Party & Programme > The left
Another split, another sect
26 Apr 2012
The left must organise on the basis of genuine democratic centralism, argues Ben Lewis
Holmes and Bannister divide the left vote
03 Jun 2010
The current election for Unison general secretary exposes the failure of the left. Will Pragnell looks at the manoeuvrings of Dave Prentis and the right and urges the left to unite
Socialist Party consolidates its grip
27 May 2010
Dave Vincent reports on the conference of the civil service union
Diane Abbott splits left
27 May 2010
Communists want to see the Labour Party completely transformed, writes James Turley
SWP stunt backfires
27 May 2010
Peter Manson finds only shamefaced and dishonest criticism
Everything from the top
27 May 2010
Laurie Smith sees the question of unity being further depoliticised
Key debates evaded
27 May 2010
The German left party Die Linke is going from strength to strength. But crucial debates on the future of the party, the nature of capitalism and participation in bourgeois governments will seriously test it over the next few months. In the first of two articles, Tina Becker reports from the 2010 conference, which took place on May 15-16 in Rostock
For and against 'holding lines'
27 May 2010
Tina Becker interviewed three leading delegates at the May 15-16 Die Linke conference held in Rostock
Only game in town
20 May 2010
Mark Fischer was at the 'After the election ... Join the resistance' event
John for leader
20 May 2010
Labour activists are urging a speedy response to the NEC's deadline
Friend, comrade, and occasional sparring partner
20 May 2010
Obituary: Peter Heathfield, March 2 1929 - May 4 2010. David Douglass celebrates his life
McDonnell blocked by NEC bureaucrats
20 May 2010
Despite the current ascendancy of the right, Labour is likely to see a shift to the left, argues Peter Manson
Left results: full breakdown
13 May 2010
Leave aside their opportunist politics - candidates standing for left-of-Labour organisations managed to get results that barely register statistically. Collated by Jim Moody
So much for 'social weight'
13 May 2010
The far left vote has gone from the tiny to the statistically insignificant, writes Eddie Ford
Abysmal day for non-Labour left
13 May 2010
The performance of non-Labour working class candidates on May 6 was woeful. Peter Manson and John Masters report on the candidates, the figures and the excuses
The left and the 2010 general election
06 May 2010
What programmes, manifestos and policies did the left offer on May 6? Our chart shows that, compared to the CPGB's 'Draft programme', there is a distinct lack of vision, a national narrowness, and a morbid desire to recreate old Labour