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
Why I am leaving the AWL
07 Nov 2013
Pat Smith's resignation letter
AWL: Failing the litmus test of loyalty
07 Nov 2013
The republication of a chauvinistic article on the Alliance for Workers Liberty website was the spark that led Patrick Smith to resign from the organisation. Mark Fischer asked him about his experience in the group
Swamp things get together
07 Nov 2013
Daniel Harvey examines the politics underlying recent regroupment efforts
AWL: Siege mentality
31 Oct 2013
Conference is where political differences should be debated out. Paul Demarty reports on an exception
SWP: Insiders call leadership to account
31 Oct 2013
Members have finally been presented with a detailed report of the Delta case, reports Peter Manson. But it does not make easy reading for the central committee
Left culture: Nutters like us
24 Oct 2013
Till the left starts to make headway, get used to being viewed as mad, writes Paul Demarty
Oppose nationalism across the board
24 Oct 2013
Use the May 2014 Euro elections to fight for socialism and internationalism, argues James Marshall of Labour Party Marxists
IS Network: Battling with a rotten legacy
24 Oct 2013
Daniel Harvey looks at developments in the political regroupment project centred on the International Socialist Network following its weekend conference
Class versus people’s revolution
17 Oct 2013
The proletariat has a spontaneously collectivist class-consciousness, argues Marc Mulholland. But what implications does that have for the winning of working class power?
SWP: Another dreadful mess
17 Oct 2013
The behaviour of the SWP brings the whole left into disrepute, writes Peter Manson
Communist Platform
10 Oct 2013
Statement of aims and principles:
Left Unity: Communist Platform formed
10 Oct 2013
Mark Fischer on the formation of the Communist Platform
Review: How liberal were the bourgeois revolutions?
10 Oct 2013
Marc Mulholland reviews: Neil Davidson, 'How revolutionary were the bourgeois revolutions?', Haymarket Books, 2012, pp840, £22.99
Luxemburg: Rosa and the republic
10 Oct 2013
Last weekend, Ben Lewis spoke at an international conference in Paris on Rosa Luxemburgs concepts of democracy and revolution. This is an expanded version of his paper
SWP: Leatherites thirsting for a purge
10 Oct 2013
Faced with criticism from two directions, the central committee is desperately trying to limit the damage. Peter Manson reports