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
UCU debate closed down
04 Oct 2007
Moshé Machover's article was written in 2005, before the Association of University Teachers and the National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education merged, in June 2006, to form the University and College Union. The UCU's inaugural congress in May 2007 carried a motion agreeing to circulate a call to boycott Israeli academic institutions and to encourage members to debate it. But on September 28 the UCU leadership, pleading 'legal advice', declared that any such boycott, and even the proposal to debate it, would be 'unlawful'. This letter of protest was sent to The Guardian, but has not been published
Time to unite our fractured ranks
27 Sep 2007
Dave Vincent (secretary of the Greater Manchester DCA branch of the PCS and is writing in a personal capacity) looks at the divided left in the PCS
Unions capitulate to Gordon Brown
27 Sep 2007
Graham Bash of Labour Briefing comments on the closing down of the remaining vestiges of Labour Party democracy at the Bournemouth conference
Beyond the prison walls
20 Sep 2007
How should communists respond to any upsurge in industrial action? Last month's POA dispute offers some useful lessons. Jack Conrad examines the arguments
Toothless motions and hysterical attacks
20 Sep 2007
The proposed UCU boycott of Israeli universities is an ineffective weapon, argues Hillel Ticktin.1 This is the first in a series of articles on the issue which will feature various writers
The prison officers dilemma
13 Sep 2007
Cameron Richards takes issue with Jim Moody's article 'The turn of the screws' (September 6) and the position of the CPGB leadership
The turn of the screws
06 Sep 2007
Jim Moody comments on last week's strike of the Prison Officers' Association and asks: Are prison officers state agents or workers in uniform?
Who's going to deliver?
09 Aug 2007
While support for Royal Mail strikes remains solid, the leadership of the Communication Workers Union is at a loss over how to combat the highly political onslaught by a government-backed management. Jim Moody writes
Creative support
09 Aug 2007
Support for Hands Off the People of Iran continues to grow, as more people visit the campaign website and sign up to Hopi's founding statement. Steve Cooke reports
Clear distance
09 Aug 2007
In less than a week, over 50 people were executed by public hanging in Iran's islamic republic. Yassamine Mather says communists and democrats must take a clear stand
Head to head
09 Aug 2007
As we go to press, voting is about to begin in the August 9 by-election for Shadwell ward in the east London borough of Tower Hamlets. The election campaign, triggered by the bitter resignation of Shamim Chowdhury - from Respect as well as from the council - saw Harun Miah go head to head with former Labour council leader Michael Keith. Huw Bynon reports
All power to Chávez?
02 Aug 2007
Nick Rogers analyses the sharpening contradictions within the process known as the 'Bolivarian revolution'
Compensation, not insurance
02 Aug 2007
Eddie Ford comments on the floods: Communists argue that in the event of a disaster or major accident any redress made should be based on a system of need, not individualised insurance schemes. And logically this requires that a universal compensation system be set up
Growing support
02 Aug 2007
Hands Off the People of Iran's already impressive list of supporters has continued to grow during the last week. Steve Cooke reports
Regional pay onslaught
02 Aug 2007
Dave Vincent, secretary of the Greater Manchester DCA branch of the Public and Commercial Services Union (personal capacity), reports on the latest divisive attacks on PCS members and calls for a united fightback