Party & Programme
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
Old loyalties under threat
02 Dec 2010
The fightback against the cuts continues to grow, but the left must build a viable alternative to the politics of nationalism. Anne Mc Shane reports in the aftermath of the latest mass demonstration in Dublin
Illusion of being a master of strategy
02 Dec 2010
Ben Lewis reviews John Rees 'Strategy and tactics: how the left can unite to transform society' Counterfire, 2010, pp65, £4
Arming the resistance
02 Dec 2010
What lies behind the ruling class cuts offensive and what strategy do we need to defeat it? This is an edited version of the speech given by Mike Macnair to the November 28 CPGB aggregate
Official optimism gone mad
25 Nov 2010
November 20 saw another Stop the War Coalition march against the occupation of Afghanistan. Maciej Zurowski gives his impressions
Zinoviev and the Halle Congress
25 Nov 2010
Zinoviev's largely forgotten speech and Martov's counterblast for the first time in English, plus introductory essays by Ben Lewis and Lars T Lih
The ironic triumph of 'old Bolshevism'
25 Nov 2010
Using new archival research, Canadian scholar Lars T Lih spoke to a London Communist Forum meeting about the 'April debates' and their impact on Bolshevik strategy through to October 1917
No to nationalist response
25 Nov 2010
There is no solution to the Irish crisis within its own borders. Anne Mc Shane calls for internationalism and solidarity
Harness the anger: the anti-cuts movement we need
25 Nov 2010
James Turley looks ahead to the Coalition of Resistance conference and warns against the lack of democracy and a clear programme
From Stalinism to social democracy
18 Nov 2010
Chris Gray reviews Brian Hanley and Scott Millar's 'The lost revolution: the story of the Official IRA and the Workers Party' Penguin Books 2010, pp601, GBP9.99
Good, bad, and middling Trots
18 Nov 2010
Voting in the election to replace Derek Simpson as general secretary of Unite the Union ends on November 19. Gerry Downing reports on the attacks on the Jerry Hicks campaign from supporters of left bureaucrat Len McCluskey
Clutching at straws
18 Nov 2010
The Respect Party is looking for a revival of its flagging fortunes through the election of George Galloway as an MSP. Peter Manson reports on a low-key conference
Poll tax reminiscences
11 Nov 2010
Maciej Zurowski finds that SPEW just cannot seem to get the actual Labour Party out of its head
Budget crisis deepens
11 Nov 2010
Double standards need to be challenged by the left in Ireland, writes Anne Mc Shane
The two souls of socialism
11 Nov 2010
Trade union politics was the main dish at Socialism 2010, the Socialist Party's annual school. James Turley reports
Sanctions take their toll
11 Nov 2010
Yassamine Mather calls for international solidarity with Iranian workers