Left-wing publications in the UK

[JoePolitix]

For Marxist journals you have the irregular but very good "What Next?"

http://www.whatnextjournal.co.uk/

The site also features some articles from New Interventions, another discussion journal which unfortunately doesn’t have its own site.

Revolutionary History is great aswell:

http://www.revolutionary-history.co.uk/

Most of the publications of the far left sects are pretty bland but the best are Solidarity and Weekly Worker as they’re not quite so monolithically soul destroying.

 

[Calum McD]

Most of the publications of the far left sects are pretty bland but the best are Solidarity and Weekly Worker as they’re not quite so monolithically soul destroying.

who puts out "Solidarity"?

 

[JoePolitix]

who puts out "Solidarity"?

The Alliance for Workers Liberty

www.workersliberty.org

 

[TeeJay]

The Ecologist... owned by multi-millionaire neo-fascist Zach Goldsmith.

neo-fascist?

Why do you say this? I would be very interested in hearing more about this.

 

[Barry Kade]

Its all very well for everyone here to point to the publications that best represent their own particular political identity. But these are not necessarily always the best publications either journalistically or practically.

I search the net most days, and find interesting analysis in a huge number of relatively obscure journals. But these are often small outfits, lead by the particular long term interests of the people involved, rather than the key tasks presented by the class struggle in any week that the general anti-capitalist reader and activist needs. They also suffer a publication delay, and tend to be a few weeks/months behind, so loose valuable qualities of immediacy and news value.

So for up to date weekly news and left journalism, I still find 'Socialist Worker' probably the best! Especially their industrial reports. It is also is a usefull place for cribbing up on the basics of key struggles, like the current battles brewing over pensions.

But because of that party's culture and its leaderships sad control freakery, its obviously not the place to look for coverage of 'internal' debates within the movements that are of vital interest to every activist - I suppose we still have to rely on the otherwise unsatisfactory 'Weekly Worker' for this!

Although boards like these are probably becomming the best place for up to date coverage of the movements internal debates. U75 was great on things like the SWP conference - real time coverage and live witch hunts! These are only now getting written up in the conventional lefty journals! Libcom's OK too.

and loads of news clippings service are usefull...http://www.ukwatch.net/...being one.

 

[imposs1904]

NEWS LINE is still going, if you consider the Pro Healey Wing of the WRP a left wing organisation.

I thought that they had died a death, but they are still around. Doing much work around Gate Gourmet.

The best working class, grass root paper THE SOCIALIST.
Much stuff about the Health Service and Public Sector.

SOCIALIST WORKER is good for anti war war stuff and makes good toilet paper.

The Socialist has to be the dryest left paper out there. Does anyone enjoy reading it?

 

[Barry Kade]

....and all these jokes about this or that newspaper making good toilet paper? I dunno, its scratchy and I just used to get horrible newsprint stains...

 

[greenman]

neo-fascist?

Why do you say this? I would be very interested in hearing more about this.

Just more LM sympathizing hyperbole from Kasheem I'm afraid - in that world view, regardless of their actual views, all greens, left right and centre are "fascists". (Read Ken McLeod's Star Fraction for a nice bit of speculative smearing - though it is otherwise a good novel). Interesting how the neo-marxists, LM cultists, marxist-futurists and their ilk have arrived at a kind of unhealthy marriage of Third Period Stalinism and Libertarian Alliance pro-capitalism. Anyone who opposes the "progressive" efforts of big business (GM, nuclear power, LD50 tests for cosmetics etc) is of course a social-fascist, doncha know.
Back in the real world, there are many left and progressive greens and green socialists fighting real battles against right wing, authoritarian, anti technology and primitivist minorities in both the green and socialist movements. They deserve the support of the rest of the progressive left rather than being lumped together with the elements they are fighting.

Green Socialists - publish "Green Socialist"

Green Party - publish "Green World"

 

[nwnm]

"Its all very well for everyone here to point to the publications that best represent their own particular political identity. But these are not necessarily always the best publications either journalistically or practically."

Which is why I put up a much larger list of 'leftish publications/websites' in my original posting on page 2, (the SWP related sites were also placed towards the end of my list - not because I don't rate them; I just thought that a little bit of humility doesn't go amiss on occasions )

 

[catch]

Which is why I put disclaimers on my list.

There's a lot of neo-Malthusianism in the ecology movement, I don't know if Zach Goldsmith subscribes to that though 'cos I never read the ecologist. The Social Ecology lot are about as anti-malthusian as you can get.

Another way of looking at this question is what sources are useful to people on the left? For me, sources like the Economist, Bloomberg etc. often have the most up-to-date and/or in depth information about what's going on - they need to to keep their audience.

 

[Tokyo]

There's a list of publications on Wikipedia. If it's missing one you know of, you might like to add it.

 

[treelover]

What a call to arms, that will get folk joining i'm sure

from the WW

After the defeats of the 20th century, we have seen a process of disintegration of proletarian politics. Genuine Marxists must engage in a process of recomposition. Above all, the left needs a rigorous approach to theory, an attempt to rearticulate communism as a viable alternative to a global capitalism in terminal decline. We call on all serious partisans of the working class to join us in this work

 

[Nigel]

Don't believe the hype!!!

The Socialist has to be the dryest left paper out there. Does anyone enjoy reading it?

FUCK OFF YOU NONSE!!!!

 

[jannerboyuk]

FUCK OFF YOU NONSE!!!!

Hmmm....i'm sure the Socialist Party are very happy to have you as a 'supporter'.

 

[imposs1904]

FUCK OFF YOU NONSE!!!!

Mmm, looks like a SP(EW) branch is missing its idiot.

 

[dennisr]

FUCK OFF YOU NONSE!!!!

Nigel - that is a ridicoulous comment - you are doing more damage than good for the things you say you support

 

[Nigel]

I apolologise for insulting such hardline warriors in the class struggle.

So how could The Socialist be Edited differetely to make it into a better organ for the struggle of the working class and other oppressed groups?

More sensationalist, more colour pictures.

 

[dennisr]

I apolologise for insulting such hardline warriors in the class struggle.

So how could The Socialist be Edited differetely to make it into a better organ for the struggle of the working class and other oppressed groups?

More sensationalist, more colour pictures.

Who really cares - given the way you're carrying on. You are not winning any respect here for whatever your beliefs or arguements may be

Before you start worrying about other 'warriors' - or pointlessly insulting anybody else - you should take a long hard look at yourself mate. Alongside that maybe take into account that idea of trying to 'stand in another person's shoes' - and imagine how that person would view you.

 

[Nigel]

What are you on about?
Whose shoes am I trying to stand in?
Why are you making this personal?