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Taaffe goes for the throat
04 Apr 2019
It is increasingly obvious that the crisis in the CWI is a lamentable attempt to force a split. Paul Demarty wonders who will fall for it, and whether the ‘tradition of the Militant’ is strong enough to survive
Another round of splits
21 Mar 2019
It is a case of ‘Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose’ for Peter Taaffe’s beleaguered sect. Anne McShane and William Sarsfield look at the mounting problems in the CWI
A funny way to support Jeremy
04 Oct 2018
SPEW has written to the Labour Party asking to affiliate. Peter Manson looks at the background
Left in disunity
06 Sep 2018
Dave Vincent looks at the strange battle for assistant general secretary
Another rotten fudge
24 May 2018
The divisions in SPEW stem from a leadership dogmatically sticking to a totally wrong position, writes Carla Roberts of Labour Party Marxists
Its final outing
10 May 2018
Peter Manson looks at what was a disastrous political project from the very beginning
One tactic only
01 Mar 2018
Socialist Party in England and Wales’s position on Labour is more confused than ever, writes Peter Manson
Enough wishful thinking
03 Nov 2017
The left must do better than acting as Puigdemont’s PR department, argues Paul Demarty
Enough Blairite bleating
13 Jul 2017
Paul Demarty takes a look at the right’s latest moans - and notes SPEW’s continued refusal to join the battle on the side of the Labour left
Aim to be a party of extreme opposition
18 May 2017
That a Corbyn-led Labour Party would trail way behind in the polls was always eminently predictable. Nevertheless, says James Marshall of Labour Party Marxists, too many on the left are in a panic, are clutching at straws and are sadly deluding themselves about Labour’s manifesto
Total intellectual collapse
27 Apr 2017
Theresa May’s snap election exposes the political bankruptcy of the far left, argues Paul Demarty
Diversionary dead end
06 Apr 2017
The Socialist Party’s decision to stand candidates in May is delusional, argues Paul Demarty
Don’t be a fan club
09 Mar 2017
William Sarsfield of Labour Party Marxists calls for a serious fight to transform Labour
May elections to be contested
02 Feb 2017
Pete McLaren, representative of individual members on the steering committee, reports on the January 28 conference
Consistent orientation needed
10 Nov 2016
Peter Taaffe should admit that SPEW’s previous characterisation of Labour was badly mistaken, writes Peter Manson