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
Enough bluster and bullshit
17 Jul 2014
Last week saw a major strike of public-sector workers. Daniel Harvey looks at the aftermath
SWP: 'Delta force' still in denial
17 Jul 2014
‘The party’ had been on the right track all along, according to its leadership, and is now in fine health. Peter Manson reports on this year’s Marxism festival
Treating people like toy soldiers results in frivolous politics
11 Jul 2014
Alex Callinicos is trying to talk about strategy and patience, but his tongue is tied by his organisation’s disastrous errors, argues Paul Demarty
ANC hold on unions weakens
11 Jul 2014
The metalworkers are seeking to emulate the success of the platinum strikers, writes Peter Manson
Bolshevism was not a safe space for opportunism
03 Jul 2014
Political differences need to be expressed in honest, frank and where necessary colourful language. Mark Fischer argues that the past has many important lessons for Left Unity
Confidentiality is a bosses’ tool
26 Jun 2014
Left Unity should not deal with internal disputes through setting up secret trials, argues Paul Demarty
World War I: SPD left's dirty secret
26 Jun 2014
Ben Lewis discusses a largely forgotten and ignominious chapter in the history of the German workers’ movement
The question of Polish coal
26 Jun 2014
Mark Fischer introduces another 'The Leninist' reprint from the time of the Miner's great strike
People's Assembly: A prelude for July 10
26 Jun 2014
Saturday's protest was a small success for the PA, reports Simon Wells
Where next for People's Assembly?
19 Jun 2014
More than lowest common denominator politics is needed to challenge austerity, argues Peter Manson
Trying to earn a bit of popularity
19 Jun 2014
What is the role of Unite Against Fascism now that the SWP is prioritising Stand Up to Ukip? Daniel Harvey investigates
‘Speaking bitterness’ and Left Unity
19 Jun 2014
The precursor of ‘safe spaces’ was unsuccessful and destructive in past movements of the oppressed, writes Mike Macnair
Left Unity: A matter of political health
19 Jun 2014
Unity requires freedom to criticise, argues Paul Demarty
Left Unity: Freedom to criticise must be defended
19 Jun 2014
Laurie McCauley reports on his suspension from Manchester branch
Free speech: The permitted shades of grey
19 Jun 2014
Karl Marx stood for free speech, in the tradition of the first amendment to the US constitution, writes Eddie Ford