Party & Programme > Democratic centralism
The long view
29 Mar 2012
Communists must be patient, writes Paul Demarty, avoiding the twins of opportunism and adventurism
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
Democratic centralism: Fortunes of a formula
11 Apr 2013
How did 'democratic centralism' become 'democratic centralism'? Lars T Lih looks at the changing use of the phrase by the Bolsheviks
The left: Loach makes his bid for unity
28 Mar 2013
Can anything positive arise from the SWP crisis? Peter Manson believes it can if we stick to our principles
SPEW: Peter Taaffe and his own scandal
14 Mar 2013
Ben Lewis discusses SPEWs version of democratic centralism
SWP factions: Two errors of the opposition
14 Mar 2013
SWP lynchers were emboldened by a weak opposition, argues Eddie Ford
SWP special conference: Apparatus uses fair means and foul
14 Mar 2013
Peter Manson asks what can still be saved from the SWP
SWP special conference: Divided they fall
07 Mar 2013
The Socialist Workers Party leadership is attempting to divide the opposition. Taking the bait would be suicide, reckons Paul Demarty
Alex Callinicos: haunted by the real Lenin
07 Mar 2013
Ben Lewis observed few signs of revolt at last weekends SWSS day school
SWP CC and theory: Self-serving dishonesty
28 Feb 2013
Do the Socialist Workers Partys stability and clear perspectives result from its ban on permanent factions? You must be joking, writes Mike Macnair
SWP crisis: Silence of the lambs
28 Feb 2013
The softly, softly approach of the Socialist Workers Party opposition contrasts with the leaderships aggression, argues Paul Demarty
Socialist Party: Taaffe’s significant silence
21 Feb 2013
The Socialist Party in England and Wales appears to have decided to effectively ignore the SWP crisis. But why? Ben Lewis investigates
SWP crisis: Lynch mobs and lèse-majesté
21 Feb 2013
The Socialist Workers Party leadership is fighting a dirty war. Unfortunately, writes Paul Demarty, nobody seems to have told the opposition