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
TUC demo: Boost to confidence
23 Oct 2014
Looking to a Labour government for salvation is a hopeless perspective, argues Peter Manson
Lech Wałęsa and Thatcher, the wise and brave woman
23 Oct 2014
While The Leninist's critique of Stalinism was still developing, it had no hesitation in calling the export of Polish coal to Britain during the miner's strike a scab act.
A dangerous game
23 Oct 2014
David Cameron’s appeasement of the Eurosceptic right could backfire dramatically, warns Paul Demarty
UKIP: Something to smile about
16 Oct 2014
Last week’s by-elections have proved once and for all that Nigel Farage and his party are a force to be reckoned with, notes Paul Demarty
Violence and the miners
16 Oct 2014
Another Leninist reprint - with salutary lessons for some in Left Unity today, says Mark Fischer
Going nowhere fast
16 Oct 2014
As Germany slides toward recession, writes Eddie Ford, indefinite stagnation seems to be on the cards for the euro zone - which is bad news for George Osborne
Unison left: Carry on regardless
16 Oct 2014
As the employers stood firm in the local government dispute, not unexpectedly the union leaders buckled. But the left has no answers, writes Will Pragnell
Show of defiance
16 Oct 2014
Peter Manson calls for fresh thinking to reinvigorate the unions
Holes in the balance sheet
09 Oct 2014
As the general election approaches, Paul Demarty wonders what happened to the left’s ebullient predictions four years ago
Fall and fall of Nick Griffin
09 Oct 2014
It may be curtains for the BNP, writes Eddie Ford, but its demise has very little to do with the SWP or Unite Against Fascism
Italy: New attack on workers’ rights
09 Oct 2014
The former ‘official communists’ are being dragged further and further to the right, observes Toby Abse
LRC: Inclusivity and intolerance
09 Oct 2014
Some leading members are displaying an unhealthy aversion to dissenting views. Stan Keable of Labour Party Marxists attended the final meeting of its outgoing national committee
Employers attempt to outmanoeuvre unions
09 Oct 2014
Will Pragnell reports on developments in Unison
In service of Miliband
02 Oct 2014
Last week’s Labour conference confirmed once again that the union tops work hand in glove with the party bureaucracy. Charles Gradnitzer reports
An unintentional exposé
02 Oct 2014
Tariq Ali (editor) The Stalinist legacy: its impact on 20th century world politics Haymarket, 2013, pp551, £15.99