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End the cycle of splits
24 May 2012
If the left is to build a serious political organisation it will have to facilitate internal dissent, writes Mike Macnair. And that will require both majorities and minorities to act responsibly
Scottish Socialist Party spirals into all out civil war
01 Jun 2006
Peter Manson looks at the factions and politics behind the headlines and Tommy Sheridan's grab for power
Will the Socialist Alliance fight?
25 May 2006
The weakness of the left has been highlighted by the local election results in England, writes Dave Craig of the Revolutionary Democratic Group. What kind of party is needed to overcome this?
Personality crisis
18 May 2006
The Scottish Socialist Party appears to be on the brink of a potentially devastating split between, on the one hand, the supporters of the party's former convenor and most prominent figure, Tommy Sheridan, and, on the other, the leadership majority around the SSP's main theoretician, policy and press coordinator Alan McCombes. Peter Manson reports
SWP failure within Respect success
11 May 2006
Peter Manson comments on the results of the May 4 local elections
Populism at large
27 Apr 2006
The April 25 Tower Hamlets hustings for local election candidates, organised by the Islamic Society of Britain (ISB), was a highly charged affair. Huw Bynon reports
'Reformism from above'?
20 Apr 2006
Anne Mc Shane compares Respect's election materials to Socialist Worker's 'What the Socialist Workers Party stands for' column
'Reformism from above'?
13 Apr 2006
Anne Mc Shane compares Respect's election materials to Socialist Worker's 'What the Socialist Workers Party stands for' column
'Talib Johnny' drops in and out
30 Mar 2006
Peter Manson looks at Birmingham city councillor for Sparkbrook, Talib Hussain, who resigned from Respect only a week after joining
My enemy's enemy
23 Mar 2006
Alan Stevens reviews George Galloway's new pamphlet 'Target Iran' - and is not impressed by its one-sidedness
Democracy for the millions, not the millionaires
23 Mar 2006
The CNWP must aim for an SSP-type party, writes Dave Craig of the Revolutionary Democratic Group
Galloway on the airwaves
16 Mar 2006
Carey Davies reports on Talk Sport's newest presenter
Money launderers, political corruption, minor celebrities and our antidotes
09 Mar 2006
Eddie Ford comments on the furore around Tessa Jowell and George Galloway's reinvention as a radio host
McCombes strategy provokes reaction
09 Mar 2006
Sandy McBurney, a member of the SSP's Workers Unity platform, gives his assessment of the weekend
Left nationalists at the crossroads
09 Mar 2006
A much divided Scottish Socialist Party held its annual conference in Dundee on March 4-5. Nick Rogers was there
Allying with the nationalists
02 Mar 2006
Nick Rogers looks at the key issue before this weekend's SSP annual conference