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
End the witch hunt
25 Jan 2018
Stan Keable, secretary of Labour Against the Witchhunt, reports on a successful lobby of Labour’s NEC
Parallel dead ends
25 Jan 2018
Peter Manson reviews: Ronnie Kasrils, A simple man: Kasrils and the Zuma enigma Auckland Park 2017, pp283, £16.19 and Dale McKinley, South Africa’s corporatised liberation Auckland Park 2017, pp198, £14.95
Hard, soft or no Brexit?
25 Jan 2018
The working class needs a strategy that tails neither big capital nor backward-looking politicians, argues Jack Conrad
The price of neoliberalism
18 Jan 2018
The continuing decline of the left will be confirmed by the results of the March 4 general election, predicts Toby Abse
Democratise the party
18 Jan 2018
The election of Christine Shawcroft as chair of Labour’s disputes panel gives some hope that Jeremy Corbyn and his allies might finally put an end to the witch-hunt, says Carla Roberts of Labour Party Marxists
At a crossroads
11 Jan 2018
Peter Manson looks at the situation following the election of Cyril Ramaphosa
Building up steam
11 Jan 2018
Labour Against the Witchhunt secretary Stan Keable reports on the debates and decisions
Labour tails Tory rebels
21 Dec 2017
Calling the modern powers to revise statutes by regulations ‘Henry VIII clauses’ gives the whole Brexit exercise a spurious air of English antiquity, argues Mike Macnair
Calling all witches
21 Dec 2017
Motion against witch-hunts
Back from the cliff edge
14 Dec 2017
The last-minute deal between British and European negotiators has averted disaster for now - but settles very little, argues Paul Demarty
Renzi vs Grasso
14 Dec 2017
It looks as though a ‘centre-left’ coalition headed by Matteo Renzi will be opposed by a leftwing bloc in the 2018 general election, writes Toby Abse
False history and lip service
14 Dec 2017
Far from aiding the ‘peace process’, writes Yassamine Mather, Trump’s Jerusalem announcement will act as an encouragement to Israeli expansionism
Planning the final assault
07 Dec 2017
The introduction of ‘accountable care organisations’ could be the beginning of the end for the NHS, writes James Linney
Three scenarios to ponder
07 Dec 2017
The left must expect the unexpected after the next general election. Peter Manson reports
Negotiations end in chaos
07 Dec 2017
Even if Theresa May manages to strong-arm Brexit negotiations to their next phase, there is a long way to go. Paul Demarty asks if she has the staying power