The crisis in mainstream politics presents a challenge for the left
There is a strong tradition of intervention in elections from the revolutionary left. Charlie Kimber learns from the experiences of Marx, Engels and Lenin, while confronting the reality of today.
In six months time Britain will go to the polls for a general election. The Socialist Workers Party believes we need a serious left intervention in the election.
The first question is whether revolutionaries should bother with elections and parliament at all. After all, we understand that real power does not lie in parliament. It exists in the wholly unelected sphere of the ownership and control of the offices, factories, call centres, transport hubs and so on.