Party & Programme
End the cycle of splits
24 May 2012
If the left is to build a serious political organisation it will have to facilitate internal dissent, writes Mike Macnair. And that will require both majorities and minorities to act responsibly
Their days were numbered
15 Jan 2026
Deindustrialisation and reliance on commodity exports makes any independent economic policy impossible, argues Michael Roberts. Certainly the unpopularity of the Maduro regime was closely linked to the falling price of oil
Secrets, spin and smears
15 Jan 2026
Factional differences are being fought out using the state machine, unattributable media briefings and bureaucratic information control. Mike Macnair investigates the latest attack on Zarah Sultana and her associates
Off to a bumpy start
15 Jan 2026
Carla Roberts urges the Grassroots Left slate to change track, open up and reject calls for confidentiality and secrecy. Transparency is not a weakness, but a strength
Left gets itself organised
08 Jan 2026
Carla Roberts excoriates the ‘Christmas referendum’ and welcomes the positive role of Zarah Sultana in the formation of the Grassroots Left Slate. There is, though, the little question of our MPs and other elected representatives living on an average skilled workers’ wage
Hands off Venezuela!
08 Jan 2026
Trump is revealing the stark truth of how world politics really works - ‘might is right’. Pleas for a return to ‘international law’ are as pathetic as they are delusional. The working class must become a global power in its own right, says Eddie Ford
Too little, too late
18 Dec 2025
Four central committee members closely associated with the ‘Comrade Delta’ scandal have been removed. Just them? Why now? asks Paul Demarty, and will it finally put this self-inflicted disaster to rest?
Against action programmes
18 Dec 2025
We need to build a mass party and we need to fight for democracy in the state and in the workers’ movement too. Mike Macnair rejects the standard ‘left Trotskyist’ arguments
Zohran set to scab
11 Dec 2025
He does not want to upset the Democratic Party establishment or anger the ruling class. Parker McQueeney reports on the manoeuvrings of New York City’s mayor-elect
Rough guide to personalities and platforms
11 Dec 2025
Your Party launch conference might not have been allowed to discuss amendments that sought to enshrine the right of members to form platforms and factions - but there are plenty of them already operating and most of them openly. Carla Roberts takes a look
Socialism or barbarism
04 Dec 2025
She called herself anti-Zionist, condemned the witch-hunt, demanded the abolition of the monarchy, denounced the evils of capitalism and set conference alight. This is the Zarah Sultana speech in full
Two rebel speeches
04 Dec 2025
A triumph for citizen Sultana
04 Dec 2025
Corbyn’s clique began the witch-hunt on day one, got its organisational strategy and standing orders passed and remains firmly in control of the levers of power. However, the left is clearly winning the battle for hearts and minds. Jack Conrad gives the view from inside the ACC hall
A party divided
04 Dec 2025
No wonder Jeremy Corbyn personally thanked Karie Murphy in his conference speech: she delivered a masterclass in manipulation, says Carla Roberts. But it was Zarah Sultana who reigned supreme - her defiance should inspire members to fight back in the branches too
Kissing the ring
27 Nov 2025
Zohran Mamdani’s amiable presser with Donald Trump caught many by surprise. But the left must end its dependence on such unaccountable career politicians, argues Paul Demarty
Assert sovereignty of members
27 Nov 2025
Instead of a Bonapartist regime, witch-hunts and cynical manipulation, Carla Roberts calls for a collective leadership elected by democratically chosen delegates. But everything relies of the left giving a lead and voting for an emergency resolution and a temporary national committee