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
Completing the vicious circle
12 Jul 2019
Michael Roberts recalls the disastrous policies of the Syriza government
Corbyn, Tehran and fake news
12 Jul 2019
Yassmine Mather shows that the mainstream media have little or no regard for the truth
Time to reorient
12 Jul 2019
With talk of prorogation and an ‘alternative parliament’, writes Eddie Ford, a constitutional crisis is looming.
Bitter fruit of appeasement
04 Jul 2019
The renewed suspension of Chris Williamson and the degeneration of Momentum shows that the left in the party needs to get organised, says Carla Roberts of Labour Party Marxists
From miracle to hard border?
04 Jul 2019
In the 1990s Ireland was a great success story. Then came the financial crash and now there is the danger of Brexit unleashing economic mayhem. In the first of two articles, James Harvey discusses the changing fortunes of Irish capitalism
A company union?
04 Jul 2019
James Marshall of Labour Party Marxists looks at Jeremy Corbyn’s latest proposals for the armed forces
Aiding Corbyn’s opponents
27 Jun 2019
Jon Lansman’s attack on Jewish Voice for Labour is no different from the attacks on white opponents of apartheid in South Africa, argues Tony Greenstein
Storms heading our way
27 Jun 2019
In order to win the Tory leadership election Boris Johnson says that when it comes to Brexit it is ‘do or die’. According to existing parliamentary arithmetic, he will die. But that will hardly be the end of matters, says Eddie Ford
Let’s get trigger-happy
27 Jun 2019
The reinstatement of Chris Williamson has riled the witch-hunters, writes Carla Roberts of Labour Party Marxists. Now we must ensure that the decision to introduce the reformed trigger ballot process is used to drive them out
AMMs or GCs?
20 Jun 2019
Labour First, the LRC and the CLPD all vigorously oppose all-members meetings, while Momentum is in favour. But it really is a question of tactics, argues Carla Roberts of Labour Party Marxists
Blue-on-blue fight
20 Jun 2019
Boris Johnson is cruising to victory - but then what? Eddie Ford looks at the various possibilities
From Peterborough to Pompeo
13 Jun 2019
With every new victim of the witch-hunt, the requirements to qualify as an ‘anti-Semite’ are substantially lowered, says Carla Roberts of Labour Party Marxists
New type of party
13 Jun 2019
Genuine democracy means collective decision-making and accountability, argues Peter Manson
All part of the campaign
06 Jun 2019
Pete Willsman is the victim of a well-timed sting - yet his own CLPD comrades will not stand in solidarity with him. Carla Roberts reports
The prosecutor’s fallacy
06 Jun 2019
Boris Johnson is surely guilty of lying - but dishonesty in politics cannot be dealt with by the courts, argues Paul Demarty