Category Archives: Theory

Orthodoxy and the Left

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Sean Thompson

A few days ago I wrote about how the SWP’s leadership, who endlessly go on about the need to ‘defend the IS tradition’, have over the years coarsened and stultified the organisation’s politics and practice to the point that they … Continue reading →

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Being Green

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Sean Thompson

A few days ago there was an interesting discussion on the Socialist Unity blog (I say interesting; lengthy and fractious more like) about a post from a young comrade in York University Green Party entitled Can the Green Party become … Continue reading →

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Poor old Lenin

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Sean Thompson

One of side effects of the scandal currently engulfing the SWP is that it seems to have stimulated a rash of debates about the nature and relevance of ‘Leninism’. In particular, the SWP’s Central Committee and its supporters portray its … Continue reading →

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