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
PCSU left split
16 Nov 2006
Lee Rock, national secretary of the PCSU Socialist Caucus, explains the split in the Left Unity group
Desperate evasion and sectarianism
09 Nov 2006
A 'republican socialist party' in Britain that eschews Marxism must be a concession to nationalism. Mike Macnair responds to Dave Craig
Marxist party - an illusion
02 Nov 2006
In the absence of a world revolutionary party, a national communist party could only be a capitulation to British nationalism, argues Dave Craig of the Revolutionary Democratic Group
Class resistance and conspiracy
26 Oct 2006
David Douglass reviews Margaret Hutcherson's Let no wheels turn: the wrecking of the Flying Scotsman, 1926 TUPS Books, 2006, pp91, £6.95
Keeping Marxist powder dry
26 Oct 2006
Owen Jones of the campaign to elect John McDonnell to succeed Tony Blair spoke to the Weekly Worker
For the right to choose
19 Oct 2006
Respect gave over the Saturday afternoon session of its annual conference to a public rally on islamophobia. Anne Mc Shane reports
Labourism or republicanism
05 Oct 2006
Where next for the fight for working class political representation? Dave Craig of the Revolutionary Democratic Group looks at the alternatives
Cameron repositions
05 Oct 2006
Jim Moody analyses the 20th century's most successful election machine - the Conservative Party
Build support for McDonnell
28 Sep 2006
As the Labour Party conference comes to an end, Graham Bash of Labour Left Briefing calls for the leadership contest to be linked to the fight for a fundamental change of direction
Only democracy can fully meet needs
28 Sep 2006
The National Health Service is unsafe in New Labour hands, says Jim Moody
100 years hard labour?
28 Sep 2006
Mike Macnair reviews Graham Bash and Andrew Fisher: 100 years of Labour (London 2006, pp80, £4). Available from www.100yearsoflabour.net
Time for politics
28 Sep 2006
Peter Manson reports from the September 23 'Time to go' demonstration in Manchester
Capitalist logic and NHS Logistics
21 Sep 2006
Privatisation of the whole of the national health service may not be on the cards just yet. But an important part of it is to be privatised in a few days. Jim Moody reports
No space left of Labour
21 Sep 2006
The John McDonnell campaign marks a significant change, argues Owen Jones of the Labour Representation Committee and Socialist Youth Network
Fight on two fronts
21 Sep 2006
Much of the left is taking a simplistic and unprincipled approach to Iran, writes Mehdi Kia, co-editor of Iran Bulletin - Middle East Forum. It is essential to oppose not only imperialist threats, but also the islamic regime, which continues to suppress a whole range of democratic and working class movements from below