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
Transition and abundance
02 Sep 2010
Schemes for quasi-market communism offer a rationale for capitalism, argues Mike Macnair
Leftist dogma and exaggerated threats
26 Aug 2010
The EDL did not turn up to disrupt an SWP event after all, reports Maciej Zurowski
Communist transition
26 Aug 2010
Nick Rogers discusses the transition to communism in the context of the CPGB's 'Draft programme'
Why don't you call yourselves something different?
29 Jul 2010
Maciej Zurowski reports on some interesting exchanges at the 1234 music festival
Localist separatism can only produce crazy confusion
29 Jul 2010
Mike Macnair reports on the latest attempt to create a national grouping to the left of Labour
Unity in a single party
22 Jul 2010
To mark the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of Great Britain, we begin here a series of reprints of key documents from the pre-history and early years of our party
Co-ops against capitalism
22 Jul 2010
Arthur Bough reviews Nicole Robertson's 'The co-operative movement and communities in Britain, 1914-60' Ashgate, 2010, pp268, £55
Keep off our turf
15 Jul 2010
James Turley critiques the SWP's proprietorial culture
Defections no answer
15 Jul 2010
Peter Manson looks at the latest split from the Socialist Workers Party
United front Hodge-podge
08 Jul 2010
Mark Fischer detects SWP softness toward potential allies in the Labour Party
Thuggery at 'Marxism'
08 Jul 2010
Claire Fisher reports on a disturbing outbreak of thuggery at Marxism 2010 - and Zuri Zurowski continues the story
Subtext and loyal opposition
08 Jul 2010
How far does John Molyneux's critique of SWP bureaucratic centralism go? Ben Lewis reports
Representation, not referendums
01 Jul 2010
The basis of decision-making under the dictatorship of the proletariat is not the same as under communism, argues Mike Macnair
Labour Party and communist strategy
24 Jun 2010
Is there space within Labour to struggle for democracy and a left revival? Peter Manson reports on the CPGB debate
Socialism is a form of class struggle
24 Jun 2010
Why can't the proletariat abolish capitalism immediately on taking power? The answer lies in the need for transition, argues Mike Macnair