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
Loyalists ready to walk
28 May 2015
With Marikana about to dominate the headlines once more, Peter Manson reports on the ongoing Cosatu crisis
Yellow union given the boot
21 May 2015
Car workers say, ‘Enough is enough’. Esen Uslu reports on the mood of optimism
Some hard thinking is needed
21 May 2015
After the general election the left needs to do more than carry on protesting, argues Jack Conrad
Aspiring to what?
14 May 2015
Blairites are flying the flag for ‘aspiration’ - a subject about which they know nothing, argues Paul Demarty
Dangerous delusions
14 May 2015
Ukip is far from ‘defeated’, says Tina Becker - but that does not stop sections of the left talking nonsense
Out come the Blairites
14 May 2015
As the results rolled in the ghosts of New Labour began to rise. Charles Gradnitzer of Labour Party Marxists reports
No swing to the right
14 May 2015
One word explains Labour’s defeat, writes Eddie Ford - Scotland
Just a waste of money?
07 May 2015
The hype surrounding the birth of Charlotte Elizabeth Diana Windsor once again shows that we need to fight for a different world, says Tina Becker
This charming man
07 May 2015
Ben Macintyre A spy among friends: Kim Philby and the great betrayal Bloomsbury, 2014, pp354, £18
Avoiding bacon sandwiches
07 May 2015
Don’t incur the wrath - or mockery - of the press, warns Eddie Ford
Crunch time approaches
30 Apr 2015
Does Syriza have a plan B, wonders Eddie Ford, and is it viable?
No strategy towards Labour
30 Apr 2015
What is the left saying about the general election? Daniel Harvey has been investigating
Gambling on a government - or bidding for an opposition?
30 Apr 2015
Our voting recommendations are not about deciding how we should be ruled under capitalism, argues Peter Manson, but about constructing a working class alternative
Robbing Peter to pay Alexis
23 Apr 2015
Athens is running out of money fast, writes Eddie Ford. But will Alexis Tsipras capitulate?
A simulacrum of Thatcherism
23 Apr 2015
Paul Demarty is unimpressed by David Cameron’s housing policy, and calls for serious thinking on the left