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
Secularism means mutual toleration
26 Mar 2026
Communists oppose the scurrilous attacks on Muslim public worship. Eddie Ford says it is all part of the right’s culture war designed to promote white nationalism and a particularly bigoted version of Christianity
Fifteen theses on fascism
26 Mar 2026
Misusing the F-word
26 Mar 2026
To effectively combat the far-right menace we need clear definitions, sound historical analysis and militant class politics, says Jack Conrad. The broad-as-possible strategy of Together Alliance is worse than useless
Abolish the monarchy system
12 Mar 2026
It is not about one bad apple. Nor is it about cultural identity or historical symbolism. No, it is about political power. Republicanism must be central to our socialist project, argues Marcus Strom, editor of Labor Tribune.
Not a serious response
05 Mar 2026
Thoughtful, but sharp polemics are useful. Bashing jobs to score points, which ignore the actual arguments of the other side, are not. Vincent David of the Spartacist League dismisses Mike Macnair’s polemic
German takes on the general strike
05 Mar 2026
Marking the centenary of the 1926 General Strike, Jack Conrad looks at how Belgium’s 1893 suffrage strike and Russia’s 1905 revolution impacted on German social democracy. By 1914 plans were well afoot
Labour on the ropes
05 Mar 2026
After the Green victory in Gorton and Denton, things look grim for Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour government. But class strategy needs to be central, writes Paul Demarty
Strike against death machine
26 Feb 2026
There has not being anything like the February 6 coordination in terms of scale so far. Toby Abse welcomes the overtly political strike action taken by dockers against Israel’s continued assault on the Palestinians
Escape from paradise
26 Feb 2026
Under a catastrophic US oil blockade, the country is suffering blackouts, shortages of basics and a draining exodus of young people. Yet there are still those on the left who imagine that small and medium-sized countries can be really independent and even build their very own socialist society, writes Eddie Ford
Sticking plaster budgets
26 Feb 2026
We want a democracy for the people that works through the people. Tam Dean Burn reports on the ‘people’s budget’ initiative proposed by Your Party councillors in Glasgow
Not just a feudal relic
26 Feb 2026
It is not enough to exploit occasional royal scandals, let alone adopt monarchical socialism, argues Paul Demarty. The left needs to consistently advocate a democratic republic as a matter of basic programmatic principle
Ban fraudulent legislation
19 Feb 2026
Judges have struck down the government decision to proscribe Palestine Action under terrorism legislation. This is an important victory - but a limited one, argues Mike Macnair. In the name of ‘national security’ the government can, and says it will, appeal
Not nationalism but regionalism
12 Feb 2026
Having rightly opposed the illusions in nationalism in Your Party Scotland, Peter Kennedy proposes his own recipe for the future
Heading to dreamland
12 Feb 2026
Separatism is taken as common sense by much of what passes for the left in Scotland nowadays. But, argues Peter Kennedy, socialism and nationalism contradict each other
We will not be silenced
05 Feb 2026
After Bondi, Zionists are cynically attempting to link the December 14 massacre to the pro-Palestine movement. Labor Tribune editor Marcus Strom reports from Sydney