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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

PDS: Germany’s SLP?

11 Dec 1997

The German PDS is viewed by some as a sister organisation of Britain’s SLP. Others contrast this ‘party of recomposition’ favourably to Scargill’s party, citing a broader, more inclusive democracy. PDS member Kathrin Becker examines the reality

Disunity blunts left challenge

11 Dec 1997

This exchange of letters between supporters of the Marxist Bulletin and the SLP Republicans group illustrates the continuing friction between sections of the SLP left. Their inability to unite around a common platform threatens to marginalise democrats in the party