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
Modern ancient constitutions
28 Oct 2021
We are agreed: the struggle for political democracy is vital. But more is needed. Mike Macnair answers his common-ground critics
Unity without principle
21 Oct 2021
It does not look like the Resist Movement has much of a future. Anti-sectarianism is a good thing, but not if it means fudging, refusing to take a stand and disparaging sharp argument. Gerald Wiley reports
Failing the Lenin test
21 Oct 2021
A spooked leadership is attempting to silence its left critics, especially the rebel youth wing. The use of cadre names, defence of Stalin, advocacy of a popular militia and any public dissent have been outlawed. Paul Demarty reports on what could end up as a messy split
A long-established disorder?
21 Oct 2021
Famous as a polemical target of ‘Leftwing’ communism, ironically Amadeo Bordiga claimed to agree with Lenin’s strategy for world revolution. David Broder investigates
Delusions of techno-fix
21 Oct 2021
Today’s capitalist politicians are unlikely to agree, let alone implement, the measures needed to stop runaway climate change. Jack Conrad argues that the fundamental problem lies at the level of the system itself. Nonetheless, as shown by the Soviet Union, more than the mere abolition of capitalism is needed. The associated producers must take control
Prince over the water
14 Oct 2021
The takeover of Newcastle United by Saudi Arabia’s MBS highlights the contradictory position of fans in modern football, says Paul Demarty
Honouring the victims
14 Oct 2021
On October 9 a group of Iranian revolutionaries, now mainly based in North America and Europe, organised an online meeting to commemorate the 1988 massacre of political prisoners. Among the speakers were Yassamine Mather, Shahin Chitsaz and Mike Macnair
The wealth of nature
14 Oct 2021
There are still those who merely offer a mirror image of bourgeois ideology, with the claim that workers create all the wealth. Jack Conrad argues that nature more than contributes: it is primary
Vigorous debate
07 Oct 2021
Paul Drummond reports on the discussions at last weekend’s meeting of CPGB and LPM comrades
Addressing the central issues
30 Sep 2021
Foppe de Haan returns to his differences with Mike Macnair on the question of the ‘professional-managerial class’
Class, state and constitution
16 Sep 2021
Rising classes have to reshape states in their own interests. Mike Macnair explores the revolutionary origins of capitalist modernity
Accused of corruption
09 Sep 2021
It is bad enough that a ‘communist’ is a senior minister in a capitalist government, writes Peter Manson. But now things are even worse
Artificial antiquity
09 Sep 2021
The creation of a new constitution is not only relevant to social transition. It is fundamental, argues Mike Macnair
weapon forged in lies
09 Sep 2021
Derek James calls upon the left to show courage and refute every false accusation with the truth
Constitutions ancient and modern
02 Sep 2021
Bourgeois politicians, not least those in Britain and the US, make frankly risible claims about the constitutions of their respective countries. But, argues Mike Macnair in the first of two articles, Marxists are right to treat constitutions seriously