons for Left Unity