Party & Programme > Democratic centralism
The long view
29 Mar 2012
Communists must be patient, writes Paul Demarty, avoiding the twins of opportunism and adventurism
How to win
29 Sep 2016
Jeremy Corbyn’s triumph was predictable. So were the olive branches waved about from both sides. However, says James Marshall of Labour Party Marxists, the civil war will continue till one side or the other wins
Victory and retreat
29 Sep 2016
Despite the talk about ‘wiping the slate clean’, Jim Grant of Labour Party Marxists expects the war to continue
We need a brand new clause four
22 Sep 2016
The battle with the right is sure to intensify after Corbyn’s re-election. As part of that battle James Marshall of Labour Party Marxists calls for the adoption of new principles
Bernstein’s assault on ‘orthodoxy’
22 Sep 2016
Marc Mulholland examines the revisionist attack on class politics and the three most important responses. Clearly this dispute was about more than ‘reform’ versus ‘revolution’
After Corbyn’s second victory
15 Sep 2016
The failed coup presents the left with an unparalleled historic opportunity. James Marshall of Labour Party Marxists outlines a programme of immediate tasks and long-term strategic goals
How to deselect your MP
08 Sep 2016
Carla Roberts looks at the rules, past and present
Make it mandatory
08 Sep 2016
Carla Roberts reviews: David Osland's 'How to select or reselect your MP', Spokesman Books, 2016, pp16, £4
Sources, streams and confluence
25 Aug 2016
Ben Lewis offers some thoughts on the origins of democratic centralism
Time for Corbyn to speak out
21 Jul 2016
What does the right do when it loses an election? It voids the result! Tony Greenstein reports on the suspension of the largest local Labour unit
No safe spaces for traitors
21 Jul 2016
Jeremy Corbyn not only faces the nonentity, Owen Smith, but a legal challenge in the high court. Jim Grant of Labour Party Marxists says the left must toughen up
Openness is a weapon
21 Apr 2016
The Weekly Worker’s commitment to open reporting on the affairs of the labour movement is not a fetish, but a political necessity, argues Paul Demarty
Straight-talking left
07 Apr 2016
There is nothing to fear from openly and honestly reporting our meetings, writes Sarah McDonald
A missed opportunity
26 Nov 2015
Left unity continues to dodge the issue of its constitution, writes Paul Demarty
Origins of democratic centralism
05 Nov 2015
Demands to bring parliamentarians into line; rightwing MPs complaining about the threat of deselection; pleas to put electability first - it all sounds very familiar
Not fit for purpose
15 Jan 2015
Jack Conrad shows that the LU constitution internalises trade union defeats and contains self-defeating time bombs