There are few figures on the left who command the same admiration and respect as Fidel Castro. Those commending parts of his legacy can be found across almost the entire spectrum of those who claim to be ‘on the left’. …
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The Political Passivity of the Trinity left
Marooned in Trinity’s middle class campus culture, the Trinity left has lost its connection to real political movements, argues William Foley
Leon Trotsky once said of the writer Dobrolyubov that his satire would remain relevant “as long as it was considered a social merit to preach the rudiments of a cheap liberalism”. In College the dynamics of social popularity are often …
HEAD TO HEAD: Is Corbyn to blame for Labour’s problems?
Rory O’Sullivan and Rory O’Neill go Head to Head on Labour’s controversial leader
What explains the rise of Jeremy Corbyn?
A Socialist Worker perspective on what the success of this veteran MP means for the future of European politics.
When Jeremy Corbyn, among the most left-wing MPs in the British Labour party, announced his candidacy to succeed Ed Miliband in June, it was universally assumed that this would be another effort in the honourable tradition of token leadership bids …