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
Strikers defy injunction
08 Feb 2001
Last Monday's strike of tubeworkers all but paralysed the London underground network, leading to the cancellation of around 92% of scheduled trains. The management of London Underground Ltd had expected to be able to run a reasonable service after obtaining an injunction in the High Court declaring the strike ballot by the Rail, Maritime and Transport union "invalid", despite the 90% RMT vote in favour of action. LUL stated it had not received enough information relating to the numbers involved in each workplace, as per its entitlement under Thatcher's anti-union legislation, now wielded by New Labour. The strike called by the other main rail union, Aslef, most of whose members are drivers, was allowed to proceed.
Rescuing Lenin and Trotsky from 'Trotskyism'
08 Feb 2001
For the first time since 1920 there is the distinct chance of uniting all serious revolutionaries in Britain in a single organisation and thereby starting the historically necessary process of building a viable mass working class party. The CPGB is absolutely clear, however, that as an aim we are against any and all centrist halfway houses, attempts to revive old Labourism, an artificial Labour Representation Committee, etc.
Taaffe's hypocrisy
01 Feb 2001
Socialist Alliance
01 Feb 2001
Hackney SA takes lead
Defy the injunction
01 Feb 2001
A clear majority voted for industrial action over the privatisation of London Underground. The ballot produced an overwhelming 85% 'yes' vote spanning both the Aslef and RMT unions. Now the courts have imposed an injunction. The strikes were to have taken place over three successive Mondays, starting on February 5. This follows last weekend's successful national day of action called by the Socialist Alliance to demand rail renationalisation.
Socialist Alliance
01 Feb 2001
Programme and the misreading of history
Rail nationalisation campaign
25 Jan 2001
Take control
Rail nationalisation campaign
25 Jan 2001
Take control
Nottinghamshire
25 Jan 2001
Sullen SP still on board
East London
25 Jan 2001
Good and bad
CWI crisis
25 Jan 2001
Distortion and misrepresentation Weekly Worker (January 18) carried the Committee for a Workers' International press release responding to the International Socialist Movement split from them. Here we publish the forthright reply in which the ISM also rounds on Hannah Sell
Socialist Party
25 Jan 2001
'Damaged' by principled criticism As previously reported, long-standing Socialist Party member Harry Paterson lost his appeal against expulsion (see Weekly Worker November 16). The SP's appeals board has finally produced this report of its November 11 hearing
Party and programme
25 Jan 2001
Paul Le Blanc - Lenin and the revolutionary party - Humanities Press, 1993, pp417
Brent and Harrow
25 Jan 2001
Anne McShane to fight Boateng
Scottish Socialist Party conference
25 Jan 2001
Control over SWP