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
Islamists and infidels
30 Nov 2006
Seyyed Ferjani from the Muslim Association of Britain and SP member Jim Hensman debated the rather broad question, 'Which way forward for Britain's muslims?' Not surprisingly, the meeting lacked a certain focus - but also highlighted the SP's confused and inadequate position on democratic questions, says Helen Broadhurst
Democracy east and west
30 Nov 2006
Leading SP member Paula Mitchell presented a scary vision of socialism in the session, 'Why the Soviet Union wasn't socialist and how democracy would work under socialism'. Tina Becker was there
Manchester warning
30 Nov 2006
The potential for Student Respect in alliance with the Federation of Student Islamic Societies to make a breakthrough in student politics - and the contradictory results this would have for political and social life on the campuses - has been illustrated by the spat on Manchester University's Student Direct. Emily Bransom reports
Our republic
23 Nov 2006
For too long the left has dismissed minimum-maximum programmes. Jack Conrad argues that as well as shortcomings, gaps and faults there is much that can positively be learnt from them
SWP 'no platform' fiasco
23 Nov 2006
Last weekend's grandly named People's Assembly saw the Socialist Workers Party adopt a highly contradictory position on the crucial question of defence of democratic rights, including the right to free speech. Peter Manson reports
Many questions, no answers
16 Nov 2006
Last weekend saw the SWP attempt to win union militants to Respect. Alan Stevens reports on the Organising for Fighting Unions conference
Another Marxism is possible
16 Nov 2006
Richard Price responds to Mike Macnair's critique of 100 years of Labour
BNP acquittal heralds fresh attack on rights
16 Nov 2006
Communists reject giving the state more powers to restrict free speech, says Jim Moody
What happens next?
16 Nov 2006
Public and Commercial Services Union militant Tony Wood gives his view of the conference
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