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Another split, another sect
26 Apr 2012
The left must organise on the basis of genuine democratic centralism, argues Ben Lewis
Stop digging, Peter
02 Jul 2015
How has SPEW responded to Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership bid? Incompetently, Paul Demarty discovers
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
The Goldsmiths ideology
28 May 2015
The rightwing press campaign against Bahar Mustafa puts the parlous state of student politics under the spotlight, writes Paul Demarty
A year in limbo
21 May 2015
On June 11 2014 Laurie McCauley was suspended from Manchester Left Unity for publicly criticising other members of the branch, but his case has still not been heard. He spoke to the Weekly Worker
Some hard thinking is needed
21 May 2015
After the general election the left needs to do more than carry on protesting, argues Jack Conrad
A wasteful dead-end
21 May 2015
Left Unity should not agree to stand under the Tusc banner, argues Paul Demarty
No way to build a fightback
14 May 2015
Peter Manson comments on the left’s results and its delusional self-justification
Inconsistent left nationalists
07 May 2015
SPS and the SWP may have refused to vote SNP, writes Peter Manson, but in effect they both cheered on its advance
Court protects Labour corruption
30 Apr 2015
After Lutfur Rahman’s removal as Tower Hamlets mayor, Paul Demarty calls for authentic local democracy
No strategy towards Labour
30 Apr 2015
What is the left saying about the general election? Daniel Harvey has been investigating
Swept along by the moment
16 Apr 2015
In the name of cuddling up to the Greens, Socialist Resistance warns about the dangers of the ‘ultra-left’. Paul Demarty objects
Headlong into a trap
09 Apr 2015
After Socialist Resistance’s bungled intervention into transgender politics, Paul Demarty calls for serious debate - not trolling and trigger warnings
Split that need not have happened
09 Apr 2015
The criminal actions of the South African Communist Party have severely weakened Cosatu, writes Peter Manson