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
State and secularism
21 Nov 2024
Justine Welby is going, but we need to see the back of the Church of England as the state religion too. Jack Conrad takes to task SWP opportunism and makes the case for treating everyone - the religious and the non-religious - equally
Whimpering out of existence
14 Nov 2024
The beginning of the end of all those efforts to rally what was the Corbyn movement seems to be in sight. Carla Roberts reports on the factions and the confusion
Human wave of solidarity
07 Nov 2024
As anger erupts against the complacent authorities, writes Eddie Ford, Spain’s devastating floods give us yet another terrifying glimpse of what the future holds
Notes on the war
07 Nov 2024
With the freezing cold of winter fast approaching, Ukraine is increasingly dependent on nuclear power. Then there is the Storm Shadow ‘red line’, threats of nuclear war and Donald Trump. Jack Conrad comments on recent happenings and developments
A modern chameleon
07 Nov 2024
Kemi Badenoch is fully on board the global helter skelter to the far right and ‘anti-woke’ national chauvinism. She is, argues Paul Demarty, the perfect match for Donald Trump
Racists against racism
31 Oct 2024
Marching with Zionists in opposition to racism in general and marching against Zionism over Israeli state racism is a circle that cannot be squared. Beset by internal divisions, the central committee is under increasing pressure, reports Paul Demarty
Fifteen theses on fascism and fighting fascism
24 Oct 2024
We need clear red lines
24 Oct 2024
Fighting fascism and racism by marching with Zionists is an unmistakable example of rank opportunist betrayal. Zionism is racism. To effectively combat today’s far right we must, argues Jack Conrad, begin with clear definitions, a firm grasp of history and reject the ‘broad as possible’ approach of popular frontism
Symbol of fatuity
17 Oct 2024
Beginning as a left nationalist, he ended up as a nothing. A common pattern. Mike Macnair argues that claims for Scottish independence are illusory because small nations can never really be independent
Slippery road ahead
17 Oct 2024
Kurdish politics are hugely complex. Not only do they involve a dizzy range of parties, factions and interests: there are the regional power players too. Esen Uslu looks at the ever changing alliances and positions
Notes on the war
10 Oct 2024
It has, for the moment, become the forgotten war. Nonetheless, warns Jack Conrad, there is a distinct danger of escalation, even nuclear weapons, not least if the use of British Storm Shadows against Russia has been given the go-ahead
Establishing a principled left
03 Oct 2024
CPGB’s Provisional Central Committee calls for others on the left, individuals and organisations, in Britain and internationally, to discuss and agree this statement with a view to cementing principled unity and furthering the struggle against war and capitalism
Davos on the Mersey
03 Oct 2024
Corporate representatives flocked to attend the Liverpool conference, where they could freely lobby, influence and bribe. Eddie Ford looks at the root-and-branch cynicism, corruption and sectionalism of Labourism
Hidden divisions in Collective
26 Sep 2024
After the ‘private meeting’ of the former Labour leader and a host of other former this and thats, Carla Roberts investigates the disorientation of the soft left and the probable results
Snouts in the trough
26 Sep 2024
Endless freebies, generous donations, lavish hospitality, talk of a ‘nest of vipers’ in No10 - welcome to the new Labour government. Yet again we see how corruption is built into the political system, writes Eddie Ford