Party & Programme > The left
Another split, another sect
26 Apr 2012
The left must organise on the basis of genuine democratic centralism, argues Ben Lewis
Two colourful educators
30 Jan 2025
Celebrating the lives of Kevin Bean and Terry Harrison. Billy Clarke reports from the memorial held at Liverpool’s Casa bar
Third-round progress
30 Jan 2025
Preliminary stages have been completed, but it is important, at this point, to challenge those who only talk the talk. Jack Conrad reports
Second-round progress
16 Jan 2025
Old gripes, past differences and silly diversions should not be allowed to get in our way. Communists are determined to unite - not when it comes to a perfect future, but in the here and now. Jack Conrad reports
Anti-partyist partyism
16 Jan 2025
Mike Macnair continues his series of articles on the ‘party question’ by turning to the negative critique and unsupported spin of Lawrence Parker
New year, new left party?
09 Jan 2025
Collective is pursuing Corbynism without Corbyn - it all looks very unpromising and very undemocratic … especially if the SWP tries to jump on board, says Carla Roberts
Four times in four years
05 Dec 2024
Another austerity budget, another symbolic general strike. Toby Abse reports on stagnant living standards and how the centre-left is moving towards the trade union bureaucracy
An unpalatable choice
21 Nov 2024
With a February 23 general election agreed, German society is set to move right, reports Carla Roberts
Whimpering out of existence
14 Nov 2024
The beginning of the end of all those efforts to rally what was the Corbyn movement seems to be in sight. Carla Roberts reports on the factions and the confusion
Four matches and a friend
24 Oct 2024
Jack Conrad remembers Tom May, December 4 1940-October 5 2024
Crushing it in the egg?
24 Oct 2024
‘No platform for fascists’ and ritual confrontation with the far right have been tested to destruction. As a tactic it clearly does not work. We need a serious alternative, argues Mike Macnair
Symbol of fatuity
17 Oct 2024
Beginning as a left nationalist, he ended up as a nothing. A common pattern. Mike Macnair argues that claims for Scottish independence are illusory because small nations can never really be independent
Corbyn’s maybe party
19 Sep 2024
An eclectic mixture of soft lefts, reformist has-beens, committed localists, inveterate unity-mongers and the plain deluded have been secretly meeting. But, asks Carla Roberts, can we expect anything more than yet another Labour Party mark two?
Free speech, including for opponents
01 Aug 2024
Labour has dumped Tory culture war ‘free speech’ legislation. Mike Macnair explains why any left promotion of speech control legitimises the imposition of speech controls by the right
Fragile unpopular front
18 Jul 2024
Unity with the neoliberal Macronites made the Nouveau Front Populaire the largest bloc in the lower house. But, Mike Macnair warns, the signs of fragmentation are already all too apparent, and there is a real danger that Marine Le Pen will have a successful presidential run in 2027
A Gaza election?
11 Jul 2024
The low turnout and lack of enthusiasm for Labour could not prevent a Tory bloodbath on July 4. Paul Demarty examines the results, and warns of the right’s hidden strength