Issue 1602 - 24 September 2026
A chink of light
Politics are still going to the right - recent state elections show that in no uncertain terms. But then there is Berlin. Die Linke is now the biggest party. Should it compromise and form a red-red-green city administration? No, says Carla Roberts. Better, far better, to be a principled party of opposition
Letters
Debater tricks; Vote George; WPB bigotry; Dubious nats; Absurd YP; YP expulsion; More waffle; Fascist fight; Anti-Zionist ‘lie’; Anti-Zionist truth
The few and the many
Mega-donations are not the only way to gain access and influence - there is also the role played by the media, think-tanks, schools, universities and charities. We need to build our own class institutions along with the necessary finances, argues Eddie Ford
Charles vs Charles
Today’s royal family is a load-bearing institution of the capitalist state, its fate inseparable from the continuity of that state. It will not be brought down by this or that scandal, let alone an embittered former brother-in-law bent on revenge, says Paul Demarty
Re-establish Comintern
We have been sent this call for international regroupment. What exact form a world party takes in the future is surely a matter for the future. There are, though, some immediate practical steps that can be taken and we will be outlining our thoughts and proposals in the near future
A day of two halves
Our CPGB aggregate of members, associate members and supporters had two sessions. The first concerned the Middle East and that was followed by an assessment of CU 2026. Farzad Kamangar reports
How did we get here?
To understand the wars engulfing the Middle East today, it is not enough to begin with the February 28 combined assault on Iran by the US and Israel or even October 7 2023 and Gaza, says Yassamine Mather
Politics of apolitical culture
Saying sorry over Gaza and pleasing no-one. Behind Ed Sheeran’s unconvincing apologies there lies a complex network of commercial interests, political pressures and institutional power, writes Carl Collins