CU 2013- more confirmed speakers
Left unity advocate Nick Wrack and (ex) SWP oppositionist Paris Thompson will be among the speakers at this year's Communist University
Iran: new opportunities, new dangers
Post election analysis with HOPI chair, Yassamine Mather...
Hillel Ticktin: world economy podcast #2
While economic growth is proving elusive, there are clear signs of stagnation and disintegration, argues Critique editor Hillel Ticktin
SWP: Party Council
CC perspectives document presented to the recent party council...
From finance capital to austerity muddle
While economic growth is proving elusive, there are clear signs of stagnation and disintegration, argues Critique editor Hillel Ticktin
Following the late 1970s, with the era of Reagan and Thatcher, the bourgeoisie effectively decided to switch to finance capital. This meant deindustrialisation, exporting industry to places like China. They downgraded the relative importance of industry and promoted finance, which became dominant once again (I stress ‘once again’, because it had been so before World War II).
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Letters
Abuse and lies; Right to heckle; WWI chauvinism; Broad what?; Party-movement; Moody; Centre stage; Authoritarian; Devotee;
SWP crisis: Offering token concessions
As the crisis rumbles on, the SWP leadership admits it has gone through an ‘extremely bruising period’. Peter Manson reports on the central committee’s perspectives
Ireland: No ifs, no buts … a woman’s right to choose
Controversy over abortion continues to reverberate throughout Irish society, writes Anne McShane
Turkey: In revolt against AKP dictat
Esen Uslu reports from Istanbul
Turkey: Battle for secularism
Opposition to creeping Islamisation is not confined to the protestors in Taksim Square and elsewhere, argues Eddie Ford. The army is also deeply disgruntled with the AKP
Aggregate: The left must aim higher
The weekend aggregate meeting of CPGB members saw debates on democratic centralism and the new Left Unity initiative. Michael Copestake reports
Opportunities to grasp
As the CPGB begins its annual Summer Offensive, national organiser Mark Fischer examines the state of the party and the wider left
Militarisation of cyberspace gathers speed
Tensions between China and the US over cyber-security are a reminder of the hidden dangers of the information age, writes Paul Demarty
Communist University 2013
Brief details for this years event
