Party & Programme > Democratic centralism
The long view
29 Mar 2012
Communists must be patient, writes Paul Demarty, avoiding the twins of opportunism and adventurism
AWL: Failing the litmus test of loyalty
07 Nov 2013
The republication of a chauvinistic article on the Alliance for Workers Liberty website was the spark that led Patrick Smith to resign from the organisation. Mark Fischer asked him about his experience in the group
AWL: Siege mentality
31 Oct 2013
Conference is where political differences should be debated out. Paul Demarty reports on an exception
SWP: Insiders call leadership to account
31 Oct 2013
Members have finally been presented with a detailed report of the Delta case, reports Peter Manson. But it does not make easy reading for the central committee
SWP: Another dreadful mess
17 Oct 2013
The behaviour of the SWP brings the whole left into disrepute, writes Peter Manson
SWP: Leatherites thirsting for a purge
10 Oct 2013
Faced with criticism from two directions, the central committee is desperately trying to limit the damage. Peter Manson reports
SWP: At war with itself
03 Oct 2013
The leadership is divided between two competing factions. Meanwhile there is the challenge presented by the official opposition. Peter Manson reports on the growing disarray
Die Linke: Safe spaces task force
26 Sep 2013
A word of warning from Maciej Zurowski for those in Left Unity who wish to emulate the German left party
Safe spaces: Conway-Hudson school of censorship
26 Sep 2013
Paul Demarty defends the idea of free speech on the left
SWP: Treating the symptoms
26 Sep 2013
Attempting to reform the disputes procedure will not cure the SWP of its bureaucratic centralism. Meanwhile, splits have opened up in both the opposition and loyalist camps, writes Peter Manson
CWI Ireland: Attempt to silence critics
08 Aug 2013
Anne McShane surveys the response to CWI member Craig Murphy's honest and forthright article on the Socialist Party in Ireland
Socialist Party Ireland: Not for the public domain
25 Jul 2013
Craig Murphy, a member of the Socialist Party in Ireland, reports on the resignation of four prominent comrades and the dishonest response of the leadership
Delta resigns: Now the rest should follow
25 Jul 2013
The resignation of Martin Smith was long overdue, argues Peter Manson
Democratic centralism: Further fortunes of a formula
25 Jul 2013
While the emphasis inevitably shifted according to circumstances, writes Lars T Lih, for the Bolsheviks democracy was just as vital as centralism
Alex in wonderland
18 Jul 2013
Attempts by the leadership to portray the SWP as the only Leninist organisation in town are totally at odds with reality, argues Ben Lewis
Democratic centralism: The genie and the bottle
18 Jul 2013
If you can loosen SWP restrictions on free debate on one occasion, asks Peter Manson, why not do so permanently?