Ray Goodspeed introduces an article by Ted Grant, from 1943, on the shameful end of the Communist International (1919-1943). The full article, “The rise and
Category: Political Theory Archive

Do wage rises cause inflation?
Steve McKenzie (Unite Community member – Lewisham, Greenwich, Bexley) answers this question using a Marxist classic – Wages Prices and Profit – that can be

By Sue Denham Capitalism, it was once observed, is horror without end. Capitalism is based on the systematic exploitation of the many by the few

By Mark Langabeer, Hastings and Rye Labour member. The TUC is organising the first coordinated action of all of those trade unions that have balloted

Where is Britain Going? By Leon Trotsky.
Mark Langabeer (Hastings and Rye Labour member) discusses a socialist classic from 1925 and looks at its lessons for the labour movement today. The full

By Michael Roberts Do ‘excessive’ wage rises lead to rising inflation and thus drive economies into a wage-price spiral? Back in 1865, at the International

Historical Materialism Conference – monopoly, imperialism, inflation and Ukraine
By Michael Roberts As usual it won’t be possible to report on all the many sessions at this year’s London Historical Materialism conference that took

By John Pickard Unfortunately, it is being suggested once again by some on the left that the Labour Party is ‘dead’. Some of those arguing

By Michael Roberts The UK government’s economic policies under new PM Liz Truss have caused a stir among not only leftists, but also among mainstream

The liquidity crisis and drowning naked
By Michael Roberts “If there was no intervention today, gilt yields could have gone up to 7-8 per cent from 4.5 per cent this morning