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
Between a rock and a hard place
09 Jan 2020
Candidates in the Labour leadership election reflect the self-inflicted defeat of the Labour left under Corbyn’s leadership, argues Carla Roberts of Labour Party Marxists
Case update
09 Jan 2020
Stan Keable was sacked for political activity, and won a verdict of unfair dismissal: but the decision is being challenged
Unworthy crew
19 Dec 2019
Like Corbyn, none of his prospective successors are prepared to challenge the Labour right head on, says Stan Keable of Labour Party Marxists.
Northing inevitable
19 Dec 2019
Both Sinn Féin and the DUP did badly, but there is still talk of a border poll and reunification, reports James Harvey.
State of the union
19 Dec 2019
Paul Demarty anticipates a showdown over holding a second referendum and an independence bid.
Corbynism is over
19 Dec 2019
Mike Macnair argues that the very aim of winning government office is misconceived and self-defeating.
Brandishing old ghosts
12 Dec 2019
Jack Conrad argues that in order to effectively combat today’s far right we must begin by rejecting false historical analogies.
Writing on the wall
12 Dec 2019
With the Brexit Party collapsing about his ears, Nigel Farage is thinking about launching the Reform Party. Eddie Ford is amused.
The media mincer
12 Dec 2019
Jim Grant of Labour Party Marxists looks back at the Labour leadership’s attempts to conciliate the media.
Pretend language of democracy
06 Dec 2019
Thomas Klikauer and Norman Simms see the ugly old face of classic fascism behind the new social media veneer.
Cold light of day
06 Dec 2019
Could a Labour government really act in the interests of both workers and capital? Rex Dunn gives his take on the Financial Times and Jeremy Corbyn’s 2019 manifesto.
Expect the worst, hope for the best
06 Dec 2019
Corbyn has only himself to blame for Labour’s predicament, writes Tony Greenstein.
Breeding ground for terrorists
06 Dec 2019
The Tories’ populist response to the London Bridge attack is no surprise. But the relationship between the prison system and Islamist terrorism seems to be symbiotic, argues Paul Demarty.
Within the current order
28 Nov 2019
Win or lose the general election, the fight to transform Labour will continue, writes Peter Manson.
What the critics are missing
28 Nov 2019
Paul Demarty looks at the fallout from Roger Hallam’s invocation of the holocaust.