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
Don’t demand an election
04 Aug 2016
The main task is to transform Labour into a party that can form a genuine workers’ government, argues Peter Manson
Life of a heroic traitor
04 Aug 2016
Jim Creegan looks back at the extraordinary story of Roger Casement on the 100th anniversary of his execution
No let-up in purge
28 Jul 2016
A grand national coalition is part of Erdoğan’s ‘godsent opportunity’, writes Esen Uslu
From Powell to Brexit
28 Jul 2016
Alex Carnovic interviews Evan Smith about his forthcoming book 'British communism and the politics of race'
Unique and historic opportunity
28 Jul 2016
There is no reason to be pessimistic about the struggle in the Labour Party. Peter Manson replies to Ian Birchall
Return of the popular front
28 Jul 2016
The desire for a ‘party of the 99%’ represents a form of political collapse, argues Eddie Ford
Erdoğan’s counter-coup coup
21 Jul 2016
While a bloody military intervention has been defeated, that in itself is no reason to cheer, writes Esen Uslu
Which side are you on?
21 Jul 2016
Why is the Morning Star’s Communist Party of Britain willing to be an ally of the Labour thought police, asks Dave Lynch
Sacrifice and redemption
14 Jul 2016
Chris Cutrone of the Platypus Affiliated Society recounts the struggle of Rosa Luxemburg for the workers’ party to base itself on the goal of socialism
Not a whitewash
14 Jul 2016
Yassamine Mather examines the Chilcot report and looks at a possible response
Defend Corbyn where it really matters
14 Jul 2016
Why do sections of the left refuse to call for people join the Labour Party? Peter Manson looks at the contradictions of the SWP and SPEW
State department socialists
14 Jul 2016
In the wake of the Chilcot inquiry, Paul Demarty remembers that it was not merely the Blairites who put faith in the benevolence of American power
What was social democracy?
07 Jul 2016
Chris Cutrone of the Platypus Affiliated Society traces the origins of current socialist terminology1
Missing from the story
07 Jul 2016
The story of prehistoric human communism was missing from the SWP's Marxism reports Stan Keable
Parroting the ‘party’ line
07 Jul 2016
A genuine exchange of ideas is the last thing the SWP leadership wants, writes Peter Manson