Editorial

In 1991, Kate Hudson was one of the leaders of the left opposition within the Communist Party of Great Britain that unsuccessfully attempted to prevent that organisation’s dissolution. Here she writes on political life after the Party. For me, it all began with class. My grandfather, Percy Hudson, worked in the coke ovens at Horden […] Read more »

Simon Pirani In the controversy surrounding the Socialist Workers Party, and the way it has dealt with accusations of rape and sexual harassment by a leading member, the break-up of the Workers Revolutionary Party in 1985 has been referred to as a worst-case scenario. Warnings have been issued that, if the SWP is not careful, […] Read more »

Sophie Katz continues the discussion about new parties on the left. It’s easy to make mistakes in Britain about new parties. To my reckoning there have been/are at least 5 such efforts set up in the last 17 years.  Nobody has properly documented this experience so far. Everybody on the far left (which now includes […] Read more »

Socialist Resistance asks the question on many people’s minds. Recent events on the left give the impression that it is falling apart. Last summer, following George Galloway’s outrageous comments on rape, Respect suffered the resignation of Kate Hudson, Andrew Burgin, Salma Yaqoob, and others. Now, the SWP is tearing itself apart after its leadership tried […] Read more »

Derek Wall is International Coordinator of the Green Party. In Samuel Beckett’s Waiting For Godot two tramps wait in a bleak landscape for a saviour who never arrives. While Beckett was known neither for his sunny disposition nor his political commitment, some of his thinking is instructive for those who want to change society for […] Read more »

Until recently, Tom Walker was a journalist on Socialist Worker. He left in the wake of their recent conference. Here he explains the background to his decision and his thoughts on the way forward for the left. There are only two ways out of the crisis in the Socialist Workers Party: transformation or disintegration. Which one […] Read more »

The Workers’ International welcomes the Left Unity website The establishment of the Left Unity website is a great step forward. Working people urgently need a voice that asserts their needs and is neither a narrow sect nor  kowtows to the establishment. Let’s hope it will become a real resource for everybody who wants to strengthen […] Read more »

Luke Cooper replies to Owen Jones’ call for left unity Owen Jones’ contribution to the debate on the future of the left is timely. He rightly bemoans the divisions and infighting that plague the left. Taking his cue from the crisis in the Socialist Workers Party – a collapse that hurts us all, adding further grist to the mill […] Read more »