LEFT BIAS
These media sources are moderate to strongly biased toward liberal causes through story selection and/or political affiliation. They may utilize strong loaded words (wording that attempts to influence an audience by appealing to emotion or stereotypes), publish misleading reports, and omit information that may damage liberal causes. Some sources in this category may be untrustworthy. See all Left Bias sources.
- The Weekly Worker is a far-left, Marxist publication dedicated to building a unified revolutionary party through critical analysis and polemics. While its editorial positions are transparent and internally consistent, the lack of external sourcing, hyperlinks, and balanced reporting limits its factual reliability. We rate the Weekly Worker as Far Left biased and Mixed for Factual Reporting.
Detailed Report
Bias Rating: LEFT (-8.8)
Factual Reporting: MIXED (4.6)
Country: United Kingdom
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rating: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Newspaper
Traffic/Popularity: Minimal Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: MEDIUM CREDIBILITY
History
The Weekly Worker is the official publication of the Communist Party of Great Britain (Provisional Central Committee). The site distinguishes itself from other UK far-left groups, such as the Socialist Workers Party or the Socialist Party in England and Wales, by rejecting the notion of being a proto-party. Instead, Weekly Worker positions itself as a unifying organ for the broader revolutionary left, promoting open debate among socialist groups as a means to build a mass Marxist party. The publication regularly critiques competing Marxist factions and encourages “open polemic” to bridge ideological divides on the far left.
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Funded by / Ownership
The Weekly Worker is funded through subscriptions and donations. The contact page offers a means of communication but does not disclose a physical address or full organizational details beyond party affiliation. The publication is transparent about its ideological mission but lacks full financial transparency.
Analysis / Bias
The Weekly Worker consistently promotes far-left, Marxist-Leninist perspectives. It strongly emphasizes anti-capitalism, working-class resistance, and revolutionary unity. For example, in “Build Working Class Resistance”, the publication calls for the overthrow of capitalism through coordinated Marxist organizing.
In “Devouring the Prey and Drinking the Blood of the ‘Subalterns’”, it condemns humanitarian NGOs as vehicles of imperialism, reflecting strong anti-Western and anti-globalist themes. “No Anarcho-Capitalist Quick Fix” critiques libertarian socialist views as utopian and disconnected from material analysis. In a rare examination of social policy, “Trans Rights and Open Polemic” reaffirms the outlet’s support for open ideological debate, though the tone and framing may appear dismissive to some readers.
While the paper publishes intellectual and theoretical content grounded in the Marxist tradition, it lacks hyperlinks and external sourcing and often relies on ideological assertions rather than verifiable evidence. Despite this, its positions are generally consistent, well-argued, and transparent. The publication welcomes opposing perspectives from within the far-left spectrum, which contributes to a unique editorial voice. However, the absence of counterpoints from outside that ideological bubble, combined with minimal journalistic sourcing, leads to a rating of Mixed Factual.
Failed Fact Checks
- None in the Last 5 years.
The Weekly Worker is a far-left, Marxist publication dedicated to building a unified revolutionary party through critique and polemic. While its editorial positions are transparent and internally consistent, the lack of external sourcing, hyperlinks, and balanced reporting limits its factual reliability. We rate the Weekly Worker as Far Left biased and Mixed for Factual Reporting. (D. Van Zandt 06/21/2025)
Source: https://weeklyworker.co.uk/
Last Updated on June 21, 2025 by Media Bias Fact Check
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