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
A tad more radical
27 Jan 2011
Tina Becker was at the Coalition of Resistance steering committee meeting
Northampton long haul
27 Jan 2011
Hannah Phipps on the fight against cuts in Northampton
Cameron's 'easy-peasy' compared to Thatcher
27 Jan 2011
The Socialist Party has further divided the anti-cuts movement, reports Gerry Downing
Programme for the class
27 Jan 2011
After two long days of intense debate and argument, CPGB comrades unanimously agreed our organisation's redrafted Draft programme on Sunday January 23. Peter Manson reports
Teleology, predictability and modes of production
27 Jan 2011
Mike Macnair continues his review of Jairus Banaji's 'History as theory: essays on modes of production and exploitation' Historical Materialism books series, Vol 25, Leiden, 2010, pp406, £81
Good turnout, timid politics
20 Jan 2011
Lee Rock, CPGB representative on the Coalition of Resistance's national council, reports on its first meeting
Wedded to left reformists
20 Jan 2011
Chris Strafford argues that nothing positive can be learnt from the National Left Wing Movement and the Communist Party's intervention in the Labour Party in the 1920s
Shattered illusions
20 Jan 2011
The left's general election campaign is beginning to make an impact, writes Anne Mc Shane
Marxism and theoretical overkill
20 Jan 2011
Mike Macnair reviews Jairus Banaji's 'History as theory: essays on modes of production and exploitation' Historical Materialism books series, Vol 25, Leiden, 2010, pp406, £81
No to fake new regime
20 Jan 2011
London-based Tunisian socialist Nadim Mahjoub looks forward to an Arab revolution. Ben Lewis spoke to him
Extended rally gives leadership free rein
13 Jan 2011
The central committee brushed differences under the carpet at the Socialist Workers Party annual conference. James Turley reports
Old thinking and new bottles
06 Jan 2011
Paul Greenaway asks what the liberal media see in Laurie Penny and explains why Alex Callinicos is talking sense
Haunted by ghosts
06 Jan 2011
The death of Mary Rosser has opened up a can of worms. Sammy Hollingworth wonders why leading CPB members have such a strained relationship with the past
Don't give in to the slurs
06 Jan 2011
Eddie Ford defends Clare Solomon against the rightwing press and its AWL outriders
Another one bites the dust
06 Jan 2011
Even before SWP comrades gather in London for their annual conference, the central committee has sacked Martin Smith as national secretary and replaced him by Charlie Kimber. Peter Manson looks at an organisation in crisis