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
Proletarian dictatorship and state capitalism
25 Jun 2015
Chris Cutrone of Platypus examines the meaning of political party for the left
Positive thinking on Labour
18 Jun 2015
LU’s national council saw some mixed outcomes. Sarah McDonald reports
Fight for a political alternative
18 Jun 2015
The June 20 national demonstration should be seen as an opportunity to build something more permanent, argues Paul Demarty
Another blow against the loyalists
11 Jun 2015
The grip of the SACP over the unions continues to weaken. Peter Manson comments on the congress of South Africa’s NUM
Heat, light and confusion
11 Jun 2015
Sheffield LU comrades have been debating with Tusc. Mickey Coulter reports
Standing in London’s elections
11 Jun 2015
Left Unity has been discussing and voting on its approach to the 2016 GLA and mayoral contests. Daniel Harvey reports
Stand under our own banner
04 Jun 2015
LU ought to contest the GLA elections, urges Sarah McDonald - including standing a mayoral candidate
The Goldsmiths ideology
28 May 2015
The rightwing press campaign against Bahar Mustafa puts the parlous state of student politics under the spotlight, writes Paul Demarty
A year in limbo
21 May 2015
On June 11 2014 Laurie McCauley was suspended from Manchester Left Unity for publicly criticising other members of the branch, but his case has still not been heard. He spoke to the Weekly Worker
Democratic dictatorship vs permanent revolution
21 May 2015
Did Lenin and the Bolsheviks lack a credible strategy? Jim Creegan replies to Jack Conrad
Some hard thinking is needed
21 May 2015
After the general election the left needs to do more than carry on protesting, argues Jack Conrad
A wasteful dead-end
21 May 2015
Left Unity should not agree to stand under the Tusc banner, argues Paul Demarty
Aspiring to what?
14 May 2015
Blairites are flying the flag for ‘aspiration’ - a subject about which they know nothing, argues Paul Demarty
No way to build a fightback
14 May 2015
Peter Manson comments on the left’s results and its delusional self-justification
Socialism will not require industrialisation
14 May 2015
The transition to a new society is possible, argues Mike Macnair