The annual Marxism conference, hosted by the UK Socialist Workers' Party, took place on 1-5 July in central London. Thousands of people attended the event, one of the biggest of its kind in the world, over its five days, with over a thousand packed into the Opening Rally on Thursday evening alone. More than 150 talks and workshops were held, with a huge range of guest speakers from around the world covering a wide array of themes, with comedy, music, poetry and theatre performances taking place in the evenings. The featured event was a discussion between Alex Callinicos, John Holloway and Slavoj Zizek on Saturday evening on 'The Idea of Communism', which saw queues of hundreds lining up to get inside. SoN editors Cihan Aksan and Jon Bailes attended the conference and conducted a number of interviews with some of the guest speakers.

Click the links below to read interviews with guest speakers at the event.

Disaster Politics in Haiti - Pacifying the People
An Interview with Peter Hallward

Revolution Stalled? Venezuela and Bolivia
An Interview with Mike Gonzalez

The Changing Face of Imperialism Today
An Interview with Jonathon Shafi

Keynesianism - Capitalism's Cure?
An Interview with Esme Choonara

Photos from Marxism 2010

Attendees gather for the Opening Rally

The panel at the Opening Rally

Christine Poupin speaks at the Opening Rally

Istvan Meszaros after his talk 'The Crisis of Parliamentarism'

The panel at the talk 'Targeting Israel - Boycott, Disinvestment and Sanctions'

John Holloway, Alex Callinicos and Slavoj Zizek discuss 'The Idea of Communism'

Alex Callinicos addresses the auditorium

John Holloway responds to Alex Callinicos and Slavoj Zizek

Mike Gonzalez's talk 'Revolution Stalled? Venezuela and Bolivia'

John Holloway discusses his theory of 'Crack Capitalism'

Gilbert Achcar discusses his new book, The Arabs and the Holocaust

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