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Republicanism and the form of working class rule
31 May 2012
As the constitutional monarchy state proclaims its commitment to privilege and the status quo, Michael Copestake looks back to a rather different tradition
Same old ephemeral new
10 Nov 2016
Paul Mason may now be championing ‘consensus democracy’, but its failings have long been established, writes Mick Last of the Labour Party Marxists
The enigma of Kautsky
03 Nov 2016
Karl Kautsky saw the wage-earning working class as the social power that would bring about the end of capitalism, writes Marc Mulholland. But he refused to romanticise the proletariat
How to win
29 Sep 2016
Jeremy Corbyn’s triumph was predictable. So were the olive branches waved about from both sides. However, says James Marshall of Labour Party Marxists, the civil war will continue till one side or the other wins
We need a brand new clause four
22 Sep 2016
The battle with the right is sure to intensify after Corbyn’s re-election. As part of that battle James Marshall of Labour Party Marxists calls for the adoption of new principles
Lexiteers all at sea
15 Sep 2016
Both the Morning Star’s CPB and SPEW advocate immigration controls and socialism in one country, notes Mike Macnair
After Corbyn’s second victory
15 Sep 2016
The failed coup presents the left with an unparalleled historic opportunity. James Marshall of Labour Party Marxists outlines a programme of immediate tasks and long-term strategic goals
How to deselect your MP
08 Sep 2016
Carla Roberts looks at the rules, past and present
Make it mandatory
08 Sep 2016
Carla Roberts reviews: David Osland's 'How to select or reselect your MP', Spokesman Books, 2016, pp16, £4
End the bans and proscriptions
01 Sep 2016
Once the Labour Party was characterised by tolerance and inclusion, all working class organisations were welcome - no longer. James Marshall of Labour Party Marxists explores the history
Sources, streams and confluence
25 Aug 2016
Ben Lewis offers some thoughts on the origins of democratic centralism
Scorched earth litigation
04 Aug 2016
The right’s implausible and not so implausible legal threats have a purpose, writes Mike Macnair
Unique and historic opportunity
28 Jul 2016
There is no reason to be pessimistic about the struggle in the Labour Party. Peter Manson replies to Ian Birchall
Time for Corbyn to speak out
21 Jul 2016
What does the right do when it loses an election? It voids the result! Tony Greenstein reports on the suspension of the largest local Labour unit
Which side are you on?
21 Jul 2016
Why is the Morning Star’s Communist Party of Britain willing to be an ally of the Labour thought police, asks Dave Lynch
No safe spaces for traitors
21 Jul 2016
Jeremy Corbyn not only faces the nonentity, Owen Smith, but a legal challenge in the high court. Jim Grant of Labour Party Marxists says the left must toughen up