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
Confusion, contradiction and irony
23 Jul 2015
South African socialist Terry Bell comments on the divisions within Cosatu
Nation-state and nationalism
16 Jul 2015
Communists strive for the equality of nations, writes Mike Macnair in the second of a series of articles
Tepid support for Corbyn
16 Jul 2015
Mark Fischer reports on the SWP’s Marxism school
Bureaucratic centralism and its apostates
16 Jul 2015
Jack Conrad argues that SWP claims about the pre-1917 Bolshevik organisation are bogus
Two congresses and a rigged victory
16 Jul 2015
Peter Manson examines the bureaucratic manoeuvring of the SACP
Loyalists defend whitewash
02 Jul 2015
Peter Manson reports on the willingness of ‘official communists’ to excuse the slaughter of workers
Truth, not myths, serve our cause
02 Jul 2015
Why do comrades on the left insist on repeating evident falsehoods about Lenin and the Bolsheviks, not least when it comes to 1917? Jack Conrad replies to Jim Creegan
Stop digging, Peter
02 Jul 2015
How has SPEW responded to Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership bid? Incompetently, Paul Demarty discovers
Proletarian dictatorship and state capitalism
25 Jun 2015
Chris Cutrone of Platypus examines the meaning of political party for the left
Positive thinking on Labour
18 Jun 2015
LU’s national council saw some mixed outcomes. Sarah McDonald reports
Fight for a political alternative
18 Jun 2015
The June 20 national demonstration should be seen as an opportunity to build something more permanent, argues Paul Demarty
Another blow against the loyalists
11 Jun 2015
The grip of the SACP over the unions continues to weaken. Peter Manson comments on the congress of South Africa’s NUM
Heat, light and confusion
11 Jun 2015
Sheffield LU comrades have been debating with Tusc. Mickey Coulter reports
Standing in London’s elections
11 Jun 2015
Left Unity has been discussing and voting on its approach to the 2016 GLA and mayoral contests. Daniel Harvey reports
Stand under our own banner
04 Jun 2015
LU ought to contest the GLA elections, urges Sarah McDonald - including standing a mayoral candidate