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
Political zombification
28 Nov 2019
Mike Macnair finds the second pre-conference discussion bulletin a sad but revealing read...
High politics and the left
22 Nov 2019
Calls to focus on the economy and crude ‘tax the rich’ slogans actually play into the hands of UK capital, says Mike Macnair.
Not the end of history
15 Nov 2019
With the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall bourgeois triumphalism feels more brittle than ever, says Paul Demarty.
Keeping firm on basic principles
09 Nov 2019
Hands Off the People of Iran has issued the following statement on its decision to remove John McDonnell as its honorary president
Pretence of democracy
31 Oct 2019
Peter Manson reports on the first of three SWP pre-conference internal bulletins.
LAW statement
31 Oct 2019
Recoiling from the challenge
31 Oct 2019
Carla Roberts of Labour Party Marxists is puzzled by the decision of the Labour Representation Committee
In turmoil over Brexit
24 Oct 2019
The economy is set for a hammering, but the left seems determined to learn nothing, writes Anne McShane.
More power to members
24 Oct 2019
The furore over the parliamentary selection process and the restructuring of Jeremy Corbyn’s office show that Labour HQ is still focussing on the top, says Carla Roberts of Labour Party Marxists.
Break with ANC
03 Oct 2019
It is totally insufficient to oppose only ‘corrupt’ ANC candidates, writes Peter Manson.
Abolish the filibuster
26 Sep 2019
The constitution of the United States is designed to thwart democracy, observes Dan Lazare.
But not in with the old
26 Sep 2019
David Sherriff says that, while it was right for delegates in Brighton to vote for the old Fabian clause four, now the task must be to unite around a Marxist alternative.
Still deadlocked
20 Sep 2019
As Israel moves further and further to the openly racist far right, there is no longer any room for a hypocritical Zionist left that talks equality and practises ethnic cleansing, writes Tony Greenstein.
Lexiteers and Brexiteers united
20 Sep 2019
Demanding exactly what Boris Johnson wants, writes Eddie Ford, sections of the left are still calling for an immediate general election.
A rough guide for delegates
20 Sep 2019
Carla Roberts of Labour Party Marxists looks at some of the proposed rule changes to be debated by conference.