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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
St Patrick's Day and Cowan's savage cuts
18 Mar 2010
SWP (Ireland) is arguing the politics of reformism, reports Anne Mc Shane
Workers' unity, not separatism
18 Mar 2010
Nick Rogers replies to Allan Armstrong of the Scottish Socialist Party's international committee
Tea Party tempest
18 Mar 2010
Jim Creegan examines the social roots and ideological drives behind the anti-Obama populist movement that has exploded on to the political scene in the last year
Vetoes and three-minute decision-making
11 Mar 2010
Domination by trade union bureaucrats, no time to debate or discuss politics, and the attempt to cover up social democratic politics with Marxist excuses. Peter Manson reports
Reactionary realignments and a left in crisis
11 Mar 2010
Ben Lewis reports on the latest CPGB aggregate, where discussion of the looming general election dominated the agenda
Witch-hunt cannot be stopped by judges
11 Mar 2010
Carl Chater exposes Prentis's union bureaucrats' collusion with employers
Left mirror of UK state
04 Mar 2010
Allan Armstrong of the Scottish Socialist Party's international committee argues for the break-up of Britain - giving nationalism a socialist coloration in the name of 'internationalism from below'
ANC battle hots up
04 Mar 2010
The rightwing is not only playing the race card, writes Peter Manson
Row over nationalisation
04 Mar 2010
African National Congress Youth League steals language of left, reports Terry Bell
Dedicated to making revolution in Turkey
04 Mar 2010
Mýgýrdýç Baylýk: June 18 1943-February 24 2010. Jack Conrad celebrates his life
Developing Marxist theory
25 Feb 2010
The Critique journal is celebrating its 50th issue. Peter Manson spoke to its editor, Hillel Ticktin
Bureaucratic centralism and ineffectiveness
25 Feb 2010
The split of the John Rees-Lindsey German Left Platform from the Socialist Workers Party has generated a small round of discussion on the party question in the left blogosphere, writes Mike Macnair. But what is missing is a recognition of the need for Marxist unity
In defence of Leon Trotsky
25 Feb 2010
Hillel Ticktin demolishes Robert Service's much hyped Trotsky: a biography (Harvard University Press, 2009, pp600, £25)
Crisis poses EU workers' unity
25 Feb 2010
Jim Moody examines Greek left organisations' responses
Left Platform throws in the towel
18 Feb 2010
Following the departure of John Rees, Lindsey German and all their supporters from the Socialist Workers Party, lessons must be learnt, says Peter Manson