"The document of Comrade Cliff entitled The Nature of Stalinist Russia at first sight gives the impression of erudition and scientific analysis. However, upon careful examination, it will be observed that not one of the chapters contains a worked-out thesis. The method is a series of parallels based on quotations, and its basic weakness is shown by the fact that conclusions are not rooted in the analysis. From his thesis it is not possible to conclude whether Stalinist Russia remains a progressive system (despite its deformations), or whether for Cliff it has now assumed the same reactionary role as ‘individual’ capitalism or fascism. The weakness is sharply brought out by the fact that no practical conclusions emerge. Is Russia to be defended, or is the revolutionary party to be defeatist? Instead of the answer being rooted in and flowing from the analysis, it has to be worked out a posteriori.

"Despite the fact that Comrade Cliff asserts that the Stalinist bureaucracy is a new class, nowhere in his thesis is a real analysis made or evidence adduced as to why and how such a class constitutes a capitalist class and is not a new type of class.

"And this is not accidental. It flows from the method. Starting off with the preconceived idea of state capitalism, everything is artificially fitted into that conception. Instead of applying the theoretical method of the Marxist teachers to Russian society in its process of motion and development, he has scoured the works to gather quotations and attempted to compress them into a theory."

- Excerpt from the text

Local general strikes, demonstrations of 100,000, open splits in the bureaucracy - a new epoch has opened up in the Soviet Union - that of the political revolution. Can Gorbachev's reforms work?

This pamphlet covers these issues and the background to the present crisis. In addition we are proud to re-print the statement made by Esteban Volkov, to the Militant rally in June 1988, demanding the political rehabilitation of his grandfather, Leon Trotsky.

Controversy over the government's Human Fertilisation and Emryology Act has reopened the debate on the control of fertility.

Tory right-wingers and 'pro-life' groups intervened with traditional views on women's role and the family. Whose Choice? answers the Right's ideological crusade and defends women's reproductive rights.

Cuts are undermining the NHS, while private health firms exploit the demand for fertility treatment. Whose Choice? outlines socialist policies for better NHS facilities.

Vivian Seal recounts the struggle of working-class women for health care, contraception, the right to abortion, and fertility treatment.

This book examines the likely effects of the Act, clearly explaining the new reproductive technologies. It shows that fertility control raises vital political issues which cannot be left to the Tories, the medical hierarchy, or big business.

As Eastern European monoliths crumble, all pre-conceptions must be re-evaluated. Leon Trotsky, fighting the bureaucracy, predicted a new revolution to restore workers' democracy. Fifty years after his assassination, is this being borne out? What are the perspectives for genuine socialism in the USSR?

Elizabeth Clarke and Richard Peters visited the Soviet Union in October/November 1989. Their fascinating account tells of the feelings of the ordinary Russian worker, the independent trade unions, striking miners, daily life in the streets, shortages and queues. Their interviews and discussions provide a penetrating insight into the mood of the Russian people and an invaluable key to understanding the momentous events now unfolding.

Resolutions and conclusions of the 7th World Congress of the Committee for a Workers' International

What happened to the Communist International established in the aftermath of the Russian revolution? Written in June 1943, this pamphlet is especially relevant today in light of the deepening crisis of capitalism internationally and the sharpening of the splits in many Communist Parties internationally, between old style pro-Moscow Stalinists and the "Eurocommunists".

Ted Grant's original article is republished together with a new introduction by Alan Woods, and the article "The Evolution of the Comintern" written by one of Trotsky's collaborators in 1936.

Pamphlet by Leeds Socialist Party containing articles on the Leeds Gasworkers strike 1890, the Manningham Mills strike 1890-1, the Old Dog Strike 1909, the Yeadon lockout 1913 and the Leeds Corporation strike 1913. Includes a foreword by Joel Heyes, Secretary of Leeds TUC

"The past few years have seen a resurgence of the trade union movement, with one of the largest ever trade union organised demonstrations and large public sector strikes, as well as growing unrest in the private sector. The theme of this pamphlet is the upsurges of the union movement in the past, particularly around the textile and gas industries in West Yorkshire."

- From the introduction.

This is the first real account of Militant, its ideas, organisation and the role of figures associated with it. Five previous books have been written about Militant. But this is the only one which gives an authentic account of how Militant played such a prominent role in Liverpool in the 1980's and the successful battle to defeat the Poll Tax.

The momentous events in Liverpool 1983-7 sent shock waves across the country. Hardly a week went by without the city being in the news headlines. Financial crises, a unique house building programme, education reform, the Heysel stadium tragedy, the Sam Bond affair, the expulsion of Derek Hatton, Tony Mulhearn and others from the Labour Party, through to an 18 month court battle which ended in the surcharge and disqualification of 47 Labour councillors - all are covered in Liverpool-A City That Dared to Fight. Not only a commentary, this book is a penetrating political analysis of the growth and development of Marxism in Britain, and particularly the role of Militant in Liverpool.

This book was first published as a pamphlet in October 1997 to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of the execution of Che Guevara. He was executed in Bolivia by the Bolivian army working in conjunction with the United States Central Intelligence Agency. His crime was to fight against oppression and exploitation. As a self-sacrificing revolutionary and internationalist he remains a powerful symbol of struggle and inspiration to those who are fighting against exploitation and capitalism. There are many lessons which need to be learned from Che's struggle and the Cuban revolution in which he was a central figure.

This book discusses the life and role of Che as a revolutionary. It also addresses his ideas on guerrilaism and the attitude of Marxism towards this method of struggle which was supported by Guevara.

The republication of this book against the background of a new phase of struggle by the working people of Latin America, a continent in open revolt against neo-liberalism and the effects of capitalism is extremely timely. It can assist a new generation of readers to draw the lessons of the Cuban revolution and apply them to the struggle to defeat capitalism and imperialism today and build international socialism - the goal which Che Guevara supported.