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
Break with yellow unions
11 Dec 2003
Houzan Mahmoud of the Worker-communist Party of Iraq reports on how one British left group continues to side with the Ba'athist oppressors who once ruled Iraq
Electoral deal ratified
11 Dec 2003
Peter Manson reports on the French left and the EU elections
Provocative and insulting
04 Dec 2003
There was nothing remotely progressive in the defeat of Jacobitism, argues Dave Douglass, in this response to Neil Davidson of the Scottish Socialist Party's Socialist Worker platform
Good Friday on the rocks
04 Dec 2003
Ian Donovan examines the rise and rise of Paisleyism and what it means for the Six Counties
Unite for a social Europe
27 Nov 2003
This appeal, the grandiosely named Declaration of the assembly of actors and social movements, was passed on November 16, the last day of the Paris European Social Forum.
Stealing from BNP
27 Nov 2003
The selection of Howard as leader - with the other camp too weakened even to field a token standard bearer - indicates the Tories have effectively accepted the BNP's logic. Worried about the so-called vacuum on the left? Watch out for the pressure cooker on the right.
Royal agony continues
27 Nov 2003
George W Bushs time in Britain was a state visit. This meant he was the guest of the queen and stayed at Buckingham Palace. It was to be part of the post-Iraq victory celebrations and the beginning of his election campaign.
Confusion reigns over union bosses' pay
20 Nov 2003
At a meeting of 40 Public and Civil Service Union London Left Unity members on November 11, Socialist Workers Party comrades voted against their organisations position with regards to the pay of rank and file candidates when elected as full-time trade union officials.
European Social Forum: PCF attacked
20 Nov 2003
The PCF was attacked with bottles and fireworks by a gaggle of two to three hundred anarchists. David Moran witnessed events
United States of Europe - theirs and ours
12 Nov 2003
Jack Conrad explains the communist vision
PRC - origins, problems and prospects
12 Nov 2003
The combativity of the working class in Italy is in part connected to the leadership offered by Rifondazione Comunista, argues Toby Abse, a supporter of Resistance. This monthly publication groups together the International Socialist Group - affiliated to the so-called 'Fourth International' - and an eclectic range of independents who in general inhabit the right wing of the Socialist Alliance
Seize opportunity
12 Nov 2003
As the European Union tries to introduce its quasi-democratic constitution, expands to the east, adopts the single currency and looks to a unitary European defence force, our side is left to play catch-up, says Marcus Ström
Poor tactics, useless strategy
06 Nov 2003
Unison's dispute over London weighting continues to suffer from serious underlying weaknesses, says Alan Stevens
Rattled Tories crown Howard
06 Nov 2003
Michael Malkin says the Tory leadership contest tells us much about the state of the Conservative Party
An utter mess
06 Nov 2003
In June a rotten settlement gave management carte blanche to impose 'modernisation' on firefighters' working conditions. Now the promised seven percent rise is to be phased in. Fire Brigades Union London regional officer Matt Wrack spoke to Peter Manson about the background to the latest wave of unofficial action