Democracy & State
Overcoming the enemies within
17 May 2012
The left must unite in order to change the relationship of forces both within and outside the Labour Party, argues Mike Macnair
Holes in the balance sheet
09 Oct 2014
As the general election approaches, Paul Demarty wonders what happened to the left’s ebullient predictions four years ago
Fall and fall of Nick Griffin
09 Oct 2014
It may be curtains for the BNP, writes Eddie Ford, but its demise has very little to do with the SWP or Unite Against Fascism
Italy: New attack on workers’ rights
09 Oct 2014
The former ‘official communists’ are being dragged further and further to the right, observes Toby Abse
LRC: Inclusivity and intolerance
09 Oct 2014
Some leading members are displaying an unhealthy aversion to dissenting views. Stan Keable of Labour Party Marxists attended the final meeting of its outgoing national committee
Employers attempt to outmanoeuvre unions
09 Oct 2014
Will Pragnell reports on developments in Unison
In service of Miliband
02 Oct 2014
Last week’s Labour conference confirmed once again that the union tops work hand in glove with the party bureaucracy. Charles Gradnitzer reports
An unintentional exposé
02 Oct 2014
Tariq Ali (editor) The Stalinist legacy: its impact on 20th century world politics Haymarket, 2013, pp551, £15.99
Farage parks his tanks
02 Oct 2014
Ukip has every reason to feel chipper, says Eddie Ford. It has enjoyed high-profile Tory defections and is riding high in the polls
Preparing for 2015
25 Sep 2014
The LU national council agreed that there should be no electoral coalition with Tusc. NC member and Communist Platform supporter Yassamine Mather reports
Cameron’s can of worms
25 Sep 2014
Demands for English ‘home rule’ and continued agitation for Scottish independence point to a constitutional crisis, argues Eddie Ford
Transparency is a principle
25 Sep 2014
Demanding ‘confidentiality’ when it comes to internal disputes makes us look like a combination of Little Stalins and the Life of Brian, argues Mike Macnair
How justice works
18 Sep 2014
Deep pockets, global fame and the lack of jury trials are prone to produce outrageous results, argues Paul Demarty
Catalonia: Backward project of nationalism
18 Sep 2014
Secessionist movements throughout Europe are taking inspiration from the Scottish referendum, writes Eddie Ford
Referenda and direct democracy
18 Sep 2014
Ben Lewis looks at Karl Kautsky’s Parliamentarism and democracy
Ukraine: No siding with nationalists
11 Sep 2014
Eddie Ford argues that working class political independence cannot be built by backing the pawns of imperialism