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
Rees comes out for Blair's laws
29 Sep 2005
Leaders of the Socialist Worker Party are galloping to the right at a breathtaking pace: John Rees supports the religious hatred laws, reports Mark Fischer
Vote for class independence
28 Apr 2005
Mike Macnair revisits the question of the popular front
Imperialism versus internationalism
12 Aug 2004
In this concluding article, Mike Macnair argues that our most powerful enemy is the imperialist state. That is why communists are revolutionary defeatists
Imperialism lives on
05 Aug 2004
In the second of a short series of articles, Mike Macnair examines the role of the state in the global order and looks at alternatives to the 'imperialism of free trade' theory
AWL, Iraq and 'new imperialism'
29 Jul 2004
Mike Macnair argues that the failure of the AWL to call for an immediate withdrawal of troops from Iraq is a symptom of their flawed analysis of imperialism
Bureaucratic fist tightens
05 Feb 2004
Tina Becker reports that the ESF is in great danger of being totally taken over by Ken Livingstone - with the full support of his little helpers in the Socialist Workers Party
Party and paper split
22 Jan 2004
Blairism and the delabourisation of Labour threw much of the revolutionary left into crisis, the CPB is only now belatedly following, writes Alan Rees
Galloway's nationalist gaffe
22 Jan 2004
Cameron Richards reports on the Cardiff meeting of the unity coalition
Left facing both ways
22 Jan 2004
The Socialist Alliance council voted overwhelmingly to engage with the RESPECT unity coalition, reports Peter Manson
Bureaucratic grip tightens
22 Jan 2004
The London Mayor is in control of preparations for the European Social Forum. Tina Becker reports
Turn unity coalition into republican movement
15 Jan 2004
The best the Respect declaration can provide is that rather vague and woolly call for "a world in which the democratic demands of the people are carried out". That is why we say R is for republicanism. Let the working class find out if it is, says Dave Craig of the Revolutionary Democratic Group
Charting the way forward
18 Dec 2003
European Social Forum: Discussion around the programme for the next ESF showed that important lessons had been learnt from the previous two events.
Fraught beginnings
18 Dec 2003
European Social Forum: After a heated debate, it was finally agreed that our first UK ESF assembly on January 24 would decide on the issue, a short text to which affiliates could sign up, and the composition and function of the working group.
Put socialism at core of coalition
11 Dec 2003
Nick Wrack, chair of the Socialist Alliance, has issued a statement welcoming the Respect coalition's draft declaration of principles and announcement that it is to contest the European and Greater London Authority elections in June 2004
R for republicanism
11 Dec 2003
Dave Craig urges respect for republicanism