Democracy & State > Labour
Overcoming the enemies within
17 May 2012
The left must unite in order to change the relationship of forces both within and outside the Labour Party, argues Mike Macnair
George’s modest flutter
01 Jul 2021
The return of the British left’s most eccentric celebrity has provided an interesting twist - but can he succeed? Paul Demarty looks at the Batley and Spen by-election
Blue and red walls crack
24 Jun 2021
Should the left refuse to call for a Labour vote because of crap politics and crap candidates? Eddie Ford calls for strategic thinking, not knee-jerk reactions
The Gerard Coyne danger
17 Jun 2021
Stan Keable reports on debates on the Unite election, the Chatham House left and our criticisms of the LPM fraction
Evans’s Zionist enforcers
17 Jun 2021
Supporting Israel will become a requirement for sitting councillors, prospective candidates and staff members. Graham Keene digs the dirt on the first ‘training session’
Penny-pinching boosterism
10 Jun 2021
Lots of soundbites, no joined-up thinking. Derek James looks at the poverty of the latest ‘great debate’
Finishing what Blair started?
10 Jun 2021
The project of delabourising Labour has had a new lease of life, argues Paul Demarty
Shallow, brief and very stupid
13 May 2021
The refusal to face up to the disastrous divisions caused by Brexit stems from referendum cretinism. Clive Dean of Labour Party Marxists reports on the May 9 meeting of LLA supporters
Chatham House ‘left’
29 Apr 2021
Who stands for what and who says what - such basic information should not be treated as the private property of a select few. Derek James calls for openness
Hollow man for hollow times
22 Apr 2021
With Labour facing a string of defeats on May 6, Derek James looks at the continuing problems facing Keir Starmer
Focus on big questions
01 Apr 2021
Tory commissioners should concentrate minds, writes Derek James of Labour Party Marxists
Getting our act together
25 Mar 2021
Derek James of Labour Party Marxists welcomes the coming together of the Labour left. However, the cause of unity must go hand-in-hand with principle
Defend David Miller
18 Mar 2021
Championing unrestricted freedom of speech does not imply political agreement. Derek James of Labour Party Marxists explains
Careerism on the Mersey
11 Mar 2021
James Harvey reports on the manoeuvrings and stitch-ups that have happened in the wake of the arrest of elected mayor Joe Anderson
No theory, please - we’re Labour
04 Mar 2021
Activism, never mind the politics: unfortunately this just about sums up the general approach. James Harvey reports
Hollow man for hollow times
25 Feb 2021
Much hyped though it was, the ‘new chapter’ speech was a ‘painting by numbers’ exercise in political platitudes, writes James Harvey