By Steve Dobbs Only weeks ago, according to the bourgeois press and some of the jaded Marxist sects, Labour were set for electoral wipeout. ‘Labour facing election wipeout as polls suggest Tory majority of up to 150’ claimed the Telegraph. CPGB member... read more
Reproduced from issue 3 of the journal Editorial Introduction (Dominic Smith) An understanding of the Labour Party is key to understanding the political landscape in Britain today. Despite the meteoric rise of Jeremy Corbyn to Labour leader in September ... read more
Yesterday Labour Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell hit the headlines after being asked by Andrew Marr whether he was a Marxist. Given the non-revolutionary and reformist nature of the Labour Party, and indeed its leadership, the question seemed somewhat da... read more
Statement by Marxist World Editorial Board In an almost unprecedented turn of events, yesterday Tory Prime Minister May called a snap general for Thursday 8 June, breaking her previous promise of not holding one until the end of the full parliamentary ter... read more
By Steve Dobbs, reproduced from issue 3 of the journal Lenin wrote his pamphlet Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism (A Popular Outline) in the first half of 1916, and it was subsequently published the following year. His theory of imperialism had... read more
This is an open letter addressed to anarchists, written by anarchist and Marxist World supporter Dennis Moore. Reproduced and slightly edited from the original blog post here. Anarchism Anarchism is a movement which seeks to overthrow the current social o... read more
Review by Steve Dobbs It is now widely recognised that the EU faces an existential crisis, and this was the subject matter of Katya Adler’s BBC documentary which aired on BBC Two last night (watch here). Adler takes us around some of the countries of Eu... read more
Defeating Corbyn: This Party is Just Getting Started, Victor Conti, reproduced from issue 3 of the journal Taken at the level of their stated aims, the success criteria that the Labour Right apply to their shenanigans remain somewhat mysterious. Does it c... read more
By Pete Glover, reproduced from issue 2 of the journal Marx and the State in 1848 Did Marx believe that a peaceful transition from capitalism to socialism was achievable? His earlier writings appear to answer this question in the negative. In November 184... read more
Being a Socialist Councillor, Steve Bush, reproduced from issue 2 of the journal I stood for election to my local District and Town Council last year. I had planned to stand again as a TUSC candidate as I had in the County Council Elections in 2013 when I... read more