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
Nationalist common sense
12 Nov 2009
Nick Rogers attended the No2EU session at SPEWs Socialism event
Culture fit for a ruling class
05 Nov 2009
Mark Fischer describes the experience of addressing the students of Britains most renowned public school
Close the scab hubs
05 Nov 2009
Steve Sweeney reports on a regional initiative in support of postal workers
Solidarity vital from other sections of working class
05 Nov 2009
Not surprisingly there is a clear sentiment for disaffiliation from the Labour Party. However, argues Jim Moody, postal workers need a positive political strategy if they are going to win their dispute with Royal Mail
New vision for Europe wanted
08 Oct 2009
James Turley argues that the bourgeoisie is incapable of uniting Europe on any secure basis
Anti-BNP class-collaboration
01 Oct 2009
The lefts spluttering response to Nick Griffins invitation to appear on Question time reveals a floundering political strategy, argues James Turley
Islam and Rushdie
30 Jul 2009
James Turley reviews Kenan Maliks From fatwa to jihad: the Rushdie affair and its legacy Atlantic, 2009, pp266, £16.99
Making and unmaking Labour
30 Jul 2009
An alternative to the Labour Party will only ever grip masses of workers if it is an alternative to Labourism, writes Mike Macnair
How not to stop the BNP
23 Jul 2009
The continued rise of the British National Party raises key questions about the left's strategy. Ben Lewis takes a look at the Socialist Workers Party's analysis and argues for a root-and-branch rethink
Dead Russians
12 Mar 2009
Jack Conrad defends Lenin and Trotsky, and issues a health warning about Arthur Scargill, George Galloway, Robert Griffiths and others who want to forget, belittle or maintain silence over the crimes of Stalin
Britain: before and after the election
12 Mar 2009
On March 12 1984 - 25 years ago - the miners' Great Strike officially began. For the next 12 months, miners and the women of the pit communities fought a desperate battle for jobs, for their communities and for their class. This epic struggle mobilised the support of millions, in this country and across the globe.
Abstention or intervention
12 Feb 2009
After the victory by the Lindsey wildcat strike, James Turley draws some lessons
Stalinist illusions exposed
18 Sep 2008
Mike Macnair explodes the myths about the 'gains' of the USSR
Solzhenitsyn: false prophet
04 Sep 2008
Paul Flewers, author of 'The new civilisation? Understanding Stalin's Soviet Union 1929-1941', investigates how a hero of western anti-communism came to be abandoned by his former promoters
David Davis and democratic rights
10 Jul 2008
The failure of the far left to champion democracy has allowed rightwing polititians to pose as libertarians, argues Mike Macnair