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
Poor tactics, useless strategy
06 Nov 2003
Unison's dispute over London weighting continues to suffer from serious underlying weaknesses, says Alan Stevens
Rattled Tories crown Howard
06 Nov 2003
Michael Malkin says the Tory leadership contest tells us much about the state of the Conservative Party
An utter mess
06 Nov 2003
In June a rotten settlement gave management carte blanche to impose 'modernisation' on firefighters' working conditions. Now the promised seven percent rise is to be phased in. Fire Brigades Union London regional officer Matt Wrack spoke to Peter Manson about the background to the latest wave of unofficial action
Temporary climbdown
06 Nov 2003
John Keys reports on the latest of the postal dispute
Wildcat post strikes spread
30 Oct 2003
John Keys reports about the unofficial strikes by postal workers that have broken out all over London and nearby areas
Unity is democratic demand too
30 Oct 2003
The Scottish Socialist Party's national council met in Stirling on Sunday October 26 with around 150 delegates and observers in attendance. Sarah McDonald reports
Party notes: Royal scandals and platonic republicanism
30 Oct 2003
Paul Burrell's book 'A royal duty' has unleashed yet another crisis for the beleaguered British Royal family. Jack Conrad comments
London weighting dead end
23 Oct 2003
Alan Stevens reports about Unison's long-running, stop and go London weighting dispute
Socialism 2003: Tensions rise to surface
23 Oct 2003
Over the weekend of October 18-19 at Glasgow Caledonian University the Scottish Socialist Party held its fourth annual school. Sarah McDonald was there
Scottish Socialist Party: Dilemmas of separatism
23 Oct 2003
The debate on Scottish independence at Socialism 2003 brought into sharp focus a number of issues that will be crucial for the progress of the Scottish Socialist Party over the next period. Nick Rogers reports
Bourgeois revolutions and breaking national myths
16 Oct 2003
Neil Davidson, a member of the Socialist Worker platform in the SSP, systematically takes apart what commonly passes for Scottish history. This is an edited version of the opening he gave to this year's Communist University
Labour socialists and SSP
16 Oct 2003
Can Labour be reclaimed? Are avenues of dissent concreted over? Vince Mills secretary of the Campaign for Socialism - a group within the Scottish Labour Party - speaks to Mark Fischer
Rewinning our day
01 May 2003
It is time we reclaim May Day from the Stalinists, says Eddie Ford
Stalin's system of terror
06 Mar 2003
The 50th anniversary of Joseph Stalin's death on March 5 1953 has been used as an occasion to revisit the massive terror he personally ordered and presided over from the late 1920s onwards. Jack Conrad investigates the legacy of 'the man of steel'
The left and the Muslim Association
06 Feb 2003
Jack Conrad discusses Marxist strategy and tactics