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
Left in disunity
06 Sep 2018
Dave Vincent looks at the strange battle for assistant general secretary
Demanding a consensus
26 Jul 2018
What will result from the SACP’s call for a ‘reconfigured alliance’ with the ANC? Peter Manson reports on the party’s continuing divisions
Sowing dragon's teeth
26 Jul 2018
Is Leon Trotsky’s Transitional programme the last word when it comes to the Marxist programme? Or does it represent regression in Marxist terms? Jack Conrad argues against the economism of Trotskyism
Oppose siren calls
05 Jul 2018
Some on the ‘left’ insist on running with People’s Vote and its call for a second EU referendum. Once again Jack Conrad argues that Marxists ought to condemn referendums. We favour representative democracy and working class political independence
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
Cold war nostalgia
17 May 2018
Mike Macnair looks at the AWL’s version of ‘socialism’ and finds it wanting
Its final outing
10 May 2018
Peter Manson looks at what was a disastrous political project from the very beginning
Across the board
26 Apr 2018
The AWL is moving to the right at an ever-increasing pace, observes Mike Macnair
Both sides of the fence
19 Apr 2018
Leftist intellectuals have taken fright when faced with the ‘anti-Semitism’ smear campaign. Tony Greenstein responds to Richard Seymour
In enemy hands
05 Apr 2018
The barrage of lies about Labour’s anti-Semitism ‘problem’ shows we badly need an alternative labour movement media, argues Paul Demarty
The struggle continues
22 Mar 2018
After the surrender of Afrin, Esen Uslu says that the Turkish left and Kurdish movement must unite in opposition to Erdoğan
A unique opportunity
22 Mar 2018
Following changes at the top of the Dutch Socialist Party, Richard Hoogstraten assesses the prospects for the left
Shame on the SWP
22 Mar 2018
SUTR accepted the Zionist ‘anti-Semitism’ narrative, writes Tony Greenstein. Despite that the Confederation of Friends of Israel Scotland was finally kept off the march ... by unofficial action
Unity with whom?
22 Mar 2018
SWP’s Stand Up To Racism represents the politics of popular frontism, argues Eddie Ford
After Formby’s election
22 Mar 2018
In light of the new incoming regime at party HQ, Carla Roberts of Labour Party Marxists reports on objections to Jon Lansman’s slate