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The long view
29 Mar 2012
Communists must be patient, writes Paul Demarty, avoiding the twins of opportunism and adventurism
Debate poses need for communist unity
01 Feb 1996
Last Sunday the Communist Party hosted a debate with the Independent Working Class Association on the need for common action among revolutionaries
Socialist Workers Party - Canadian style
25 Jan 1996
January 10 saw a major split in the Canadian International Socialists. Below we reprint an edited version of a resignation letter - signed by Sue Ferguson, David McNally, Alan Sears and Deborah Simmons - which took the form of an ‘Open letter to members of the International Socialist’, dated December 28 1995. Though we do not necessarily agree with all their conclusions we feel it is important that all divisions in our movement are debated out openly, in print. We welcome replies from IS or SWP members
Central committee business...
18 Jan 1996
Bob Smith - For a Permanent Party Polemic Committee
For a workers’ party
18 Jan 1996
Scargill’s SLP has been launched without any debate over politics, strategy or organisation. The constitution was presented as a fait accompli. Nevertheless debate does not end here
Canadian SWP faces continuing crisis
11 Jan 1996
We expect SWP members will not feel able to respond to this post from the Internet. Nevertheless they might find the information interesting
Historic opportunity demands widest possible debate
14 Dec 1995
Muddle at the Weekly Worker
16 Nov 1995
Bob Smith - For a Permanent Party Polemic Committee
Bad Party practice!
09 Nov 1995
Bob Smith - For a Permanent Party Polemic Committee
Australian Cliffite group splits
02 Nov 1995
Marcus Larsen of the Communist Party Advocates reports from Australia
None of our business
02 Nov 1995
SUPPLEMENT: The struggle for communism - Yesterday, today and tomorrow
12 Oct 1995
The Republican Worker Tendency replies to Jack Conrad’s ‘Party, Non-ideology and Faction’
The future works
12 Oct 1995
Bob Smith - for the establishment of a permanent Party Polemic Committee
Another SWP exile
12 Oct 1995
Open letter from John Bossano, Southampton East Branch of the SWP
Internet free-for-all
07 Sep 1995
Bob Smith of ‘For a Polemic Committee’ - which advocates a permanent Party polemic committee - on the internet and Party democracy
Can the SWP be reformed?
24 Aug 1995
Dave Craig of the RDG questions RWT tactics