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
Following the crowd
12 Nov 2015
The Socialism 2015 event was marked by a distinct lack of new ideas, writes Commissaress
Masses and government
12 Nov 2015
Communists are not opposed in principle to the formation of working class administrations under capitalism, writes Mike Macnair
Taking Labour seriously
12 Nov 2015
Sarah McDonald reports from a sparsely attended national council meeting
Overcoming the power of capital
05 Nov 2015
Mike Macnair asks why leftwing administrations cannot halt the long-term trend to the right
Admit you were wrong!
05 Nov 2015
The SPEW comrades are in urgent need of a radical rethink, argues Peter Manson
Scandals in the capital
05 Nov 2015
The manoeuvring which culminated in the fall of the mayor of Rome could result in the populist right taking control of the city, writes Toby Abse
Origins of democratic centralism
05 Nov 2015
Demands to bring parliamentarians into line; rightwing MPs complaining about the threat of deselection; pleas to put electability first - it all sounds very familiar
Students force ANC retreat
29 Oct 2015
The climbdown on university fees has left the SACP general secretary looking thoroughly compromised, reports Peter Manson
Royal pomp and Hollandisation
29 Oct 2015
President Xi’s visit highlights what seems to be a changing strategic orientation of British imperialism, says Eddie Ford
Policies of other organisations
29 Oct 2015
Within the limits of principle everyone in Left Unity must have the right to put forward their own politics, writes Tina Becker
No to business as usual
29 Oct 2015
We need to take Labour seriously, argues LU national council member Sarah McDonald
Democrats divided
29 Oct 2015
There should be no support for Bernie Sanders, argues Jim Creegan
Nice guys finish last
29 Oct 2015
Battle lines are being drawn in the Labour Party, writes Paul Demarty
The Sanders project
22 Oct 2015
Alan Smithee compares the political shift on both sides of the Atlantic
Anatomy of a conference
15 Oct 2015
Jack Conrad offers pre-conference assessments and recommendations