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
Shielding the powerful
23 Apr 2020
Heavy-handed legal threats against Labour show up the real effects of data protection legislation, argues Paul Demarty
Sleepwalking into disaster
23 Apr 2020
The government knew for years that a ‘terrifying’ pandemic was coming, says Eddie Ford, yet it did next to nothing to prepare
Weaponising ‘anti-Semitism’
23 Apr 2020
Labour’s leaked report does not tackle the central question, argues Moshé Machover
Defend Steve Hedley
17 Apr 2020
RMT should immediately rescind the suspension of its assistant general secretary, argues Paul Demarty
Singularly incompetent
17 Apr 2020
Jeremy Corbyn was timid and cowardly, argues Adam Lewinski. Though this article was originally written for the Morning Star, it was rejected by the editor, who deemed it too critical. We print it in the name of honest and open debate
Revealed at last
17 Apr 2020
The full extent of the lengths the right will go to in order to regain control has finally been exposed, writes David Shearer of Labour Party Marxists
Never let a good crisis go to waste
09 Apr 2020
Governments are using the pandemic as an opportunity to introduce authoritarian legislation, writes Eddie Ford
Testing times
09 Apr 2020
James Linney has no doubt where the blame lies for all the failures
Not the gutter, but the stars
09 Apr 2020
Jack Conrad comments on Starmer’s victory and the problems with the left.
Coming home to roost
26 Mar 2020
Richard Galen describes how NHS workers are doing their best to cope following years of Tory cuts.
End of the line
26 Mar 2020
Covid-19 has done away with Britain’s rail franchising system. Paul Demarty, for one, is not going to miss it.
Fourth emergency service
26 Mar 2020
Eddie Ford says postal workers must not allow management to use the pandemic crisis as an excuse to launch further attacks on the union.
Rise to the challenge
26 Mar 2020
Sinn Féin might be about to join a grand coalition, but the left should not join Sinn Féin, argues Anne McShane.
Nationalism and COVID-19
12 Mar 2020
Despite the rapid spread of coronavirus, notes Toby Abse, the response of the Italian government compares favourably to Boris Johnson’s.
Clause wars
12 Mar 2020
James Marshall of Labour Party Marxists says RLB’s clause four owes more to Tony Blair than Sidney Webb. Either way, both amount to bullshit. What we need is a clause four that marks a real political shift.