Party & Programme > The left
Another split, another sect
26 Apr 2012
The left must organise on the basis of genuine democratic centralism, argues Ben Lewis
Left’s movementist delusions
13 Jul 2017
Neither a million-strong demonstration nor mass strikes would in themselves be likely to bring down the Tories, argues Mike Macnair. But, with the government weak and wobbly, the real question is what happens after a general election. Greece holds plenty of negative lessons
Kemalists seize the moment
13 Jul 2017
‘Justice’ march wrong-footed the mainstream left, writes Esen Uslu
Racists and Islamophobes
06 Jul 2017
Following the triumph of the right in last month’s local elections, writes Toby Abse, the left appears more and more isolated
The Corbyn phenomenon
06 Jul 2017
It is important to know where we are and where we are going, argues Tony Greenstein
An unsavoury alliance
06 Jul 2017
‘Regime change from above’ cannot be ruled out, writes Yassamine Mather
Macron’s crushing majority
22 Jun 2017
Despite the poor performance of the left René Gimpel expects militant action
Things have just got even better
15 Jun 2017
The unexpected general election result has considerably weakened the Tories and strengthened Jeremy Corbyn’s position. The left has a real chance of transforming the Labour Party into a united front of a special kind, says James Marshall of Labour Party Marxists
Difficult times ahead
08 Jun 2017
Macron appears to be hankering after some form of Gaullist rule. But what of the left? René Gimpel looks at the programmes, prospects and divisions in the run-up to the June 18 elections
Prospects of the Russian Revolution
08 Jun 2017
Kautsky saw the events of spring 1917 as having a global significance. Even though now a renegade, he was still capable of considerable foresight
Self-deception and apologetics
08 Jun 2017
The AWL cannot bring itself to condemn imperialist interventions in principle, writes Mike Macnair
Collaboration that haunts Zionism
01 Jun 2017
Tony Greenstein reviews: Paul Bogdanor, 'Kasztner’s crimes', Routledge, 2016, pp335, £61.59
Israel and the Messiah’s ass
01 Jun 2017
On the 50th anniversary of the Six-Day War Moshé Machover looks at the background and consequences
Prepare for after June 8
01 Jun 2017
With only one week to go, a better Labour result than in 2015 might help persuade Jeremy Corbyn to stay on a leader, argues David Shearer of Labour Party Marxists
Aim to be a party of extreme opposition
18 May 2017
That a Corbyn-led Labour Party would trail way behind in the polls was always eminently predictable. Nevertheless, says James Marshall of Labour Party Marxists, too many on the left are in a panic, are clutching at straws and are sadly deluding themselves about Labour’s manifesto
Unplanning delusions
11 May 2017
The collapse of the Soviet Union does not prove that planning is impossible, argues Mike Macnair