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 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
SWP crisis: Green light for expulsions
07 Feb 2013
The opposition is about to be given a new lease of life, writes Peter Manson
SWP:Apparatus gears up for war
31 Jan 2013
This weekends national committee meeting looks set to trigger a showdown, writes Peter Manson
SWP crisis: Professor Callinicos and the dark side
31 Jan 2013
Finally a member of the SWP central committee attempts to defend its conduct. Paul Demarty wishes he hadnt bothered
SWP: No return to normal
24 Jan 2013
The fight for democracy and accountability in the SWP is gaining ground, reports Ben Lewis
The left: Rebellion, regroupment and the party we need
17 Jan 2013
Ben Lewis surveys the British lefts response to the crisis gripping the SWP, and calls for a radical change of culture
SWP crisis: Opposition emboldened as demand for recall grows
17 Jan 2013
The leadership can no longer lead - but a positive outcome to the crisis requires more than the removal of the entire CC, argues Paul Demarty
SWP's Tom Walker: Why I am resigning
10 Jan 2013
Tom Walker, (now former) Socialist Worker journalist, argues that the time has come to leave the SWP
SWP conference: Comrades in the SWP, rebel!
10 Jan 2013
The central committee was delivered a body blow at this weekends conference - but for dissidents the fight must go on, argues Paul Demarty
SWP: Expelled before conference begins
20 Dec 2012
Once more the SWP central committee has acted to silence critics and cut off debate, reports Peter Manson
SWP conference: Crazy contortions of SWP central committee
13 Dec 2012
Following criticisms of the SWPs culture and practice in the first two Internal Bulletins, the leadership has mobilised to rubbish opponents. Peter Manson reports
Anti-Capitalist Initiative:Up the Swanny
06 Dec 2012
The Anti-Capitalist Initiative hosted two events over the weekend of December 1-2. Mark Fischer was not impressed