Party & Programme > Democratic centralism
The long view
29 Mar 2012
Communists must be patient, writes Paul Demarty, avoiding the twins of opportunism and adventurism
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?
SWP: How did this bloody mess come to pass?
18 Jul 2013
Marxism, the annual school of the SWP, saw a revamped opposition, reports Mark Fischer
SWP: Opposition flexes its muscles
11 Jul 2013
The leadership got its disciplinary vote, writes Paul Demarty. But then it pathetically backed down
SWP leadership: Laughable history produces laughable results
11 Jul 2013
Jack Conrad argues that the pre-1917 Bolshevik model of organisation should be properly studied and properly understood
Socialist Party/CWI: Rudeness and revolution
04 Jul 2013
The Committee for a Workers International should not insist on micro-managing debates, argues Paul Demarty
LRC: Left in the dark
04 Jul 2013
There are rumours flying around about goings-on at the top of the Labour Representation Committee, the left-Labour umbrella group. Harley Filben peers into an atmosphere of secrecy...
SWP crisis: Offering token concessions
13 Jun 2013
As the crisis rumbles on, the SWP leadership admits it has gone through an extremely bruising period. Peter Manson reports on the central committees perspectives
SWP: In decay and in denial
30 May 2013
Peter Manson contrasts the speakers lists for Marxism 2013 and Counterfire
SWP: Opposition springs back to life
23 May 2013
The fightback must be principled and programmatically armed, urges Peter Manson
SWP no-platformed: Self-inflicted injury
02 May 2013
The annual Marxism festival is running short of big names - but the SWP has encouraged the culture of boycotting problematic people, argues Paul Demarty
Gender quotas: The two souls of tokenism
25 Apr 2013
The gender imbalance in left groups cannot be cured by bureaucratic means, argues Paul Demarty