Theory

Workers Power and the League for the Fifth International stand in the tradition of Marx, Engels, Lenin and Trotsky. We have produced serious works to help socialists learn the theories of these key figures in history, as well as developing and applying their ideas to the world today.

Educational series

Our beginners’ educational series for Marxists in Britain, with key Workers Power articles included, can be downloaded as a PDF here

Our longer educational course on Marxist politics can be found on the Fifth International website here

Key works

The Degenerated Revolution

First published by Workers Power and the Irish Workers Group in 1982. This book contains a detailed analysis of the origins and nature of the Stalinist states in Russia, Eastern Europe, Cuba and China. Read it here

Death Agony of the Fourth International

Death Agony of the Fourth International, published by Workers Power and the Irish Workers Group in 1983, analyses the history of the Fourth International and explains why there are so many ‘Fourth Internationals’ today. Read it here

Marxism and the trade unions

First published by Workers Power in 1978, our first serious work on the role of trade unions under capitalism, the bureaucracy and the historical lessons of the Militant Minority Movement in the early 1920s. Read it here

Womens’ oppression

Our pamphlet on the causes and origins of the oppression of women under class society – as well as how to fight it. Read it here

Theoretical journals

Core Marxist analysis of many different issues facing today’s world and the past can be found in our theoretical journals: Permanent Revolution, Trotkyist International, and Fifth International. Find many of the subject areas covered here, or check out a fuller list of previous journal articles here