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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

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

Corbyn is coming

15 May 2025

Hints are being dropped here, there and everywhere. But exactly what is going on remains a closely guarded secret. As for programme, everything tells us it is going to be on the soft end of the soft left. Carla Roberts provides an update

What’s in a name?

13 Mar 2025

Toby Abse reports on Rifondazione Comunista’s desperate attempts to re-enter parliament and the illusions it is fostering in the Bric countries as a source of peace

Very essence of Marxism

06 Mar 2025

Mike Macnair reviews Bruno Leipold Citizen Marx: republicanism and the formation of Karl Marx’s social and political thought Princeton University Press, 2024, pp418, £32

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

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