Craft, gender and politics
Why would a revolutionary socialist spend time knitting? Amy Gilligan writes on craft for production and pleasure.
Ukip in the Fens
Mitch Mitchell looks at the impact of UKIP where he lives in Cambridgeshire, and how the party combines racist anti-immigrant appeal with a more populist edge.
Open statement: Resignation from the SWP
The signatories to this statement can no longer remain members of the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) following events at its annual conference on 13-15 December 2013.
The revolutionary paper today
A website can work as “the central organ” for the party’s message and regenerating a culture of local leaflet production.
A note on intersex and transgender issues
Colin Wilson provides a 101 on trans and intersex people's lives and struggles.
Neil Davidson on the crisis in the SWP
Neil Davidson spoke at a meeting in Edinburgh on 3 November 2013, organised by the Rebuilding the Party faction of the Socialist Workers Party.
Jonathan Neale on class struggle and neoliberalism
Neoliberalism has changed us “in ways that make struggle harder, and easier, and different, and more explosive”.
A response to John Molyneux on sexuality
Colin Wilson’s reply to John Molyneux’s views on sexuality and human nature has been published on the ISJ website.
Halloween strike: the mood on the picket lines
Here’s a round-up of mini-reports on today’s higher education strike, taken by comrades on phones and uploaded to social media.
What’s at stake in the Halloween strike
Andy Cunningham works at Manchester Met university. He explains why he’s on strike today – and why higher education workers need to escalate their action.