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
Syriza: Process of accommodation
30 Oct 2014
Greece gave the world democracy, but will Syriza give us socialism? Not in the opinion of Micky Coulter
Cometh the Brand?
30 Oct 2014
Russell Brand’s anarchistic leftism is sincere enough, but his unlikely importance speaks volumes about the left’s weakness, says Paul Demarty
Those who side with imperialism
23 Oct 2014
Patrick Smith exposes spurious justifications and disastrous results
Modest expectations
16 Oct 2014
Mark Fischer is impressed by a more sober and realistic attitude on the part of leading members
Violence and the miners
16 Oct 2014
Another Leninist reprint - with salutary lessons for some in Left Unity today, says Mark Fischer
Democratic revolution and the contradiction of capital
16 Oct 2014
What is meant by a ‘democratic republic’? Chris Cutrone critiques Mike Macnair’s Revolutionary strategy
Models and humanitarian myths
16 Oct 2014
Die Linke is plumbing ever greater opportunist depths, writes Ben Lewis
Unison left: Carry on regardless
16 Oct 2014
As the employers stood firm in the local government dispute, not unexpectedly the union leaders buckled. But the left has no answers, writes Will Pragnell
Holes in the balance sheet
09 Oct 2014
As the general election approaches, Paul Demarty wonders what happened to the left’s ebullient predictions four years ago
SWP: Business as usual
09 Oct 2014
Membership is officially down by a thousand. Debate has shrivelled to next to nothing. Peter Manson reviews Internal Bulletin No1
No clean hands
02 Oct 2014
Some are gunning for principal speaker Bianca Todd. Paul Demarty wonders what exactly they hope to achieve
A good man fallen amongst Euros
25 Sep 2014
To accompany Mark Fischer's review of Pride, here is the obituary of Mark Ashton featured in The Leninist, forerunner of the Weekly Worker
Heart on his sleeve
25 Sep 2014
Steve Wallis, 1966-2014
Preparing for 2015
25 Sep 2014
The LU national council agreed that there should be no electoral coalition with Tusc. NC member and Communist Platform supporter Yassamine Mather reports
Proceeds of crime
25 Sep 2014
The referendum exposed the economism of what still passes for the left, argues Paul Demarty