James Turley offers an appreciation of the life of Chris Harman, 1942-2009 A prominent figure on the British far left for several decades, Chris Harman, has died aged 66. All that time, he was a member of a single organisation. Perhaps remarkably, that organisation is the Socialist Workers Party - or its antecedents in the shape of ...
The continued rise of the British National Party raises key questions about the left’s strategy. Ben Lewis takes a look at the Socialist Workers Party’s analysis and argues for a root-and-branch rethink The election of BNP leader Nick Griffin and acolyte Andrew Brons to the European parliament has been endlessly reported in both the bourgeois media ...
Lars T Lih is an acclaimed scholar living in Canada. Ben Lewis spoke to him about his book, Lenin rediscovered: ‘What is to be done?’ in context (2006) and some of the questions it raises for the left in understanding its own history and tradition One of the themes of Lenin rediscovered was Lenin’s closeness to ...
All that was once certain now melts As John Rees launches his long awaited war on the central committee, both factions of the SWP leadership are coming under fire from sections of the membership. Weekly Worker editor Peter Manson reports According to Socialist Workers Party veteran John Molyneux, “a significant democratic upsurge is taking place in the ...