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
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
Scabs and vengeance
06 Jan 2011
Lessons must be learnt from the whole Tommy Sheridan episode, writes Sarah McDonald
Eggs vs truncheons
16 Dec 2010
The student movement in Turkey is militant, but mass involvement is hampered by a divided left, says Esen Uslu
The fear of unity
16 Dec 2010
Eager for ammunition, the SWP has delighted in the NSSN's looming split. James Turley reports
Unison and the politics of class
09 Dec 2010
Why does a leading member of Socialist Resistance give her backing to a free-market attack on the disabled and elderly? Tony Greenstein reports on Unison's support for the 'personalisation' of care
Build on the momentum
02 Dec 2010
The November 27 Coalition of Resistance conference, despite obvious weaknesses, marked a good start in the struggle to stop the government's cuts onslaught. Peter Manson reports
Old loyalties under threat
02 Dec 2010
The fightback against the cuts continues to grow, but the left must build a viable alternative to the politics of nationalism. Anne Mc Shane reports in the aftermath of the latest mass demonstration in Dublin
Illusion of being a master of strategy
02 Dec 2010
Ben Lewis reviews John Rees 'Strategy and tactics: how the left can unite to transform society' Counterfire, 2010, pp65, £4
Arming the resistance
02 Dec 2010
What lies behind the ruling class cuts offensive and what strategy do we need to defeat it? This is an edited version of the speech given by Mike Macnair to the November 28 CPGB aggregate
Official optimism gone mad
25 Nov 2010
November 20 saw another Stop the War Coalition march against the occupation of Afghanistan. Maciej Zurowski gives his impressions
Zinoviev and the Halle Congress
25 Nov 2010
Zinoviev's largely forgotten speech and Martov's counterblast for the first time in English, plus introductory essays by Ben Lewis and Lars T Lih
The ironic triumph of 'old Bolshevism'
25 Nov 2010
Using new archival research, Canadian scholar Lars T Lih spoke to a London Communist Forum meeting about the 'April debates' and their impact on Bolshevik strategy through to October 1917
No to nationalist response
25 Nov 2010
There is no solution to the Irish crisis within its own borders. Anne Mc Shane calls for internationalism and solidarity
Harness the anger: the anti-cuts movement we need
25 Nov 2010
James Turley looks ahead to the Coalition of Resistance conference and warns against the lack of democracy and a clear programme