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
Rightist liquidation threatens
24 Nov 2005
Ian Mahoney reviews the SWP's Pre-conference bulletin
Bizarre, upside-down politics
24 Nov 2005
Peter Tatchell responds to the implied SWP charge of racism and islamophobia against him and Outrage
A dead parrot - not quite
24 Nov 2005
Non-aligned Respect member Sean Thompson expresses his fear that the project is being killed by SWP control-freakery
Gay rights 'shibboleth'
24 Nov 2005
Was it just an oversight that gay and lesbian rights did not feature in Respect's election manifestio? Apparently not, as the debate at conference showed. Peter Manson reports
A strange amalgam
24 Nov 2005
Respect's second annual conference took place over the weekend of November 19-20. But what is Respect, asks Peter Manson - a party or coalition? In fact it is a chimera, a multi-headed beast which is regularly redefined by its leaders according to needs and circumstances
Decision time for SWP
17 Nov 2005
The Socialist Workers Party is still refusing to take responsibility for two of their members who voted for the scandalous pension deal in the PCSU: Martin John has resigned from the party and no action has been taken against Sue Bond. Lee Rock, national secretary of the PCSU Socialist Caucus, reports
We're small but we're back
17 Nov 2005
Pete McLaren and Steve Freeman report on a meeting to revive the Socialist Alliance. Both are officers in the new formation
SP rival to Respect?
17 Nov 2005
Joni Wells reports on the Socialist Party's Campaign for a New Workers Party
Reviving left reformism
17 Nov 2005
The Socialist Party in England and Wales is recruiting and in buoyant mood, writes Peter Manson. Its November 12-13 weekend school demonstrated that sectarianism brings short-term advantages
Open the borders
17 Nov 2005
Respect conference delegate David Isaacson explains why he will be supporting resolution 31, which would committ Respect to "oppose all borders"
Galloway's Churchillian moment
17 Nov 2005
Mark Fischer listened to George Galloway praising the British armed forces in World War II - "our finest hour as a country"
The modern Janus
17 Nov 2005
Respect purports to have something for everyone. In terms of programme, argues Jack Conrad, that means the attempt face two ways at the same time
Short-termist and dishonest
17 Nov 2005
Peter Manson looks at the role of the Socialist Party in the public service pensions sell-out
Party discipline no longer works
17 Nov 2005
Elisabeth Gauthier is a member of the executive committee of the Parti Communiste Français. She spoke to Tina Becker about the recent riots in France
Empty platitudes or programme of action
17 Nov 2005
Around 180 people from across Europe attended the November 12-13 'Assembly for a charter of principles for another Europe' in Florence. This charter, which could potentially be a very useful tool for the struggles of the working class in Europe, will be presented to the next European Social Forum in Athens in May 2006. However, the confusion about the purpose and structure of the charter mirrors the political disarray of much of the European left, says Tina Becker