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Another split, another sect
26 Apr 2012
The left must organise on the basis of genuine democratic centralism, argues Ben Lewis
Their days were numbered
15 Jan 2026
Deindustrialisation and reliance on commodity exports makes any independent economic policy impossible, argues Michael Roberts. Certainly the unpopularity of the Maduro regime was closely linked to the falling price of oil
Secrets, spin and smears
15 Jan 2026
Factional differences are being fought out using the state machine, unattributable media briefings and bureaucratic information control. Mike Macnair investigates the latest attack on Zarah Sultana and her associates
Off to a bumpy start
15 Jan 2026
Carla Roberts urges the Grassroots Left slate to change track, open up and reject calls for confidentiality and secrecy. Transparency is not a weakness, but a strength
Hands off Venezuela!
08 Jan 2026
Trump is revealing the stark truth of how world politics really works - ‘might is right’. Pleas for a return to ‘international law’ are as pathetic as they are delusional. The working class must become a global power in its own right, says Eddie Ford
Zohran set to scab
11 Dec 2025
He does not want to upset the Democratic Party establishment or anger the ruling class. Parker McQueeney reports on the manoeuvrings of New York City’s mayor-elect
Kissing the ring
27 Nov 2025
Zohran Mamdani’s amiable presser with Donald Trump caught many by surprise. But the left must end its dependence on such unaccountable career politicians, argues Paul Demarty
Politics of right-moving centre
20 Nov 2025
Rogier Specht of the Communistisch Platform assesses the recent general election and the first attempts to form a new coalition government. Unfortunately what passes for the ‘left’ is pro-Nato and pro-war. Principled Marxists have a duty to get their act together
Unity for what?
06 Nov 2025
Catherine Connolly’s 63.4% election landslide is undoubtedly a symbolic blow against the mainstream establishment and a victory for the coalition of socialist, centre-left parties and progressives who ran her campaign. However, Anne McShane questions the goal of a coalition government being pursued by People Before Profit
Down memory lane
23 Oct 2025
Some are extraordinarily reluctant to face up to the global dynamics ushered in by the 1989-91 collapse. China cannot be substituted for the USSR. Neither can we revive the Spirit of ’45 nor the promises of Keynesianism. Mike Macnair explores the perspectives of the CPB’s EC and the SWP’s CC
Red-green hot air
09 Oct 2025
Zack Polanski wants to ‘save Britain’ by making it ‘fair’ and ‘more equal’. But, says Carla Roberts, genuine socialists work to organise the working class to overthrow the capitalist regime
Say it loud, say it proud
04 Sep 2025
Why does Jeremy Corbyn refuse to say he is anti-Zionist? Jack Conrad urges Your Party to draw a clear red line. Israel is an expansionist project, a racist project, a genocidal project
Privileged information leaks
26 Jun 2025
Everything is happening in secret. But secrets have a habit of being told. Meanwhile, yet another deadline has come and gone, reports Carla Roberts
Patching up capitalism
29 May 2025
Rose-tinted images of the past were interspersed with absurd recipes for the future - Michael Roberts reports on a day spent with the ‘eminent’ members of the Progressive Economy Forum
Electoral front goes national
22 May 2025
Victorian Socialists are establishing franchises across the country. Marcus Strom looks at the background, the manoeuvring, the programmatic poverty - but welcomes the formation of the Communist Platform
Everyone wants to join
22 May 2025
While Corbyn and his trusted aides prepare to launch yet another soft left party, the SWP acts as foot soldiers … including for born-again Green leftie, Zack Polanski. Carla Roberts reports from Sheffield