The left must begin a process of rebuilding the movement and discussing how to create a revolutionary alternative, argues Chris Strafford The economic crisis and the austerity agenda has thrown the working class into largely defensive actions. The trade union leadership has crucially undermined any serious fightback and is offering only token resistance. We have a ...
The article below was written for the last edition of Communist Student. Unfortunately we didn't have the space to include it and a number of other articles in the print edition. It is written by a member of Permanent Revolution and author of the blog Infantile and Disorderly. I expect that it will prompt some ...
The current issue of the Weekly Worker, paper of the CPGB, features reports on several left conferences which have taken place recently: Rightist politics and wishful thinking The Socialist Party-sponsored Campaign for a New Workers' Party is just about treading water, writes Peter Manson. But that does not stop the SP from claiming that the fight for a ...
The Manchester branch of Hands Off the People of Iran has organised the following meeting: Can Imperialism Liberate Women? Hands Off The People Of Iran Public Meeting. Discussion on Imperialism, the threat of war and the women's movement in Iran. During the meeting we are asking for organisations and trade union branches to read out messages of solidarity which ...
These four sections of video were recorded at Communist University North which took part at Sheffield University in May 2008. The event was jointly organised by Communist Students and the CPGB. The session was entitled 'What is the Marxist programme?' and was a debate between Mike Macnair of the Communist Party of Great Britain and ...
Here is an article by Jason Travis of Bolton NUT Jason is a supporter of Permanent Revolution Nearly sixty people came to the rally, outside a governors' meeting, against the Academy at Withins School, Bolton with strikers, parents, students and delegations from other schools and workplaces. The mood was defiant and loud, leaving governors in no doubt about ...