Eddie Ford
Eddie Ford spent his formative years in deepest South Devon, a very sleepy part of the world. Despite that, or maybe because of it, from an extremely early age he felt the gravitational pull of revolutionary politics and communism. Initially studying Drama/Theatre, he ended up graduating in International Politics and Strategic Studies. Whilst at Aberystwyth the then Militant Tendency made the mistake of trying to recruit Eddie but fled in terror from his ‘ultra-leftism’ when he expressed scepticism at the idea that socialism could be ushered in by parliament passing an enabling bill nationalising the top 150 companies/banks - or that homosexuality was an unfortunate by-product of capitalist alienation and hence would wither away under socialism.
When living in London, Eddie briefly joined the ‘dynamic’ Revolutionary Communist Party (Furedite) in the mid-1980s but lacked both dress-sense and career-sense so flopped out. He became a supporter of the CPGB/PCC in 1991 just when the bourgeois media - and Socialist Worker - were triumphantly crowing about the ‘collapse of communism’, etc. He has life-long interests in science fiction, Darwinism/evolutionary theory, ecological/environmental questions and religion.
Latest articles by Eddie Ford
Let them drink dirty water
Eddie Ford looks at the environmental disaster that threatens with the appointment of climate deniers, cronies and billionaires committed to ending what they call ‘excessive regulations’
Drill, baby, drill!
Trump wants to both max out oil production and pull out of the Paris Accords, writes Eddie Ford - bad news for a planet already experiencing record-high temperatures
Human wave of solidarity
As anger erupts against the complacent authorities, writes Eddie Ford, Spain’s devastating floods give us yet another terrifying glimpse of what the future holds
Crunch time for real
Latest UN report shows that we are on course to massively overshoot climate targets. Reaching between 1.9°C and 3.8°C threatens catastrophic consequences for human civilisation, writes Eddie Ford
Can we meet the challenge?
Milton and Sahara flooding are extreme weather events triggered by human-induced global warming, writes Eddie Ford. The danger is that they will become the norm
Nothing clean about it
Labour is pouring billions into over-hyped CCS technology as part of an effort to prolong the life of fossil fuel capitalism, writes Eddie Ford. Lobbying by oil companies has paid off handsomely
Davos on the Mersey
Corporate representatives flocked to attend the Liverpool conference, where they could freely lobby, influence and bribe. Eddie Ford looks at the root-and-branch cynicism, corruption and sectionalism of Labourism
Snouts in the trough
Endless freebies, generous donations, lavish hospitality, talk of a ‘nest of vipers’ in No10 - welcome to the new Labour government. Yet again we see how corruption is built into the political system, writes Eddie Ford
Upping the ante
Vladimir Putin warns that we are on brink of nuclear war, writes Eddie Ford. Perhaps, not yet, but with the kabuki dance over Storm Shadows the evidence of ‘mission creep’ is unmistakable
Ethos of punishment
Overcrowding is at an all-time high, showing yet again that prison does not work. Eddie Ford argues that we should help damaged people recover, not damage them further
Things can only get worse
With three of the top five landlords in parliament Labour MPs, we are seeing a petty-bourgeoisification at the top of the party, writes Eddie Ford
Fight ideas with ideas
Labour has vowed to crack down on ‘hateful beliefs’ associated with the far right and extreme misogyny. But what about anti-Zionism, asks Eddie Ford, which we are told equals anti-Semitism?
Donald the Führer?
Liberal hysteria about Trump abolishing presidential elections - even being a new Hitler - sees the BBC acting as mere propagandists for the US Democrats, writes Eddie Ford
A very Labour ban
Eddie Ford welcomes any moves towards promoting public health, but a total ban on smoking - as with the so-called ‘war on drugs’ - is senseless and likely to be counterproductive
Crime and revenge
Eddie Ford welcomes the early release of prisoners, but the emphasis should be on rehabilitation, not crisis management
Reform Ltd gets five
Politics continues to move to the right, with Reform UK now having a ‘bridgehead’ of MPs, writes Eddie Ford. What happens next with the Tories, now that Kemi Badenoch is the front-runner, remains to be seen
Nigel’s me too moment
Reform UK attracts bigots like flies to shit. Meanwhile, the mainstream parties parade their anti-racist credentials and compete over who can be most beastly to migrants. The irony is not lost on Eddie Ford
Fissures and fusions
Mainstream parties feign outrage over Nigel Farage’s Trumpite comments about the west provoking Russia’s invasion of Ukraine - even though he is essentially correct, writes Eddie Ford
From abyss to reform
Barring some freak accident, Labour is on course for a landslide. But what happens after that on the right? Eddie Ford discounts extinction, but not a merger and the formation of the Conservative and Reform Party
We’ll always have Parris
Sir Keir is now open to charges of dithering after Diane Abbott was allowed to stand, writes Eddie Ford. But the suggestion that he has ‘lost control’ over the Labour left is risible
Muddying the message
In the end, Sir Keir bottled it and allowed Diane Abbott to stand, writes Eddie Ford. But will he have to pay a political price? Almost certainly, Sunak will exploit his dithering
Alice in Wonderland
Record numbers have come over in small boats so far this year, while the Rwanda scheme seems like a dead duck. But, asks Eddie Ford, should the left support immigration controls, even if they are sugared as ‘non-racist’ immigration controls?
Genocide by starvation
Israel’s war cabinet is split over plans for Gaza: military occupation or an international civil administration? Meanwhile, Eddie Ford condemns the ICC for drawing a moral equivalence between Hamas and Israel
Rot runs deep
‘Extreme protest groups’, such as Palestine Action and Just Stop Oil, are now under threat of an effective ban. But, writes, Eddie Ford, this is only the thin edge of the wedge
Debating with Oehlerites
With the general election fast approaching, Eddie Ford reports on the Online Communist Forum debate. While the Spartacist League fetishises opposition to the person of Sir Keir Starmer and throws in its lot with the Tusc opportunist lash-up, the CPGB emphasises communist unity as the only serious route towards mass work
Turning the tide
Ukraine’s summer 2023 offensive was a complete failure and Russia now appears to be making tactical gains. But Kyiv is not going to be a pushover, writes Eddie Ford
Tipping into the unknown
Staggering temperature rises in the Antarctic should serve as an urgent warning, writes Eddie Ford
Limiting competition is key
Whatever the government does over Rwanda, irregular migrants will keep coming. Eddie Ford defends the right of people to live in whatever country they choose, but we clearly need more than individual rights
Selective justice is no justice
John McDonnell has rightly called for her reinstatement. But, asks Eddie Ford, what about all the many others wrongly accused of anti-Semitism?
Staring into the abyss
Far from Jeremy Hunt’s budget being a ‘gamechanger’, it has backfired on the Tories, writes Eddie Ford. Indeed, with Braverman, Anderson and now Hester, the government has suffered one PR disaster after another
Courtship by mega-donors
Tories are still capitalism’s preferred party of government, but Labour’s commanding poll lead helps explain why so many of the filthy rich are shifting their loyalties, writes Eddie Ford
Threat to Sunak from right
If polls and by-elections are to be trusted, the Tories face a big challenge from the far right - and before that the possible loss of former vice-chair Lee Anderson, writes Eddie Ford
Sentiments have steadily shifted
There is a massive gulf over Gaza between the servile political class and the majority of the British population, writes Eddie Ford
Climate socialism and climate breakdown
Despite global warming, the slowing down of the Amoc system would paradoxically see Britain much colder and wetter. But any solution to the climate crisis, writes Eddie Ford, must lie outside of capitalism
A culture of apology
David Miller is worth more than the whole pack of the Socialist Campaign Group of MPs put together. Apologising makes you complicit, but taking a stand brings vindication, writes Eddie Ford
Safe space for business
Team Starmer is being supported financially by very high-net-worth individuals and big companies. Have no doubts we are on course for the most rightwing Labour government ever, writes Eddie Ford
A comedy of errors
Vastly expensive, unsafe and inextricably linked to weapons of mass destruction - Eddie Ford rejects the madness of nuclear power
Police, soldiers and gangs
Once relatively stable, Ecuador has quickly become a failed state, highlighting the criminal failure of the insane ‘war on drugs’, writes Eddie Ford
Preparing for disillusionment
Losing ground badly in the polls, facing more by-election defeats, and with Reform UK breathing down his neck, it is not surprising that Rishi Sunak wants to go for a late election, writes Eddie Ford
Record-breaking in the wrong way
Storms, floods, drought and fire on an almost biblical scale presage social breakdown. It is socialism or barbarism, says Eddie Ford
Living on a knife edge
Attacked on all fronts over Rwanda, Rishi Sunak survived the vote this time. But, with the various factions pulling in opposite directions, he seems to be heading for a general election defeat, writes Eddie Ford
Blowtorching the planet
Despite carbon emissions hitting record highs, Cop28 has been yet another talking shop, writes Eddie Ford
Battle for Tory soul
There is more trouble for Sunak, writes Eddie Ford, with record net figures - much to the anger and consternation of the Tory right
Desperately seeking martyrdom
With the Tories facing an electoral drubbing and having no coherent strategy, Rishi Sunak is reduced to day-to-day politicking, writes Eddie Ford
Too little, too late
Capitalism is frying the planet. This year will almost certainly be the hottest on record and next year might possibly be even worse, writes Eddie Ford
Wider solution needed
The SWP is championing a single-state Palestine using mistaken comparisons with apartheid South Africa. When it comes to Israel-Palestine, there is no bourgeois democratic solution, writes Eddie Ford
Digging to resist
The Gaza metro of underground tunnels presents a formidable challenge for the Israeli killing machine. In this case, writes Eddie Ford, the weak might just overcome the strong
Deserting the ship
Birds of ill omen are flying for Rishi Sunak and the Tory government. After two big by-election wins, Sir Keir increasingly looks like a prime minister in waiting, writes Eddie Ford
What you need to know about Hamas
Eddie Ford looks at the history and politics of what is a deeply reactionary organisation and how we could win the battle of ideas
Staring at an electoral drubbing
Peddling conspiracy theories, bashing the EU, migrants and the undeserving poor - no wonder Nigel Farage loved it. But, writes Eddie Ford, this year’s Tory conference was dominated by one issue: HS2
Driving the green wedge
Rishi Sunak’s sudden U-turn is the result of desperation … and a leak, writes Eddie Ford. Meanwhile, yet another authoritative report shows that yet another climate record is in danger of being broken
Expect more hot air
Claims of defying the government’s latest anti-trade union laws and at the same time supporting its war aims in Ukraine are in flat contradiction, writes Eddie Ford
Dog days of summer
Yet more climate records fall, but the Tory government is criminally ‘maxing out’ fossil fuels and sabotaging the expansion of offshore wind capacity, writes Eddie Ford
Old enemies, new friends
Joe Biden’s ‘comprehensive strategic partnership’ with Vietnam is about blocking the rise of China, writes Eddie Ford. It will mean more visits from the Pacific fleet, more trade and new weapons
From chef to payback
Eddie Ford gives his thoughts on the predictable death of Wagner’s public face and the likely culprit
Land, sea and air records
Yet more grim statistics show that the planet is getting hotter and hotter, writes Eddie Ford. Meanwhile the Tories are denouncing eco-zealots, campaigning against Ulez and granting yet more oil and gas concessions
Clean air as a right
Following the Uxbridge by-election, there has been a huge row over the extension of London’s Ulez scheme. Both Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer are standing up for the right to pollute. Eddie Ford stands up for the right to breathe clean, unpolluted air
A living nightmare
Frequent, intense and deadly wildfires are the inevitable result of record temperatures. But this is not simply down to us humans: the climate crisis is driven by capitalism, writes Eddie Ford
Point of no return
Temperature records fall one after the other. Things are on course to get worse, not better. Clearly stunts are not enough, we need to get serious about system change, writes Eddie Ford
Cost of Fortress Europe
Those who horrifically drowned off the Greek coast were fleeing intolerable conditions. Eddie Ford argues for free movement, citizenship rights and effective trade unions
Sir Humphreys vs Tory right
Some civil service mandarins have a different political agenda from their Tory ministers. Indeed, Eddie Ford suspects that the Labour shadow cabinet is far more to their liking
Lowering the stakes
Starmer’s promise to be ‘New Labour on steroids’ is not about being exciting, but boring. Eddie Ford offers some thoughts on mainstream politics
Smother, stifle and suppress
Saturday’s coronation was accompanied by a clampdown on anti-monarchy protestors. Eddie Ford wonders what the state would do if faced with a serious republican movement
Powers hidden in reserve
This Saturday, says Eddie Ford, should remind us that the role of the monarchy is not only about pomp, circumstance and providing popular entertainment
Servants as masters
Eddie Ford says Dominic Raab was forced to quit after a political struggle between ministry’s policy and minister’s policy
All power to the 3.5%?
The SWP cheers on those committed to minority, isolated actions such as blowing up pipelines, not those who stress programme, class politics and using elections to win majority support, writes Eddie Ford
Drugs war idiocy
Government policy and science part company yet again, writes Eddie Ford. Banning laughing gas for recreational purposes is, when it comes to health, sheer irrationality
50:50 for 1.5°C?
Global warming looks set to continue for thousands of years, writes Eddie Ford. Yet not only are we still being sold pseudo-solutions like electric cars and carbon capture, but the government is still committed to sustaining the fossil fuel industry
Justice of the victors
Talk of putting Vladimir Putin on trial in The Hague shows how the west is seeking the total defeat of Russia, writes Eddie Ford. But will president Xi come to the aid of his ‘dear friend’?
Let’s be beastly to foreigners
The Illegal Migration Bill is the opening shot of the Tory general election campaign, writes Eddie Ford
Bakhmut is hell on earth
Both sides seem determined to send ever greater numbers into the human meat-grinder. The battle owes more to symbolism than strategic calculation, writes Eddie Ford
Sturgeon’s final straw
Have we reached ‘peak SNP’? Is the dream of Scottish independence now fading? Eddie Ford reports on the leadership battle and continuing culture wars
Getting out the big stick
As part of their war against the ‘economically inactive’, the Tories want to scapegoat and harass, writes Eddie Ford
Picket lines and ballot box
Mass strikes, soaring food and energy prices, Tory sleaze scandals - all speak of the return of the ‘British disease’. Eddie Ford says that is why sections of the mainstream media could well back Sir Keir in 2024, and why we need our own political alternative
From Dixon to Carrick
Following the latest scandal involving the Met, Eddie Ford agrees with SWP’s call for the abolition of the police. But then what?
Hypocrisy, lies and disinformation
Exxon long knew about the catastrophic effects of global warming, writes Eddie Ford. But they denied it, because what comes first is making money
Strategy, turns and dangers
Run by a self-appointed elite, XR has ‘quit’ the tactic of disruption, much to the disapproval of the SWP. Eddie Ford comments
Turning in a blind panic
Beijing was forced to abandon its draconian zero-covid policy by mass protests, writes Eddie Ford. But now the pandemic is raging through the country due to an inadequate vaccination programme and an overwhelmed health service
Dying of the planet
The Montreal conference on biodiversity was always, predictably, heading towards failure, writes Eddie Ford. Because of the Capitalian, the sixth mass extinction of species is already upon us
Zero-Covid and its discontents
Beijing’s failure to roll out an effective vaccination programme has forced it to rely on lockdowns. However, there are leftwing Sinophiles who want to emulate the Xi regime, writes Eddie Ford
Planet left to fry
Eddie Ford is not surprised that Cop27 was a failure, all participants are committed to growth for the sake of growth
Bleak expectations
With Rishi Sunak probably having little chance of winning the next election and Keir Starmer waiting in the wings, we should expect Austerity 3.0, writes Eddie Ford
Highway to misery
The Tories are coming after us again with ‘Austerity 2.0’, writes Eddie Ford. But resistance is mounting in the form of increased strike action
Greenwashing the crisis
While the planet stands on the edge of runaway climate change, another totally inadequate Cop conference is about to begin. But, writes Eddie Ford, protest politics is also totally inadequate
Tories in a hole
Rishi Sunak may have been crowned by MPs, writes Eddie Ford. But he faces a near impossible task of uniting his chronically divided party, let alone solving the economic crisis
Dead woman walking
‘Trussonomics’ is well and truly over, writes Eddie Ford. Jeremy Hunt is now in charge and Tory MPs are furiously plotting to kill off Liz Truss, a prime minister in name only
Right sets left’s agenda
Victory for pale pink Lula would represent the defeat of Trump’s ally, Jair Bolsonaro, writes Eddie Ford - and therefore would be welcome news for Joe Biden
Cornered, bellicose and dangerous
The lady was for turning after all, writes Eddie Ford, and the Tories are now in a state of open civil war, facing a crushing electoral defeat. So will Liz Truss play the Ukraine war card?
Desperate throw of the dice
With the pound falling and yields on government gilts rising, markets are delivering their verdict on Kwasi Kwarteng’s ‘growth plan’, writes Eddie Ford
Much ado about nothing?
Eddie Ford surveys leftwing coverage of the death, mass outpouring and funeral of Elizabeth Windsor, and finds some more lacking than others
Learn from Oliver Cromwell
With Charles III, no fundamental change to the monarchy will be delivered from above, writes Eddie Ford. The institution serves capitalism wonderfully as part of its system of checks and balances against democracy
Storm clouds gather
Liz Truss denounced ‘handouts’ and ‘redistribution’ on the campaign trail - now she has announced a £100 billion energy price cap. Eddie Ford gives his day-one assessment of Britain’s new prime minister
A hot autumn too
Things are clearly heading towards a monumental explosion of strikes and protests, writes Eddie Ford
Gunning for China
Eddie Ford wonders whether the much-heralded Kherson counter-offensive and massive deliveries of western armaments could be a potential game-changer
General strike call
Leadership favourite Liz Truss has promised to impose ‘minimum service levels’ on striking workers just 30 days after coming into office. In response, Mick Lynch says he will campaign for the TUC to call a general strike. Eddie Ford comments
Toryland now decides
Rank-and-file Conservatives are more likely to vote for Liz Truss than the so-called ‘socialist’, Rishi Sunak - or so we are told. Eddie Ford investigates
Expect an early general election
Smear campaigns, dirty dossiers, stitch-ups - yes, it is a Tory leadership contest. Eddie Ford also notes that Penny Mordaunt is way out in front when it comes to the bookies
Take it back from them
As everyone knows, Pride began as a radical protest march, but has long been taken over by big business. Eddie Ford warns against the logic of sectionalism
To play the king
Despite two by-election defeats and partygate, Eddie Ford does not write off Boris Johnson quite yet
Beyond the pale
Alex Davies of National Action has been jailed for eight and a half years. Such legislation can easily be directed against the left and the working class movement, Eddie Ford warns
Jubilee versus democracy
Much of the left fails to take the monarchy seriously. But Eddie Ford reminds the SWP of the shameful moment when it voted against republicanism in Respect so as not to alienate royalists
Jumping through the hoops
As RMT members vote overwhelmingly for industrial action, the Tories are threatening to enact yet more anti-trade union laws. Eddie Ford urges defiance
Making anti-Zionism a crime
Government attacks on the NUS for ‘anti-Semitism’ are part and parcel of a much wider political offensive, writes Eddie Ford
Little to get excited about
As predicted, the Tories suffered losses, writes Eddie Ford. But Sir Keir has made no obvious progress - and nor has what passes for the left
Trouble in paradise
Like other such territories, the British Virgin Islands is an outpost of corrupt City of London financial scams and operations, writes Eddie Ford
Booze, lies and votes
The Tories face a hammering on May 5, but, says Eddie Ford, you are very unlikely to find a principled leftwing candidate
Out of sight, out of mind?
Rwanda deal is a cynical election ploy, writes Eddie Ford
Process of poverty
Will there be a new Winter of Discontent in response to the cost of living crisis? Eddie Ford is hopeful, but it will only happen with organisation and challenging the grip of the trade union bureaucracy
Squeezing the poor
The chancellor’s spring statement means increasing numbers will have to choose between eating or heating, writes Eddie Ford
Putin to the rescue
Ukraine has saved Boris Johnson’s bacon and he knows it, writes Eddie Ford
An unsafe technology
Russian shelling near the Zaporizhzhia plant is a stark reminder of the inherently dangerous nature of nuclear power, warns Eddie Ford
Our sort of refugees?
The Ukraine crisis sharply highlights the communist demand for open borders, writes Eddie Ford
Complex and chaotic
It seems that freak weather events are becoming increasingly normal, writes Eddie Ford
Main enemy is at home
When it comes to Ukraine, writes Eddie Ford, what matters is not territorial integrity, but the danger of generalised war in Europe
Facts on the ground
Eddie Ford argues that supporting Ukrainian self-determination, without taking into account Nato expansionism and the rights of the Russian minority, effectively means backing US imperialist interests
Pink is the colour
Despite supposedly bringing “feminism and gender perspective to power”, Gabriel Boric does not impress Eddie Ford. What sort of “candidate of the streets” supports laws criminalising street barricades?
Operation Save Big Dog
Is Boris Johnson toast? Eddie Ford comments on the partygate scandals and what it means for Sir Keir’s prospects
Civilisation in jeopardy
Extreme weather is becoming typical weather, writes Eddie Ford, and the cause is undeniable: capitalism
Fun and punishment
Crazily, the government wants to intensify the cruel and unwinnable ‘war on drugs’. Eddie Ford, on the other hand, wants to call it off and legalise all drugs
Beware of Nazi obsession
We must oppose the fascist right, writes Eddie Ford. But we should also oppose state bans on organisations and ‘dangerous’ books
Thin end of the wedge
We should oppose both the banning of Hamas and its leftwing apologists, writes Eddie Ford
From hell to even worse
The so-called migrant crisis results from the imperialist system itself, argues Eddie Ford
Ten days of change
Following the Owen Paterson fiasco, Labour has leapt forward in the polls. Eddie Ford argues that this creates problems for the standard left narrative of a useless Keir Starmer
Government extortion racket
Boris Johnson’s screeching U-turn over Owen Paterson brilliantly highlighted the endemic corruption in the government party, writes Eddie Ford
Give a little and take a lot
Though there was nothing, not a thing, on the environment. Rishi Sunak’s ‘big state, high tax’ budget had a distinctly populist feel, writes Eddie Ford
A 2.7 degree wake-up call
The UK government’s response is woefully inadequate. So keep your expectations about Cop26 really low, advises a worried Eddie Ford
Common caste identity
Eddie Ford says that the killing of rightwing Tory MP David Amess reveals a lot about careerist politicians in general. And not only on the Labour right … there is the official and unofficial Labour ‘left’ too
Facing ecological meltdown
Eddie Ford is not surprised to learn that Britain is one of the world’s most nature-depleted countries
Cold war hots up
As the US and Britain set about arming Australia with nuclear-powered subs and Indian troops dig in at high altitude, Chinese warplanes prod and probe Taiwan’s air defences. Eddie Ford warns that a shooting war is far from impossible
Combating the Capitalistocene
With global temperatures in danger of increasing to 1.5 ºC above pre-industrial levels by 2025, Eddie Ford fears that governments might actually do something - at our expense
Mirror images of terror
Al Qa’eda wanted to provoke, the US neocons wanted to be provoked. The result has been a whole series of failed states, writes Eddie Ford
Reruns and failures
Eddie Ford is unsurprised by America’s failure to get a smooth, South Africa-type transition of power
Code red for humanity
The IPCC report is out and what it says is grim, says Eddie Ford: major climate change is ‘inevitable’ and ‘irreversible’. Objective circumstances cry out for the left to agitate, educate and organise around a far-reaching minimum programme to prepare the working class to take power on a global scale
At the tipping point
Can the bourgeoisie be forced to adopt climate socialism? Highly unlikely, but we should not rule it out in principle. Eddie Ford highlights the necessity of a minimum programme
Generation Left terrifies right
Eddie Ford calls upon Marxists to take up the challenge to organise the socialist majority of young people
Pandemic to pingdemic
Boris Johnson’s ‘Freedom Day’ did not exactly go as planned. In fact it was a fiasco. Despite that, Eddie Ford warns of an early general election
Grim warning from Canada
Heat domes and devastating fires are ominous portents of runaway global warming. Eddie Ford warns that the future looks bleak - unless the working class organises to replace capitalist class rule at the global level
What Mao began
Now celebrating its centenary, the Communist Party of China presides over a strange hybrid social formation. Eddie Ford looks at its evolution
Blue and red walls crack
Should the left refuse to call for a Labour vote because of crap politics and crap candidates? Eddie Ford calls for strategic thinking, not knee-jerk reactions
From G7 to D11
Carbis Bay was more about creating a US-led anti-Chinese alliance than vaccinating the world or saving the planet, maintains Eddie Ford
Promises, losers and threats
The G7 summit is going to see a reassertion of American hegemony. But, asks Eddie Ford, will this really mean a return of the social democratic consensus?
The politics of denial
Class and the politics of narrow nationalism are now entwined, writes Eddie Ford. Instead of denying its own role in helping to bring about this sorry situation, the left needs to do some serious thinking
Nobody is safe till everybody is safe
As the horrific situation in India proves, writes Eddie Ford, the pandemic is far from over
Necessity of social control
We do not trust the government, writes Eddie Ford. But nor do we support unrestricted liberty
Three million and rising
With global deaths surpassing a significant landmark, Eddie Ford points the finger of blame for this horrendous example of social murder at government bungling and disorganisation
The opportunist prince
He was a typical European high aristocrat, but one who chose his side - and his bride - well, writes Eddie Ford
Royalty and the Reich
Eddie Ford reviews Channel 4's 'Queen Elizabeth and the spy in the palace', directed by Andy Webb
Blasphemy laws old and new
Freedom of speech includes the right to criticise, explain and even mock, insists Eddie Ford
Pax Americana Britannica
The defence review shows that ‘global’ Britain is totally subservient to the US, writes Eddie Ford
Living in fear
The murder of Sarah Everard has become a symbol for the violence, threats and everyday sexism suffered by women, writes Eddie Ford
Racism and The Firm
Arguably the royal family is facing the most serious crisis since the death of Diana Spencer, writes Eddie Ford
Expensive, dangerous, unnecessary
The solution to global warming does not rely on going over to nuclear power and a thousand Sizewell Cs - an accelerationist delusion, argues Eddie Ford
The Firm vs the Sussexes
Monarchy is part reality TV show, part constitutional check on democracy, writes Eddie Ford
Swords into ploughshares?
Nuclear power is no answer to global warming, argues Eddie Ford - it is incredibly expensive and inherently dangerous
Class, disease and fatality
Britain has one of the very best vaccination programmes, writes Eddie Ford, but also one of the very worst death rates
Rotting fish and carnage
For many the Brexit dream has already turned into a nightmare, writes Eddie Ford
Back to square one
The Covid catastrophe - fuelled by monumental incompetence - has forced the government to impose a new national lockdown. For the labour movement that is neither something to celebrate nor to vote for, writes Eddie Ford
Taste of things to come
While its moon ventures are clearly symbolic, writes Eddie Ford, China’s technological advances and the likely US response should not be underestimated
Dreams and cold realities
With time fast running out, will it be a deal or no deal? Eddie Ford says both sides are nervous
Star Wars posturing
Boris Johnson’s plan to squander billions on the armed forces in order to extend Britain’s ‘global influence’ is fully supported by Starmer’s Labour Party, notes Eddie Ford
An arm of the state
David Goodhart’s appointment to the EHRC reveals the truth about the quango and its wretched report into ‘Labour anti-Semitism’, says Eddie Ford
Stonewalling unionism hankers after direct rule
There needs to be a democratic and internationalist answer to the ever-growing demand for independence, says Eddie Ford
Putting Zionism in charge
Outsourcing of ‘anti-Semitism’ training and disciplinary procedures to the likes of the Jewish Labour Movement must be opposed, writes Eddie Ford
Smugglers and snakeheads
Advocating non-racist immigration controls not only means lining up with national chauvinism, argues Eddie Ford. It is also self-defeating
Gambling on chlorinated chicken
Boris Johnson seems to be playing a high-risk game of poker with the EU. Eddie Ford looks at the latest Brexit developments
Winning the battle
Celebrating the conviction of Golden Dawn leaders is all well and good, says Eddie Ford, but freedom of speech is the left’s biggest weapon
Ministry of Truth
Outlawing anti-capitalism in schools is the thin end of the wedge. Boris Johnson’s government is shifting ever further to the right, warns Eddie Ford
Testament to failure
With over a million deaths globally, writes Eddie Ford, criminal incompetence has inevitably led to a second spike
Accidents do happen
Eddie Ford suspects that Boris Johnson’s attempt to undermine the Brexit withdrawal agreement means he is gambling on a second-term Trump presidency
Socialism or extinction
Wildfires in Oregon and California point towards catastrophe in the near future, writes Eddie Ford
Return of the Denim Revolution
Have no illusions in the western-backed Belarus opposition, warns Eddie Ford
Poor, huddled and desperate
The Tory Party and sections of the press are whipping up a panic about ‘invading’ migrants, writes Eddie Ford
Arise, Lady Fox
The Revolutionary Communist Party has gone on an odd journey, writes Eddie Ford. After emerging from the SWP, it has travelled from the Red Front to the Brexit Party - and now the House of Lords
Lost Tribe of Judah
We have to learn to live with offensive ideas and statements, argues Eddie Ford - whether they originate from Wiley and the Black Hebrews, mainstream Zionism or Judeo-Christianity
On a wing and a prayer
Like you, Eddie Ford is sceptical about things ‘returning to normal’ by Christmas
Roll call of shame
Huge numbers have died unnecessarily, writes Eddie Ford, yet still we have the rightwing ideology of Covid denial
Not just one idiot historian
Slavery involved the loss of life on a staggering scale, and it was bound up with the capitalist mode of production, writes Eddie Ford
Recolouring the past
Jesus was not white, that is for sure. But then nor was he a Christian, says Eddie Ford. He was an apocalyptic revolutionary who hated the Roman empire and its collaborators
Now is the time
Abolition of the police and army is a basic democratic demand with a sudden relevance, writes Eddie Ford
Statue wars
Eddie Ford says it is healthy to question the iconography that is all around us
Johnson’s criminal incompetence
By global standards, writes Eddie Ford, the government’s handling of the pandemic has been appalling
Global unions needed
Workers in Sunderland should not be pitted against workers in Barcelona, writes Eddie Ford
Beijing’s poisoned chalice
Hong Kong’s prosperity has precious little to do with democracy, writes Eddie Ford
Fanning the flames
Donald Trump is using Covid-19 to ratchet up the new cold war against China, writes Eddie Ford
Protecting the bosses
‘Stay alert’ seems to mean ‘Go to work even if it is unsafe’, writes Eddie Ford
Logic behind the madness
Eddie Ford reports on the many failures of the UK and US governments
Demonisation of China
Attacks are driven not by pandemic concerns, writes Eddie Ford, but imperial pushback.
Sleepwalking into disaster
The government knew for years that a ‘terrifying’ pandemic was coming, says Eddie Ford, yet it did next to nothing to prepare
Testimony to failure
Covid-19 highlights criminal levels of state dysfunction and inequality, writes Eddie Ford
Never let a good crisis go to waste
Governments are using the pandemic as an opportunity to introduce authoritarian legislation, writes Eddie Ford
Self-organisation and solidarity
Mutual aid is a positive development, writes Eddie Ford - so is the involvement of the left.
Fourth emergency service
Eddie Ford says postal workers must not allow management to use the pandemic crisis as an excuse to launch further attacks on the union.
Bankruptcy of neoliberalism
With countries everywhere on a ‘war footing’, writes Eddie Ford, the pandemic shows the necessity of global social control.
Class and women’s liberation
Like anti-racism, International Women’s Day has been colonised by the bourgeoisie, writes Eddie Ford.
Biggest possible majority needed
Eddie Ford argues that strike action will pit postal workers not only against Royal Mail bosses, but against a union-smashing government too. Mass solidarity is vital if victory is to be won.
Crooked formulations
No human is illegal, says the Morning Star. But, notes Eddie Ford, the paper goes on to argue that not all humans should be legal.
Cruel and unusual punishment
Boris Johnson is continuing the anti-migrant ‘hostile environment’ policy of his predecessors, writes Eddie Ford.
Here we go again
Red lines, cliff edges, friction, no deal, hard Brexit … Eddie Ford gets a sense of déjà vu.
UK vs Team 27
Brexit might have happened, writes Eddie Ford, but it will be far from plain sailing when it comes to trade talks, Northern Ireland and Scotland.
Up against the clock
By insisting that Britain is going to diverge from the EU, Sajid Javid is waving goodbye to the car industry, writes Eddie Ford.
Tarnishing the brand
While Labour leadership candidates pathetically line up to defend Harry and Meghan Windsor in the name of anti-racism and anti-sexism, Eddie Ford says it’s time to put republicanism back onto the agenda.
Premonition of the future
Australia’s fires are a perfect illustration of the environmental crisis facing the planet, writes Eddie Ford
Writing on the wall
With the Brexit Party collapsing about his ears, Nigel Farage is thinking about launching the Reform Party. Eddie Ford is amused.
Outcome uncertain
Looking at the latest polls, Eddie Ford concludes that it is not impossible for Labour to win the most seats.
Inconvenient truths
Rather than the Labour Party, it is Christianity which is ‘institutionally anti-Semitic’, writes Eddie Ford.
Former ministers show true colours
Blairites are really Tories in disguise. If we are going to transform the Labour Party we must get rid of the lot of them, writes Eddie Ford
Appeal to class loyalty
Boris Johnson has finally got his election to ‘get Brexit done’, writes Eddie Ford, but the final result is anyone’s guess.
The saga continues
With the Brexit bill ‘paused’ and the October 31 deadline ditched, writes Eddie Ford, Boris Johnson is going for a December election.
Zombie parliament staggers on
Will Boris Johnson win over the DUP and ERG? Eddie Ford looks at the latest Brexit developments.
Playing the blame game
Now that a Brexit deal is ‘essentially impossible’, writes Eddie Ford, we could be heading towards an ugly, populist general election.
Bid for Brexit glory
This really is crunch time for Boris Johnson - striking a deal with the DUP and submitting his ‘two borders’ plan to the EU. But, asks Eddie Ford, can he survive the storm?
Lexiteers and Brexiteers united
Demanding exactly what Boris Johnson wants, writes Eddie Ford, sections of the left are still calling for an immediate general election.
Desperate times, desperate measures
Ever since he got elected, Boris Johnson has been acting in a ‘revolutionary’ fashion and shows no sign of rowing back, writes Eddie Ford.
Heads I win, tails you lose
Stay focused, urges Eddie Ford. Prorogation was not a ‘coup’ and the central question still remains transforming the Labour Party - not a general election.
No playing by Queensberry Rules
The political establishment now faces a blunt choice of either crashing out of the EU or forming a national government, writes Eddie Ford.
The clock is the spur
Only a national government can stop Brexit, and that would mean splitting the Labour Party, reckons Eddie Ford.
Election has already begun
Boris Johnson’s spending spree and visits to the four corners of the UK are about seeing off Jeremy Corbyn, but, writes Eddie Fordthe parliamentary establishment might still make a decisive move.
Brexit do or die
Eddie Ford asks if Boris Johnson can deliver where Theresa May failed
The politics of offence
Eddie Ford thinks everybody should be open to political criticism - even those who are pregnant or receiving treatment for illness
Time to reorient
With talk of prorogation and an ‘alternative parliament’, writes Eddie Ford, a constitutional crisis is looming.
Aiding Corbyn’s opponents
Jon Lansman’s attack on Jewish Voice for Labour is no different from the attacks on white opponents of apartheid in South Africa, argues Tony Greenstein
Storms heading our way
In order to win the Tory leadership election Boris Johnson says that when it comes to Brexit it is ‘do or die’. According to existing parliamentary arithmetic, he will die. But that will hardly be the end of matters, says Eddie Ford
Blue-on-blue fight
Boris Johnson is cruising to victory - but then what? Eddie Ford looks at the various possibilities
Corbyn misses a trick
While Labour prioritises blocking a no-deal Brexit, writes Eddie Ford, it has failed to respond in a principled way to Tory confessions of drug use
Gospel of no deal
Forget the chatter about the Tory Party being ‘doomed’, writes Eddie Ford. We could, however, see a significant realignment of British politics
Their crisis, our opportunity
Boris Johnson promises to deliver Brexit, but to do that means calling a general election, writes Eddie Ford
After Theresa has gone
If Boris Johnson becomes Tory leader, a general election will soon follow. If he wins that election, Brexit and a joined-at-the-hip alliance with Donald Trump is on the cards. Eddie Ford reports on latest developments and future possibilities
Reinventing the monarchy
Danny Baker’s sacking over his royal baby tweet symbolises the official anti-racism of ruling class ideology, writes Eddie Ford
Coup attempt fizzles out
Eddie Ford reports on the failure of the opposition and its imperialist masters to split the armed forces
Politics of disenchantment
Voting for a comedian as president is an act of sheer desperation, writes Eddie Ford
Fill the jails?
Extinction Rebellion’s fighting spirit is admirable. But a viable strategy and programme is urgently needed, argues Eddie Ford
Trying to escape the maze
With the polls looking disastrous and Brexit an ongoing failure, the Tories are deep in crisis. But they are not about to split the army and launch a civil war, writes Eddie Ford
Reset to Year Zero
With the EU agreeing to a six month ‘flexible extension’ and talks with Labour getting nowhere, Theresa May is fast running out of options, writes Eddie Ford
Consensus unlikely to break out
Enraging the right, Theresa May has asked Jeremy Corbyn to help break the impasse. But is it a genuine offer or a trap, asks Eddie Ford
March for a national government
Eddie Ford warns those on the left backing the People’s Vote campaign - be careful what you wish for
Maggots, Marxists and Muslims
Like Anders Breivik, the Christchurch killer has a programmatic world view. Eddie Ford looks at the fascistic idealism of Brenton Tarrant
Hitting the reset button?
Now that Theresa May’s deal has been defeated for a second time and MPs have voted against ‘no deal’, Eddie Ford says almost anything can happen in the short term. But in the longer term the expectations of the Brexiteers will surely be betrayed
Step forward, Mr Johnson?
With splits in the ERG, writes Eddie Ford, does Theresa May now have a chance of scraping her deal through the Commons? It seems unlikely
Moving the cliff edge
Theresa May has kicked the can down the road yet again. Eddie Ford looks at the latest twists and turns
Banking on cliff edges is a dangerous strategy
With less than a week to go before the next Brexit vote, Theresa May has brought nothing meaningful back from Brussels. So what next? asks Eddie Ford
Right to the cliff edge
Theresa May tells MPs to ‘hold their nerve’, writes Eddie Ford, but the EU will not blink. So will she risk a no-deal?
Return of the unicorns
As time runs out, Theresa May is still trying to square the Brexit circle, writes Eddie Ford
Danger of foreign adventures increases
Donald Trump’s wall that will never be built and the government shutdown are really about the 2020 presidential elections, writes Eddie Ford
Our rights threatened too
Although Britain’s far-right yellow vests are an obnoxious assortment of racists, xenophobes and odd-balls, we must defend their right to protest, says Eddie Ford
Thinking the unthinkable
With time running out, Theresa May is surely approaching the end game, writes Eddie Ford
Slaughtering sheep and unicorns
Calls for a ‘people’s vote’ and a ‘coalition of reasonable minds’ are demands for a national government, writes Eddie Ford
He who pays the piper
Why are the billionaire Koch brothers funding Spiked, whose origins lie in the Revolutionary Communist Party? Eddie Ford looks at a strange journey from far left to alt-right
Islamophobia and free speech
The Muslim Council of Britain now wants its own version of the IHRA definition, which for Eddie Ford can only be bad for freedom of expression
Politics of the street
The Ukip leader’s embrace of Tommy Robinson shows how the ‘great Brexit betrayal’ could lead to the growth of a populist far-right movement in Britain, writes Eddie Ford
Disappearing the welfare state
Even that den of thieves, the United Nations, recognises the suffering imposed on the working class by the politics of austerity, writes Eddie Ford
Sent to the slaughter
Remembrance Day reminds us that under capitalism peace is just the continuation of war by other means, writes Eddie Ford
Going down the Brexit rabbit hole
As the deadline looms, Theresa May is still wrestling with the Gordian knot of the Irish border question, writes Eddie Ford
People’s Vote: Establishment fights back
Saturday's demonstration carried more than a whiff of a post-Brexit national government about it, writes Eddie Ford
Universal credit: designed to punish undeserving poor
Rollout of the new benefit is widely recognised as being in chaos, and the immediate answer lies in breaking with the politics of austerity, writes Eddie Ford
A form of warfare
Eddie Ford thinks we should take hacking threats seriously - especially from GCHQ
Spies who came in from the slush
Stories about Russian spies are being used to stoke up tensions and undermine Labour, writes Eddie Ford
New leader in waiting?
Far from being a loose cannon, Boris Johnson’s every move is well thought out, writes Eddie Ford
The politics of offence
Does it matter if Labour adopts all of the IHRA’s examples of ‘anti-Semitism’? Eddie Ford thinks so
Project Fear or Project Reality?
Everyone from the governor of the Bank of England to the National Farmers Union is getting worried about a no-deal Brexit, writes Eddie Ford
Scorching weather and climate
Things have been hot, but there is more to climate change than increased temperatures, argues Eddie Ford
Cliff edges and parachutes
The Brexit crisis is deepening and almost anything can happen, writes Eddie Ford
Revenge of the global hegemon
Donald Trump’s attacks on his Nato and European ‘foes’ give us a lesson in global realities, writes Eddie Ford
Brexit chaos
The cabinet’s ‘unanimously agreed’ acceptance of May’s ‘political coup’ did not last very long, writes Eddie Ford
Take it or leave it
Eddie Ford says Theresa May is manoeuvring to achieve a ‘third way’ Brexit. Chances are that we will see more dither
Stand up for legalisation
The Billy Caldwell case shows that the irrational drugs laws are all about policing people, not saving lives, argues Eddie Ford
A very British cover-up
Conspiracies do happen, as the Jeremy Thorpe scandal proves. And Eddie Ford reckons the establishment might also conspire against Jeremy Corbyn in the event of a Labour victory
Even better than expected
The left has been timorous when it comes to fighting for abortion rights. Now it should go onto the offensive and demand a secular constitution, along with the confiscation of church wealth, writes Eddie Ford
The Firm reinvents itself
The royal wedding was used to present the monarchy and the entire establishment as modern, progressive ... and anti-racist, writes Eddie Ford
The royal wedding and platonic republicanism
Eddie Ford thinks the left, and Jeremy Corbyn, should take the monarchy seriously
No big swings
The local election results should warn us that a Corbyn government is not a shoo-in, writes Eddie Ford
Trump, the peacemaker?
Eddie Ford is sceptical about the recent love-fest between the Korean leaders
May’s crocodile tears
The Windrush scandal has shone an unintended light on the position of present-day immigrants, writes Eddie Ford
No more ‘Enoch was right’
Attempts to ban BBC’s Rivers of blood programme were totally misplaced, writes Eddie Ford
Barking up the wrong tree
A new moral panic over violent crime in London has generated the usual batch of silly initiatives and pseudo-solutions, argues Eddie Ford
No more ‘broad, sunlit uplands’
Eddie Ford agrees with Jacob Rees-Mogg that the final Brexit deal will be a ‘national humiliation’ like Suez 1956
Unity with whom?
SWP’s Stand Up To Racism represents the politics of popular frontism, argues Eddie Ford
Trump’s reality show
North Korea’s nuclear strategy appears to have been vindicated, writes Eddie Ford
Softest form of hard Brexit
Theresa May’s ‘hard facts’ will only bring a temporary cessation of war between the rival Tory factions, writes Eddie Ford
Theresa May’s à la carte menu
Three-course dinner or a packet of crisps? Eddie Ford looks at the latest Brexit developments
Zombies and the new volatility
The ‘Goldilocks’ days of cheap money are coming to an end, Eddie Ford looks at the consequences
21st century global reality
Eddie Ford looks at the growing Tory infighting over Brexit
Are you listening, Theresa?
Eddie Ford looks at the latest blue-on-blue manoeuvrings and jockeying for power
Cruel and ignorant
Eddie Ford examines the despicable role of the media and political right in the Charlie Gard case
Check out, but never leave
The reality of Brexit is starting to become apparent, writes Eddie Ford. And the government is increasingly under pressure from big business
Brexit reality wall
Eddie Ford does not find it impossible to imagine a national government emerging from an EU-induced crisis
Hegemon opts out
We live in strange times. Eddie Ford looks at the G20 summit in Hamburg
Seize, occupy, requisition
Eddie Ford welcomes Jeremy Corbyn’s militant approach to the housing crisis
Bigotry parading with a halo
Tim Farron claims it is ‘impossible’ to be both a Christian and the leader of a modern political party. But, says Eddie Ford, he is a fake martyr
Blow to separatism
The Tory revival north of the border exposes the failure of left nationalism, writes Eddie Ford
Growth for the sake of growth
US withdrawal from the Paris agreement demonstrates a contempt for the future of the planet. However, Eddie Ford argues that only socialism, not capitalist techno fixes, can prevent ecological degradation
Politics of failure
The government’s response to the Manchester bombing is to promise further crackdowns on democratic rights, writes Eddie Ford
Standing idly by while Britain chokes
‘Killer air’ represents a public health emergency, writes Eddie Ford, yet the government wants to do as little about it as possible
Turning the other cheek
Demoralisation or fightback? That is the main question after June 8, writes Eddie Ford
Crush the saboteurs
Eddie Ford says that after June 8 Jeremy Corbyn must stay on to fight the right, not fall on his sword
Plans for blue murder
Eddie Ford is not remotely surprised that Theresa May has called a snap election
What happened to ‘America first’?
Establishment opinion has welcomed the new ‘sensible’ Donald Trump, who has acted ‘decisively’ on Syria. Eddie Ford reports
Price of divorce
Theresa May might have triggered article 50, writes Eddie Ford, but the future is uncertain for both Britain and Europe
Self-determination for sake of unity
The prospect of a second referendum on Scottish independence raises vital strategic questions, argues Eddie Ford
Tories winning Brexit battle
Stoke and Copeland shows the growing ascendency of the Tory Party, writes Eddie Ford
Looking for redemption
Will Tony Blair be mainly remembered for his claims about Iraq and WMD? Not if he can help it, writes Eddie Ford
Tails you lose, heads you lose
Whether over Brexit or Labour strategy, writes Eddie Ford, Corbyn is determined to appease the centre and the right
Epic confrontation brewing
Liberal opinion is in open revolt against the new president, writes Eddie Ford
Economic cold war looms
Theresa May wants to cuddle up to Trump, writes Eddie Ford, but EU leaders are horrified
Whole new ball game
The government insists that it will stick to its Brexit timetable come hell or high water, writes Eddie Ford
Deal or no deal?
Theresa May feels forced, despite herself, to go for a ‘clean’ Brexit, argues Eddie Ford
Labour’s migration wars
Jeremy Corbyn cannot ‘triangulate’ between soft Brexit and hard Brexit, writes Eddie Ford
Keep the guards on board
Support the rail unions and support genuine modernisation, argues Eddie Ford
Punished for Brexit muddle
In, out or what? Eddie Ford is still unsure about Jeremy Corbyn’s position on Europe
Protecting the guilty
As with Jimmy Savile, writes Eddie Ford, the sex abuse scandal reflects unequal power relations in society
Remainers begin to fight back
The intervention of John Major and Tony Blair shows that Brexit does not have to mean Brexit, writes Eddie Ford
Not a private matter
Instead of ducking the question, writes Eddie Ford, Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell should be fighting for republican democracy
Crisis of establishment
All you can say with certainty about the Donald Trump presidency, writes Eddie Ford, is ‘Expect the unexpected’
Court judgement works for May
The Brexit right gets ready for its march on the supreme court, while the Tories prepare for an early general election, writes Eddie Ford
Demands of capital will triumph
Eddie Ford says that, while Theresa May speaks about a hard Brexit for domestic advantage, what she will deliver will either be a soft Brexit or no Brexit at all
Who is the real Theresa May?
The prime minister will probably go for an early general election, writes Eddie Ford - Brexit troubles lie ahead
Hard Brexit or no Brexit?
Unless there is a traumatic economic crisis, argues Eddie Ford, Theresa May looks set for a landslide victory in an early general election
Labour’s perpetual war zone
Corbyn is right to keep the power to hire and fire, writes Eddie Ford
Russia is not about to invade
Eddie Ford does not want British armed forces ‘fit’ for fighting a world war - instead they should be replaced by a people’s militia
Time running out fast
Capitalism is a system unfit to cope with the ecological crisis, writes Eddie Ford
Festival of nationalism
This year’s Olympics are even more grotesque than normal, writes Eddie Ford
Return of the popular front
The desire for a ‘party of the 99%’ represents a form of political collapse, argues Eddie Ford
Three Brexiteers set up to fail
When it comes to the EU, Theresa May has shown herself capable of thinking ahead for more than a week, writes Eddie Ford
Fight fire with fire
The Labour left needs to go on the offensive against the right, argues Eddie Ford
General election now?
Whatever the SWP might think, argues Eddie Ford, the Tory Party is not about to split
Politics of derangement
Obviously the killing of Jo Cox was an act of political terrorism? Eddie Ford looks at the politics
Gulag conditions are the new norm
Jeremy Corbyn is spreading illusions about the ‘progressive’ nature of the EU bureaucracy, writes Eddie Ford
Theresa May delights drug dealers
The ban on legal highs results from a moral panic with potentially fatal consequences, warns Eddie Ford
Letting Blair off the hook
Eddie Ford is not holding out any hopes for the Chilcot report
Party of lost causes
Eddie Ford looks at the prospects for Ukip
Elephant in the room
While the Labour left is under attack, writes Eddie Ford, why is there no criticism of Zionism?
A missed opportunity
Eddie Ford laments the republican speech Jeremy Corbyn did not make
Much ado about nothing
History does repeat itself, says Eddie Ford. Just as with the 1975 referendum, once again we have a government trying to pull a fast one
Both sides are reactionary
Demands are growing for Jeremy Corbyn to swing the balance to save Dave Cameron’s bacon. Eddie Ford calls for an active boycott
Tactical flexibility, political principle
Bernie Sanders should stand as an independent socialist in the presidential election, argues Eddie Ford
Disaster waiting to happen
Eddie Ford finds the EU-Turkey deal on migrants both inhuman and unworkable
Right’s fear and loathing
Communists defend Corbyn from his impatient assassins, whilst retaining our criticisms, writes Eddie Ford
Turning of the tide
Bolivia’s ‘road to socialism’ turned out to be another dead end, writes Eddie Ford
Drugs are not the problem
Prohibiting legal highs marks an escalation in the crazy ‘war on drugs’, says Eddie Ford
Selling a pig in a poke
Communists cannot support either a ‘remain’ or a ‘leave’ vote, writes Eddie Ford
Devotion to dogma
Sadly, notes Eddie Ford, political madness is not confined to the Workers’ Institute of Marxism-Leninism-Mao Zedong Thought
Drowning in oil
The capitalist world economy is fast slowing down. Investors and central bankers worry about a catastrophic crisis. Meanwhile, asks Eddie Ford, does Venezuela’s oil-reliant Bolivarian revolution face its nemesis.
War of manoeuvre
Jeremy Corbyn still presides over a ‘left-centre-right’ shadow cabinet, writes Eddie Ford
Using any stick, using any trick
Eddie Ford welcomes Jeremy Corbyn’s defence of the Stop the War Coalition
Heads right wins, tails Corbyn loses
Oldham West highlights the continuing divisions within the Labour Party, writes Eddie Ford
Damned if you do, damned if you don’t
Eddie Ford looks at the absurd reaction to John McDonnell’s use of the Little red book
Imperialism digs a deep hole
The assassination of ‘Jihadi John’ was a substitute for serious warfare, argues Eddie Ford
Tories screw ‘hard-working families’
Eddie Ford celebrates the government’s defeat on tax credits, but not the victory of the House of Lords
Royal pomp and Hollandisation
President Xi’s visit highlights what seems to be a changing strategic orientation of British imperialism, says Eddie Ford
Deselect the Tory 21
The Common Good rebels seem to be advertising their services to the Tory Party, writes Eddie Ford
Managing a debt colony
Having ‘taken the power’, writes Eddie Ford, Syriza is now an agent of the institutions
Nuclear buttons and dark mutterings
Team Corbyn’s gradualist approach cannot work, warns Eddie Ford
Firing the first shots
Eddie Ford predicts a lengthy civil war between Jeremy Corbyn and the parliamentary party
Bedrock of the British state
Instead of Platonic republicanism, Jeremy Corbyn should prioritise the fight to abolish the monarchy, says Eddie Ford
Blairites will resort to sabotage
With the final membership surge we must begin to think about a Corbyn-led Labour Party and how to defeat the right wing, says Eddie Ford
Establishment hypocrisy and Miss Whiplash
Eddie Ford wants to do away with the second chamber altogether
Rightwing panic grows
Ordinary leftwing activists are using the weapons supplied by the right against the right, says Eddie Ford. Things will never be quite the same again
Labour right panic and call for ABC
Tony Blair’s warning goes to show that the Labour Party can be shifted to the left, writes Eddie Ford
Berlin turns Greece into debt colony
Syriza’s humiliating capitulation has lessons for us all, says Eddie Ford - principally the need for united organisation on a European scale
Austerity in a modified form
We need to distance ourselves from the Syriza/Anel coalition government, argues Eddie Ford - not heap praise on it
Euro leaders seek regime change
Syriza is now reaping the consequences of having taken office, writes Eddie Ford
Take it or leave it
Syriza’s options are rapidly running out, says Eddie Ford. Whether inside or outside the euro, austerity will not go away
Smacking of desperation
Will Athens submit to the ‘institutions’ or get booted out of the euro zone? Eddie Ford looks at the latest negotiations
Dishing out the Blairite gruel
At last a Labour leftwinger throws his hat in the ring. Eddie Ford comments on the Labour leadership contest
Banging the Blairite drum
Eddie Ford is less than thrilled by the leadership candidates on offer
No swing to the right
One word explains Labour’s defeat, writes Eddie Ford - Scotland
Avoiding bacon sandwiches
Don’t incur the wrath - or mockery - of the press, warns Eddie Ford
Crunch time approaches
Does Syriza have a plan B, wonders Eddie Ford, and is it viable?
Robbing Peter to pay Alexis
Athens is running out of money fast, writes Eddie Ford. But will Alexis Tsipras capitulate?
Parties, swings and roundabouts
With the polls too close to call, writes Eddie Ford, neither Labour nor Tory strategists can be happy
Nothing to lose, everything to lose
The April 2 leaders’ debate saw the ‘impressive’ Nicola Sturgeon praised by the Tories. Eddie Ford gives his assessment
Keeping Cameron out
Sections of the establishment are worried by the prospect of a Labour-SNP lash-up, writes Eddie Ford
Funny is not the opposite of serious
Terry Pratchett’s work and life was powered by a kindly moral anger, writes Eddie Ford
Nationalist shock waves
Poll predictions of a Labour wipeout show that the national question has not gone away, argues Eddie Ford
Jihadists and spooks
Revelations about ‘Jihadi John’ have led to calls for more curbs on democracy and free speech, writes Eddie Ford
Austerity in the colours of Syriza
Athens inevitably blinked first, writes Eddie Ford - and Greece will continue to suffer ever more poverty as a debt colony
Dodgy bankers, dodgy clients
Under both the Tories and New Labour, Britain became one vast tax haven - a playground for the super-rich. Eddie Ford looks at the HSBC scandal
Did free speech allow the Nazis to come to power?
Eddie Ford criticises the SWP for misunderstanding history and insisting upon the ‘principle’ of no-platforming
Expel the Blairite traitors
Eddie Ford says Milburn and Hutton are doing their best to discredit Ed Miliband’s NHS plans. They are acting as Tory agents
Victory tainted by right populists
Syriza’s problems are only just beginning, predicts Eddie Ford
Avoid the temptation of power
Eddie Ford looks at the situation in Greece in light of the classic Marxist position - it is often necessary to hold back the spontaneous movement
United front of the bourgeoisie
Government leaders who gathered in Paris to express ‘solidarity’ with Charlie Hebdo are no friends of free speech, says Eddie Ford
What if Syriza wins?
Is the left obliged to spread illusions in a Syriza government? No, quite the opposite, argues Eddie Ford
Troika demands more blood
Eddie Ford thinks it is irresponsible to spread illusions in a Syriza-led government
Chancellor’s book of doom
George Osborne’s autumn statement promises continued austerity and increased attacks on the working class, writes Eddie Ford. But what is the left’s alternative?
Anti-migrant snake oil
Cameron’s immigration speech was an attempt to out-Labour Labour, says Eddie Ford
Fragmentation shrinks the mainstream
Rochester shows that everything is up in the air. The outcome of the next general election is impossible to predict, writes Eddie Ford
Immigration controls kill
Eddie Ford calls for the abolition of all border controls, not just ‘racist’ ones
Coup that never was
The campaign against Ed Miliband is part of a long tradition, writes Eddie Ford
End the war on drugs
Yet another report showing the harm done by anti-drug laws, writes Eddie Ford - and therefore destined to be ignored
Child abuse: Adding insult to injury
Theresa May’s decision to make Lady Woolf the new head of the child abuse inquiry could turn out to be deeply embarrassing, writes Eddie Ford
Infighting in the Vatican
Deep divisions over divorce and homosexuality were revealed by the recent synod, reports Eddie Ford
Going nowhere fast
As Germany slides toward recession, writes Eddie Ford, indefinite stagnation seems to be on the cards for the euro zone - which is bad news for George Osborne
Fall and fall of Nick Griffin
It may be curtains for the BNP, writes Eddie Ford, but its demise has very little to do with the SWP or Unite Against Fascism
Farage parks his tanks
Ukip has every reason to feel chipper, says Eddie Ford. It has enjoyed high-profile Tory defections and is riding high in the polls
Cameron’s can of worms
Demands for English ‘home rule’ and continued agitation for Scottish independence point to a constitutional crisis, argues Eddie Ford
Catalonia: Backward project of nationalism
Secessionist movements throughout Europe are taking inspiration from the Scottish referendum, writes Eddie Ford
Ukraine: No siding with nationalists
Eddie Ford argues that working class political independence cannot be built by backing the pawns of imperialism
Dynamic towards full-scale confrontation
Kiev’s besieging of cities in eastern Ukraine has ominous parallels, says Eddie Ford
Imperialism: Judge it by results
Despite the cover provided by various social-imperialists, British and French intervention has produced hell on earth, argues Eddie Ford
BNP: From the sewer and back
Nick Griffin was more discredited by BBC ‘platforming’ than UAF no-platforming, argues Eddie Ford
West's propaganda war
The downing of flight MH17 is being cynically used as an opportunity to step up sanctions against Russia, says Eddie Ford
Balkanising the web
Government oppression and ‘right to be forgotten’ legislation threatens internet freedom, argues Eddie Ford
Protected by the establishment
Rolf Harris, Jimmy Savile and Andy Coulson all had friends in high places, writes Eddie Ford
Cameron: Boxed into a tight corner
David Cameron’s incompetent campaign against Jean-Claude Juncker has exposed his lack of bargaining power within Europe, says Eddie Ford
Free speech: The permitted shades of grey
Karl Marx stood for free speech, in the tradition of the first amendment to the US constitution, writes Eddie Ford
Both campaigns are US allies and friends
September 18 referendum has nothing to do with preserving working class unity, argues Eddie Ford
Our men in Kiev and Donetsk
The far right are enemies, not friends, says Eddie Ford
BNP: Death bed performance
Back in the real world, writes Eddie Ford, it was the BBC that ‘did’ Nick Griffin - not Unite Against Fascism or Hope Not Hate
We are the 0.00001%
Despite the sharp rise in income inequality, Osborne’s ‘plan A’ gamble might still pay off, writes Eddie Ford
SWP: Outriders for the establishment
Wagging your finger at people for voting for the ‘racist’ Ukip is the wrong approach, says Eddie Ford
Clarkson: Beyond the pale
Uproar over Jeremy Clarkson’s use of the ‘n-word’, writes Eddie Ford, demonstrates yet again how the bourgeoisie has appropriated anti-racism
UKIP: Part of mainstream chauvinist consensus
Getting jittery, the Tory machine and large sections of the media are attacking the ‘unBritish’ Ukip. Eddie Ford is not surprised
Cameron decides to do god
Regardless of whether Britain is a ‘Christian country’ or not, says Eddie Ford, communists fight for the separation of church and state
Ukraine: Peddling absurd fairy tales
Eddie Ford calls for a working class solution that cuts across the rival nationalisms at play in Ukraine
French election: First the 'red wave', then the blue
Hollande’s electoral humiliation at the hands of the right shows the necessity of independent working class politics, argues Eddie Ford
Osborne’s plans for election victory
This year’s budget was meant to make older voters feel good and keep the housing bubble inflated. Eddie Ford looks back to March 19
West's wounded imperial pride
Eddie Ford calls for opposition to the escalating campaign for sanctions against Russia and to ‘nonlethal’ military assistance to Ukraine
West and Putin up the ante
Mainstream hypocrisy takes some beating, writes Eddie Ford
Rotten apples, reviews and flowers
The entire police force is institutionally corrupt, says Eddie Ford
Crimea: Danger of wider conflict
Vladimir Putin is unlikely to back down over Crimea, writes Eddie Ford
Storms, floods and a deluge of crap
Natural flood management is part of the solution, not dredging. But if we seriously want to preserve and restore nature, argues Eddie Ford, then we need to challenge capitalism
Ukraine: Great power tug of war
The US and the EU are on one side, Russia is on the other; the human victims are the Ukrainian population, writes Eddie Ford
Dieudonné’s calculated anti-Semitism
Free speech is too valuable a weapon to be thrown away. Eddie Ford calls for unequivocal opposition to state bans on racists and fascists
Corrupt to the core
We should welcome the fact that state institutions, in particular the police, are being so thoroughly exposed, writes Eddie Ford
Pull the other one
Michael Gove wants us to believe that 1914 saw the beginning of a just war in defence of liberty. And he is not alone, writes Eddie Ford
North Korea: A very Kimist purge
The bureaucratic apparatus in North Korea is becoming increasingly dysfunctional, writes Eddie Ford
Science fiction: Aiming for the mixed economy
Even in science fiction the lefts horizons have shrunk, says Eddie Ford
Maoist 'slaves': Combating the fascist state in Brixton
Eddie Ford dissects the bourgeois media's hysteria over left wing 'cults'
Doctor Who: Degeneration of a time lord
Doctor Who has evolved from a threatening anti-establishment figure, laments Eddie Ford, to a patriotic defender of the status quo
China: Beijing’s new turn
As the third plenum shows, China is moving towards some form of state capitalism, writes Eddie Ford
Celebration of imperialist crimes
Eddie Ford wants us to defy the poppy police
Grangemouth: Gangster bosses and special measures
The Grangemouth capitulation shows the limits of trade unionism, writes Eddie Ford
Stirring stagnant Saudi waters
When is it OK to oppress women? When the oppressor is a key ally and trade partner, answers Eddie Ford
Daily Mail: Patriotism and the sins of the father
Communists hate the Daily Mail even more than Ed Miliband, writes Eddie Ford, but reject Leveson and any moves towards state regulation of the press
Drugs: Stench of hypocrisy
Prohibition is no answer, writes Eddie Ford
UKIP: Dangers of nationalism
Will Nigel Farage change the face of politics? Eddie Ford looks at the evidence
Lib Dems: Desperate to avoid wipe-out
Nick Clegg has resorted to claiming that coalition government is a virtue in itself, writes Eddie Ford
Lobbying laws: Crude attack on unions
Though in partial retreat, writes Eddie Ford, the government aims to use legislation to further stifle trade union activity and free speech in general
Syrian crisis: Miliband well placed to benefit
Eddie Ford examines the impact on British politics of the Syrian crisis
Ukip blocked by a cynical Cameron
Contrary to the expectations of many on the left, writes Eddie Ford, the winds of change in British politics are blowing to the right
Roar of the dead lion
Eddie Ford wants to be spared any more royal babies and gilded easels
Turing: Calculated pardon
The Alan Turing case exposes both the flexibility of the political establishment and its hypocrisy, argues Eddie Ford
Crocodile tears over salary recommendation
Eddie Ford thinks MPs should be accountable, recallable and live on a wage close to those they represent
Labour: Miliband’s media-pleasing funding proposals
Falkirk shows the pro-capitalist dynamics at work in the Labour Party, writes Eddie Ford. But should the unions be urged to disaffiliate?
By their friends shall you know them
Backed to the hilt by the west, tiny Qatar is a monarchical dictatorship. Yet, observes Eddie Ford, it is also an enthusiastic supporter of the Syrian revolution so lauded by the SWP
Brazil: Half riot, half carnival
Pent-up anger has exploded. Millions have taken to the streets. Eddie Ford looks at the sorry results of the coalition politics pursued by a once much vaunted Workers Party
Labour Party: Safe pair of Eds
By promising to keep within Tory spending plans, writes Eddie Ford, Ed Miliband and Ed Balls are trying to show that Labour would be a responsible party of government
Turkey: Battle for secularism
Opposition to creeping Islamisation is not confined to the protestors in Taksim Square and elsewhere, argues Eddie Ford. The army is also deeply disgruntled with the AKP
Tories: Fraying at the edges
Desperate anti-Europe posturing shows that the Tories are being pulled sharply to the right by Ukip, writes Eddie Ford
Latin America rebels against war on drugs
Communists fight for the real game-changer, writes Eddie Ford - the legalisation of all drugs
Climate change: Entering the danger zone
Capitalisms growth for growths sake is putting humanity at grave risk, argues Eddie Ford
Safe spaces: Fear and harassment as the norm
As Stuart Hall reminds us, writes Eddie Ford, bourgeois society and its institutions are far less safe for women and children than any far-left group
Winston Churchill: A reactionary bigot
Thatcher has been compared to Winston Churchill, and quite rightly - both were virulently anti-working class. Eddie Ford looks at Churchill's toxic legacy
Reinhart and Rogoff: Austerity myth debunked
The UK has been downgraded again and total national debt has risen. Even by George Osbornes own criteria, writes Eddie Ford, Plan A has been an abject failure
Thatcher funeral: A woman who was hated
Thatchers elaborate funeral has been used by the rightwing establishment to elevate her into national sainthood. Meanwhile unofficial Britain welcomes her death, says Eddie Ford
BBC class survey: Old wine in new bottles
Eddie Ford is not impressed by the BBCs great British class survey
North Korea stand-off: Obama raises the stakes
US provocation in the Korean peninsula has the potential to destabilise the entire region, argues Eddie Ford
EU bailout: After Cyprus, who next?
Of course, writes Eddie Ford, the troika bailout is unique and exceptional - just like all the others
Pope Francis: Silence equals complicity
Far from being a new broom or reformer, writes Eddie Ford, the new pope is a reactionary to his marrow
SWP factions: Two errors of the opposition
SWP lynchers were emboldened by a weak opposition, argues Eddie Ford
Eastleigh by-election: Snapshot of political failure
The fruitcakes and loons of UKIP came second, Eddie Ford reflects on the Eastleigh by-election
UK downgrade: No alternative to stagnation
Britains credit rating may have been downgraded, writes Eddie Ford, but in reality that was more a judgement on the state of the world economy
Vatican elections: Keeping up with modern world
Whoever gets the top job in the Vatican, Eddie Ford strongly suspects that he will not be in any way progressive
SWP and the internet: Let a thousand blogs bloom
Bureaucrats fear the dark side of the internet in the same way they previously feared the printing press and the photocopier, writes Eddie Ford
Gay marriage: Cameron: from hero to renegade
For Eddie Ford, the gay marriage vote showed that the Tories are still the nasty party
Europe: Tory civil war deferred
Cameron may have thrown a slab of red meat to the Eurosceptic right, but his problems are only just beginning, argues Eddie Ford
UKIP: Cameron’s Pandora’s box
With Ukip riding high in the polls, writes Eddie Ford, the Tories are desperate to steal its votes
Ukip fostering row: Who’s fit to be a parent?
If members of mainstream parties should not be barred from fostering, asks Eddie Ford, what about us extremists?
November 14 strikes: Europe unites to resist austerity
As the EU slips into recession, November 14 gave us a taste of what is possible, argues Eddie Ford
China: Apologia with racist characteristics
Once again, laments Eddie Ford, the Morning Star prostrates itself before the corrupt Chinese bureaucracy
EU budget: ‘Official communists’ welcome Miliband’s conversion to austerity
Europhobes of all political hues have tasted blood following the coalition governments defeat over the EU budget, writes Eddie Ford
UK Economy: Bumping along the bottom
Whilst the UK economy is officially no longer in a recession, writes Eddie Ford, it remains in deep trouble
EU summit: Berlin demands yet more austerity
The October 18 EU summit was another exercise in procrastination, argues Eddie Ford, and Spain shows the worst is almost certainly not over
Economic crisis: Awarded for services rendered
The EU has been given the Nobel Prize, but quite clearly the whole project is in danger of falling apart, writes Eddie Ford
Economy: Troika demands yet more austerity
The euro crisis could trigger nationalist disintegration, warns Eddie Ford
No such thing as a free lunch
With Madrid refusing to take a bailout and Athens still facing the possibility of default, the euro crisis is far from over, writes Eddie Ford
Seeking a new redivision
Syrias opposition is increasingly dominated by Islamists and is openly backed by imperialism, writes Eddie Ford
Rebelling against rural values in Warrington
Shafilea Ahmeds honour killing, writes Eddie Ford, highlights the importance of rights and individual autonomy for young adults - especially women
Establishment’s contradictory coup
The Olympic opening ceremony represented another rearticulation of post-World War II British national identity, argues Eddie Ford
Faster, higher, stronger
The Olympic spectacle is a celebration of corporate power and money-worship, writes Eddie Ford
Bans could be a doubled-edged sword
Eddie Ford argues that the balance between left and right in the Labour Party is complex and symbolised by Ed Miliband courting both the traditional working class base and the overtly pro-capitalist right
Miliband clutches at banking straws
Labours plans for root and branch reform of the banks will hardly touch the corruption that is endemic to the system, writes Eddie Ford
Berlin delivers reluctant ‘solidarity’
Angela Merkels last-minute climbdown comes with strings attached, writes Eddie Ford. After the EU summit, the crisis rumbles on
Haunted by danger of collapse
Another week, another summit. Yet, writes Eddie Ford, with five euro countries now members of the bailout club and Germany declining to foot the bill, there is a distinct danger that the euro will collapse
High noon for the euro
The G20 summit has seen desperate, last-minute moves to prevent debt catastrophe engulfing Spain and Italy, writes Eddie Ford. But is it just more rhetoric?
The EC-IMF-ECB cometh
Euphoria over the Spain bailout 'triumph' proved to be very short-lived, writes Eddie Ford
Last-chance saloon closing for business
Spain's 'total emergency' could bring down the entire euro zone, argues Eddie Ford
How not to fight Tory smears
The tax row between Ken Livingstone and Boris Johnson reveals the limits of Labour's individual moralism, argues Eddie Ford
Someone to do business with
Eddie Ford dissects the moral hypocrisy of the bourgeoisie regarding Burma
Expecting the unexpected
The euro crisis never went away. But resistance to austerity is certain to intensify, says Eddie Ford
Pouring oil on stormy waters
The government's supposed 'Thatcher moment' has backfired spectacularly, writes Eddie Ford
Revenge of trickledown economics
George Osborne's budget shows that we are not 'all in it together', writes Eddie Ford
Rowan Williams quits before next great schism happens
Eddie Ford demands the immediate disestablishment of the Church of England
Eric Pickles puts in the knife
Communists reject a British identity based on the crown and the imperial past, writes Eddie Ford
Pre-revolutionary situation triggers talk of a coup
Whether or not Athens 'selectively' defaults this week, writes Eddie Ford, the working class is refusing to be ruled in the old way
Secularism is hostile to state religion, not religion
Separation of church and state is a basic democratic demand bitterly resisted by the British establishment, writes Eddie Ford
Danger of default catastrophe remains
Greece's economy has been driven into almost unprecedented depths by the relentless austerity measures, writes Eddie Ford
Greek razor edge
A default by Greece would unleash chaos way beyond the euro zone, writes Eddie Ford
Fool's paradise at Davos
Even though Greece continues to edge closer to default, writes Eddie Ford, there has been yet more inaction by global 'leaders'
Entering the danger zone again
All the signs are that the ongoing euro crisis is dragging the world economy into recession, writes Eddie Ford
Europe's mutual suicide pact
Austerity plans pursued by European governments are proving to be self-defeating, writes Eddie Ford
Of kings and Kims
Given the media's love of pomp and circumstance - and hereditary monarchy - there is no little hypocrisy in its mocking of North Korea, argues Eddie Ford
Playing the blame game
With hundreds of billions of debt due to be repaid in the first quarter of next year, writes Eddie Ford, the euro zone crisis has not gone away
Cameron's Euro veto con trick
Despite the deepening rift between the Tories and Liberal Democrats over Europe, writes Eddie Ford, both are committed to further attacks on the working class
Slaughter by austerity butchers
The "Merkozy" plan for greater "fiscal union" looks set to be another failure, writes Eddie Ford
Out to roll back the revolution
The military and the Muslim Brotherhood are only temporary allies, argues Eddie Ford
Fear and positioning
As the euro zone heads for possible disaster and 'economic Armageddon', writes Eddie Ford, both the US and UK governments have also admitted failure
EU leaders have no answers
As Greece and Italy edge closer to the brink, Eddie Ford looks at the latest developments
Referendum gamble plunges euro still deeper into crisis
European leaders are stumbling from one crisis to another, writes Eddie Ford
Euro: disaster beckons
Another summit, another failure. Despite repeated attempts to 'stop the rot' and save the euro there is still no sign of a 'comprehensive plan', writes Eddie Ford
Big bazooka or water pistol?
As the European leaders gather in Brussels on October 23, it could be last chance saloon for the euro zone, writes Eddie Ford
Death by a thousand cuts
With the clock ticking on the euro zone and the UK in danger of slipping in another recession, there is still no sign of 'bold vision' or a 'comprehensive strategy' from the ruling class, argues Eddie Ford
Euro storm clouds gather
World leaders are now frantically trying to cobble together a plan to prevent a catastrophic collapse of the euro zone, writes Eddie Ford. But it could be too little, too late
Facing the grim reaper
Everyone can see the danger of a crash, from the IMF to the Financial Times. But, asks Eddie Ford, where is the Marshall Plan or New Deal?
Tinkering at the edges
The Vickers report confirms that it is the system itself that is bankrupt, writes Eddie Ford
Capital's busted flush
The bourgeoisie has no answers to the continuing economic crisis, writes Eddie Ford
Aftermath of August
Eddie Ford looks at the response to the UK riots, both from the establishment and the left
Stock market panics and the danger of another recession
The loss of its triple A credit rating is symbolic of the decline of US hegemony and therefore of capitalism as a system, argues Eddie Ford
Sugar-coated Satan sandwich
Obama has signed up to a vicious cuts programme that takes the US to the brink of a double-dip recession. Eddie Ford examines the debt deal
Facing debtgeddon
Greece has defaulted in all but name and the US treasury is only days away from running out of funds. Eddie Ford looks at the ongoing crisis
Contagion spreads to the core
The escalating euro zone crisis and the possibility of the US defaulting on its deficit could trigger another global economic meltdown, writes Eddie Ford - and yet more attacks on the working class
Care provision should be free, not for profit
Care for older people should not be dependent upon a cruel postcode lottery or private provision. Eddie Ford looks at the Dilnot report into the current state of care for the elderly
Imperialism cuts its losses
The 'longest running war in US history' is nearing its end. Eddie Ford looks at the wreckage
Dignity in life and death
The desire to end your life as a fully sentient being is a perfectly honourable and legitimate one. Eddie Ford argues for the 'right to die'
Government demonises Muslims as extremists
'Extremist' is being redefined to mean any Muslim who opposes British foreign policy. Eddie Ford looks at the revamped 'Prevent' strategy and the left's knee-jerk response
End 'war on drugs' now
Far more harm and social destruction has been caused by the West's anti-drug laws than by the actual misuse of narcotics, says Eddie Ford
Victims are not to blame
We have been offered a glimpse of the chauvinist and sexist prejudices that are rife in society, argues Eddie Ford
Captain Clegg will not go down with his ship
After the May 5 elections and referendum Nick Clegg and co seem to face extinction as an independent political party, observes Eddie Ford
A day of absolute monarchy and criminalising republicanism
The establishment did not want anything to interfere with the royal wedding celebrations - including 'unruly' free speech and the democratic right to protest. Eddie Ford reports
Monarchist system must go
The working class movement must fight for republican democracy, argues Eddie Ford
Triumvirate commits to regime change
Imperialist 'mission lurch' sees first troops dispatched. Eddie Ford reports
Mubarak's detention is due to targeted mass pressure
Far from the revolutionary movement coming to a halt, argues Eddie Ford, new advances are being made
Taking on redder hues?
Eddie Ford argues that Ed Miliband is shuffling to the left as the resistance to the Tory-Lib Dem cuts takes mass form
Imperialism out, down with the Gaddafi regime
Western intervention in Libya - and the rest of the Arab world - aims to subvert popular power and the Arab revolution, argues Eddie Ford
Kick Lord Hutton out of the Labour Party
Those who collaborate with the Con-Lib Dem coalition betray the working class and bring discredit to the Labour Party, writes Eddie Ford
The unfolding Arab revolution
In the Middle East and north Africa we are not witnessing a series of disconnected protests, movements and uprisings, maintains Eddie Ford
No imperialist interventions
Communists oppose western meddling in Libya, writes Eddie Ford. Rather it is the masses themselves who must overthrow the Gaddafi regime
Goodbye to Gaddafi
He may still be admired by sections of the left, writes Eddie Ford. But we would wholeheartedly welcome the fall of Gaddafi in what is the first armed uprising in the Arab revolution
Mubarak has gone but mass protests continue
Egyptian working class needs to arm itself with a programme of extreme democracy, writes Eddie Ford
Revolution in permanence
As vice-president Omar Suleiman threatens an army coup, the workers needs to push the democratic revolution further and further, deeper and deeper, writes Eddie Ford
Mubarak unleashes thugs
The masses need to arm themselves and win over soldiers to their side, writes Eddie Ford
Stirrings of an Arab revolution
Mass revolts and protests from Tunisia to Egypt once again raise the question of pan-Arab unity, writes Eddie Ford
Police agents exposed
Mark Kennedy was not the only spy to infiltrate the eco-protest movement. It is endemic, argues Eddie Ford
Don't give in to the slurs
Eddie Ford defends Clare Solomon against the rightwing press and its AWL outriders
Drop trumped-up charges
Imperialism's attempt to close down WikiLeaks has met with determined resistance, writes Eddie Ford
Hands off Assange
US imperialism's attempts to shut down Wikileaks must be defeated, argues Eddie Ford
Rattled by Wikileaks
The latest revelations expose imperialist plans against Iran and the whole rotten business of hidden diplomacy. Eddie Ford calls for freedom of information
Wedding of mass distraction
Everyone from Ed Miliband to Johnny Rotten is looking forward to a "bit of flag-waving". Eddie Ford calls for a militant republican response
Blaming unemployed for sin of unemployment
The coalition government's 'welfare reforms' are a direct attack both on the jobless and on the working class as a whole, writes Eddie Ford
End the war on drugs
Once again, science and capitalism's irrationality collide. Eddie Ford examines the latest study
Imperialist crimes exposed
Rather than democracy, the US/UK-led invasion and occupation of Iraq delivered a bloodbath. Eddie Ford looks at the Wikileaks revelations
Comradeship and populist demagogy
The media circus surrounding the rescued Chilean miners obscures the reality of naked capitalist exploitation, writes Eddie Ford
Tails and wagging dogs
The Birmingham conference reveals the tensions and divisions over the coalition government, writes Eddie Ford
Welcome to the old new enemy within
New Labour is officially dead and Labourite class collaborationism has a new name, argues Eddie Ford
Election lows and UN forces
The US-UK-led occupation of Afghanistan has never had anything to do with democracy, writes Eddie Ford
No to crude anti-Catholicism
Once on the outside, the Catholic church is now part of the British establishment. Eddie Ford looks at the relevance of the papal visit
Blair's liberalism and the toxic Gordon Brown
In the last analysis Tony Blair and Gordon Brown had different political projects, argues Eddie Ford
Programmatic dead end
The more things change, the more they remain the same. Eddie Ford looks at the latest draft of 'Britain's road to socialism'
Holy water consecrates Cameron's big society
The coalition government's programme of cuts has in effect been blessed by a whole range of Christian denominations and groups, reports Eddie Ford
Rehabilitation failure shows failure of whole prison system
Jon Venables has been sent back inside for two years. He was never given a serious chance of a normal life on the outside, reports Eddie Ford
Institutionalised child abuse
Kenneth 'Revolution' Clarke has justified the official document authorising the brutal 'control' methods meted out to young offenders, notes Eddie Ford
Moat's paranoia and the community of women
Communists fight to reassert the power of women, writes Eddie Ford
Responding to Ken Clarke's rehabilitation revolution
Reform should not come at the expense of inmates or prison workers, argues Eddie Ford
Endlessly plundering the Earth
Fighting for a sustainable planet requires fighting for anti-capitalist revolution, argues Eddie Ford
War on the working class
The 'nasty medicine' served up by George Osborne and the coalition government will provoke resistance and pull the Labour Party to the left, predicts Eddie Ford
Fighting for the planet
There are no technological solutions to environmental destruction under capitalism, argues Eddie Ford
Burning up planet Earth
BP's advanced technology exists purely to serve the destructive interests of capital, writes Eddie Ford
Victims of British justice
Eddie Ford thinks prisoners should be treated as human beings, and children as children
An enemy that should be treated seriously
Many comrades insist that the Con-Lib Dem government is a coalition of 'profound weakness and division' that will be easy to beat and thus almost automatically lead to advances by the left. Eddie Ford believes that this approach is complacent and profoundly mistaken
So much for 'social weight'
The far left vote has gone from the tiny to the statistically insignificant, writes Eddie Ford
They all scapegoat migrants
The reaction to Gordon Brown's attack on the 'bigoted' Gillian Duffy demonstrates the depth and breadth of the national chauvinist consensus, argues Eddie Ford
Griffin's eclectic manifesto
BNP policies owe as much to the mainstream as they do to its leaders' fascist past, writes Eddie Ford
Cleggmania and the return of the Lib-Lab pact?
Eddie Ford wonders if we are about to see the fulfilment of the Blair project
The obligation and means to resist tyranny
Eddie Ford disagrees with the preaching of pacifism and legalism dressed up in anti-fascist clothing
What the EDL is and how not to combat it
Is it wrong to describe membership of the English Defence League as lumpen? Are they BNP pawns or a fascist danger in their own right? Eddie Ford examines these and other questions
Not the dawn of non-nuclear peace
Eddie Ford warns that the US-Russia agreement on nuclear arms is also about targeting Iran
Weyman Bennett should be criticised, not charged
The sorry farce in Bolton once again demonstrates that the anti-fascist left is not only disorganised, but politically disorientated, writes Eddie Ford
No judge-made bans on BNP
Moves to restrict the right to politically organise could easily be used against the left, argues Eddie Ford
Joe Glenton and the popular militia demand
Individual defiance is laudable, but more is required, argues Eddie Ford
National government danger comes with hung parliament
A hung parliament could shift British politics to the right, warns Eddie Ford
Whatever happened to the leisure society?
According to a new report, society would benefit if the working week was reduced to 21 hours, writes Eddie Ford. Unsurprisingly, not everyone agrees
Right to a dignified life - right to a dignified death
The comfort and self-respect of the incurably ill and the dying must be ensured, writes Eddie Ford
Us and them Britain
Two recently published reports have served to expose the true nature of Britain today, writes Eddie Ford
Demonisation by deranged media pack
Eddie Ford argues against the demonisation of children
Johnson's bans are an attack on us all
Oppose the ban on Islam4UK, writes Eddie Ford
The underwear bomber and detonating Yemen
With Yemen the latest target, Eddie Ford looks at the bankruptcy of the 'war on terror'
There is no Planet B
Copenhagen saw the ongoing face-off between the US and China, writes Eddie Ford
Copenhagen sets disastrous CO2 targets
Truth is much more prosaic, writes Eddie Ford
To save the planet, fight for a red world
Capitalism is showing itself to be totally incapable of cutting back on carbon emissions, writes Eddie Ford
Rehabilitation, not punishment
Prison does not work, writes Eddie Ford
Get the troops out now
Eddie Ford examines why UK politics now questions troops being in Afghanistan
Fatuous, dangerous, utterly irresponsible
We call for the immediate legalisation of all drugs, writes Eddie Ford
Idols and demons
In the saga surrounding Madeleine McCann, the British media is trying to convince us that the nuclear family is the one remaining haven in a cold world and that the Portuguese police, not being British, must be somehow uniquely incompetent or corrupt. Eddie Ford comments
Wanted - working class morality
Eddie Ford comments on the murder of 11-year-old Rhys Jones in Liverpool
End factory farming
Yet again, we are in the midst of a foot-and-mouth scare. Eddie Ford analyses the situation
Compensation, not insurance
Eddie Ford comments on the floods: Communists argue that in the event of a disaster or major accident any redress made should be based on a system of need, not individualised insurance schemes. And logically this requires that a universal compensation system be set up
Irrationality rules
The 'war on drugs' makes a comeback, says Eddie Ford
Majority rights and minority duties
It is irresponsible to threaten to walk out simply because one finds oneself in a minority, says Eddie Ford
Despair and the fantastic
The London bomb attacks signal the failure of the left, says Eddie Ford
Right to bear arms, not commit murder
The "right of the people to keep and bear arms" is an essentially progressive concept, as far as communists are concerned, says Eddie Ford
Hostage crisis and reactionary schemes
Without doubt, Iran's capture of the 15 UK sailors and marines - and then their eventual high-profile release - was a humiliation for British imperialism. And the subsequent row about whether some of the service members, especially Faye Turnway, should have sold their story to the mass media for large amounts of money has further soiled the entire incident for many in the UK establishment. Eddie Ford comments
SWP backs the mullahs - official
The Socialist Workers Party-backed Campaign Against Sanctions and Military Intervention in Iran (Casmii) effectively operates as an apologist for the regime sitting in Tehran, says Eddie Ford
Fight slavery in all its forms
Eddie Ford on the bicentenary of the abolition of slavery in Britain - and the distorted pictures painted of William Wilberforce
Tory resurgence and the left
Eddie Ford on the re-branding of the 'nasty party'
Being called a 'black bastard' should not be normal
In a certain sense, the recent comments by the now disgraced Tory MP, Patrick Mercer, can be welcomed, says Eddie Ford
Freudian slips and punishing the poor
Unite employed and unemployed workers, says Eddie Ford
Not the happiest of days
Eddie Ford comments on Britain's 'youth crisis' and says: stop criminalising youth
Let them eat shit
What does the outbreak of avian flu in Suffolk teach us about capitalist factory farming? Eddie Ford outlines a communist alternative
Kosova needs genuine self-determination
Eddie Ford analyses the recent elections in Serbia and the plans for "limited independence" for Kosova
Crime and yet more punishment
Prison doesn't work, says Eddie Ford
Voting for Britain
Eddie Ford takes a closer look at the 'racism row' in the Celebrity big brother house
Hands off Lebanon, no war on Iran
Israel's assault is part of broader US war aims, says Eddie Ford
SWP apologetics for reactionary anti-imperialism
Eddie Ford comments on Socialist Worker's recent coverage of the unfolding situation in Somalia
Rehabilitation, not irrationality
Blair's speech exposes the government's bankruptcy on crime, says Eddie Ford
Not fit for purpose
In the panic over sex crimes, communists emphasise the need for treatment, not revenge. Eddie Ford comments
Reactionary hysteria
The furore over "1,000 foreign criminals" raises some basic questions about rehabilitation, border controls and chauvinist discrimination, writes Eddie Ford
Revolution at the roof of the world
Communists and democrats throughout the world have been inspired by the determined struggles of the masses in Nepal, writes Eddie Ford
Ticked off and many headed
Eddie Ford reviews The insurgency, BBC2 April 2 Sunday 9-10pm
New Labour sleaze merchants
Capitalism inevitably means corruption, says Eddie Ford
New Labour sleaze merchants
Capitalism inevitably means corruption, says Eddie Ford
Money launderers, political corruption, minor celebrities and our antidotes
Eddie Ford comments on the furore around Tessa Jowell and George Galloway's reinvention as a radio host
Hidden controversy
Dave Landau, a representative of the Jewish Socialist Group, attended the Unite Against Fascism conference on February 18
Banning bad ideas
David Irving's conviction for holocaust denial and three-year sentence in an Austrian prison is not good news for communists and democrats, say Tina Becker and Eddie Ford. It is in our own self-interest to oppose anti-free speech laws and proscriptions, as sooner or later they will be used against us
Oppose all blasphemy laws
Communists fight for the complete separation of church and state, says Eddie Ford
Democracy in the dock
Fight the BNP but defend freedom of speech too - Eddie Ford comments
Victims and victimisers
Eddie Ford takes a look at the latest round of hysteria over 'nonces' and 'perverts' in the educational system
Bolivia shifts left
Which effect will Evo Morales' victory have on the working class and the political landscape in South America? Eddie Ford takes a closer look
Booze and moral panics
How should communists view the new '24-hour-drinking'-legislation? Eddie Ford says that alcohol and drugs are class questions
Up to the top of the hill
The Socialist Worker Party generals have failed the anti-war movement, says Eddie Ford, who looks forward to the December 10 Peace Conference in London
A full life for the elderly
Eddie Ford looks at the long awaited Pensions Commission report and puts forward the communist programme: for retirement at 60, for the tripling of pensions
Don't dare read this!
Even possession of this article could see you prosecuted, warns Eddie Ford
Working class unity - not multiculturalism
The rioting that broke out in the Lozells area of Birmingham over the weekend of October 22-23 offers a disturbing insight into the fragmented nature of many working class communities in this country - and the pathetically inadequate response of the left. Eddie Ford reports
Creation of Armageddon
It has been 60 years since anti-communism devastated Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Eddie Ford remembers
Why did they do it?
Eddie Ford examines the motivation of the London bombers - who were neither simply 'mad' or 'evil', nor can the war on Iraq explain their actions
Fight for a red planet
Eddie Ford takes issue with deep ecology, biocentrism, Giain consciousness and eco-theology
Fighting for assimilation
Are anti-racists automatically also multiculturalists? Eddie Ford thinks not
Send the right message - legalise all drugs!
Eddie Ford on the downgrading of cannabis to a 'Class C' drug, and the attitude of communists
Rewinning our day
It is time we reclaim May Day from the Stalinists, says Eddie Ford
Establishment steals Nazi holocaust
Class struggle and the holocaust
In the light of the official marking of National Holocaust Day on January 27, Eddie Ford continues his discussion of Norman Finkelstein's The holocaust industry
Drugs and the SWP
The comrades display a one-dimensional vision of socialism, says Eddie Ford
Marx and free speech
For our ideas to blossom, we have to argue against censorship, says Eddie Ford
Shadowing Blair
SWP and bourgeois anti-racism
Guns, bombs and workers’ control
Abolish age of consent
Abolish the second chamber
Hands off Kosova and Serbia
Independence for Kosova - imperialism out of the Balkans
Free Kurdistan!
Independence for Kosova
For the KLA - against the Serbian army
New strategy for Ireland
The IRA refusal to hand over arms does not mean the failure of the peace process
Church standards and gay rights
Jail Pinochet
Straw agonises - workers must act
Abolish the House of Lords
The rebellion in the House of Lords against a government amendment to equalise the age of consent for gays and heterosexuals demonstrates why the working class must become the champion of democracy
Profiting from crime
Let them eat tacks
State attacks right to think
There is a hidden agenda of censorship behind the chorus of outrage over the Mary Bell biography
Hague rallies to Blair peace
For a united Ireland
Blair’s proposed new settlement in Ireland is part of a wider plan of constitutional reform
Mainstream right gets bloody nose
French elections
Roisin McAliskey - Straw concedes
The road to oblivion
CPB in crisis
War threat remains
Iraq retreats, but imperialist build-up continues
Itching for war
As the UN secretary general flies to Baghdad, imperialism is tooling up for war
Hitting the big time
Still iconoclastic - the ‘Marxism’ has disappeared from its contents as well as its cover
Fighting the drugs war
Business as usual
Transformation of Labour
When the fat lady sings
English National Opera
Friend of October
On the 80th anniversary of the Russian Revolution Eddie Ford reviews the work of a commentator who became a partisan. ('Morgan Philips Price Dispatches from the revolution: Russia 1916-18', Pluto Press 1997, pp181)
End of anti-IRA propaganda war
Eddie Ford reviews 'The Provos' (Peter Taylor documentary on BBC1)
Blair’s crusade against democracy
Everybody loves him - the media barons, the union bureaucrats, the establishment. Who will wipe the grin off Blair’s face?
‘Socialism’ in China: Mammon’s new apostles
Beijing was host last week to the 15th congress of the Chinese Communist Party - and all the talk was of “downsizing” and “merging”, not revolution and socialism. Eddie Ford examines the true nature of Chinese communism
Staring into the abyss
Most of the left campaigned with Blair for a ‘yes’ vote in Scotland and Wales - and he is very grateful
TUC on its knees
State and revolutionaries
Security blanket
Aiming to silence protest
Constitutional crisis looms: Life, love, sex and royalty
Make the establishment’s difficulty our opportunity
Going out with a bang
Imperialist hypocrisy
Antithesis of communism
Pol Pot and the ‘killing fields’ of Kampuchea are meant to be a lesson in the evils of communism - or so we are told. Eddie Ford points to the true nature of the Khmer Rouge and what it really represented
Road to nowhere
Much of the left is now talking about a ‘crisis of expectations’ amongst the working class. But is there any truth to it? Last weekend the CPGB organised a round-table discussion on this, under the heading, ‘Where now for the left?’ Eddie Ford reports
Fight for a workers’ Europe
As militant workers and trade unionists converge on Amsterdam this Saturday, the bosses’ plans for monetary union are coming unstuck. But if we let them, they will resolve their problems at our expense
Europe for the workers
Philistine censorship
State asserts its writ over women
Broadcasting the socialist message
New scramble
Imperialism’s new objectives
Socialist challenge to capitalist manifestos
Vote for a working class alternative
Wishing rebellion red
Censorship’s slippery slope
Albania fragments
Reactionaries attack science
Turning its back on revolution
Eddie Ford examines the implications of Deng Xiaoping’s death and the history of the Communist Party of China
Labour drops feminist gloss
Labour prepares for government
Trades unions under siege
Fear and loathing in the SLP
The question of Europe, and the Socialist Labour Party’s general stance on internationalism, is the linchpin to all the party’s policy documents. Will the SLP flow with history or against it? Eddie Ford investigates
Arms training for whose army?
Portillo claims guns are safe in his hands
Government in retreat
Taking on the state
For a federal republic
The size of the vote against the monarchy after last week’s television debate shows the potential for a mass republican movement
Temperature rises in Belgrade
No turning back
Curtains for democracy
No to bosses’ choice ... A workers’ Europe
Referendum offers no solution
Open struggle for the future
Last weekend a special meeting organised by the Communist Party discussed the lessons of Bolshevik organisation for communists today
David who?
Eddie Ford reviews Seventeen years of obscurity: memoirs from the back benches by David Watkins (The Book Guild Ltd 1996, pp235)
Arm the class, disarm the state
Workers need to be armed to destroy the violence wreaked by capitalism
Afghan skeletons
Afghanistan throws into sharp relief the failure of revolutionaries in Britain to resist the tidal wave of anti-communism unleashed by the Red Army’s intervention. Eddie Ford takes a critical look at the left’s record
Labour razzmatazz shatters illusions
Tony Blair has every reason to be pleased with himself. The Labour Party conference went like clockwork
Murderous occupation
State’s public order
Into Africa - tooth and claw
Folk enters Britpop
Eddie Ford reviews Norma Waterson by Norma Waterson (Hannibal/Ryhodisc, 1996)
Prepare to do battle with Blair
Blair plans to curb strikes and step up anti-union legislation - to carry on where the Tories left off
Raising our sights
Minimum wage: the fight for what we need
Counterrevolution in the revolution
The Spanish revolution and subsequent civil war, which erupted for real 60 years ago in July 1936, is the source of endless controversy. The defeat of the revolution generates an equal amount of anger and sadness. Everyone supported the Spanish revolution and hated Franco. Eddie Ford examines what went wrong
Clinton gets mean
Turning back the clock
Wildfire prejudice
Pointing the way
Fanatical determinism
Eddie Ford debates the revolutionary struggle in the Six Counties in reply to Dave Douglass and Roy Bull
Whatever happened to the upturn?
Members of the Socialist Workers Party gather in London to debate and question
Patriotic outrage
Another ‘peace’ bomb
The Manchester bomb, far from finally burying the ‘peace process’, is aimed at carrying it forward
Defend Cuba!
New words, same old ideas
Hardly anyone could have failed to notice that the ‘stakeholding economy’ has become one of the buzz words of the 1990s - and even of the next millennium. Where has it come from and why does new Labour like it so much? Eddie Ford offers some explanations
Labour declares war on youth
At last new Labour is not imitating the Tories...
Labour-Tory jingos wage beef war
In their desperation to cling to office, the Tories are shamelessly using the ‘beef war’ to whip up nationalism and play the anti-Europe card
Race scientists re-enter mainstream
Eddie Ford reviews The Race Gallery: the return of racial science by Marek Kohn (Jonathan Cape London 1995, pp322)
Campaigning for action
In brief
The Party question: Fighting for human freedom
Single issue campaigns, especially those based around environmental questions, have dominated the political agenda. Eddie Ford argues that communists need to reassess their attitudes to these movements
Who’s next for the chop?
Proud to be racist
NHS in terminal condition
Students’ union capitulates
Lessons of Iran
Bureaucratic anti-racism
State madness controls guns
New attacks
Safety campaign
Justice for David Ewin
In brief
Wasted labour
Eddie Ford reviews 'The Communist Party of Great Britain: a historical analysis to 1941' by Andrew Murray (Communist Liaison, 1995, pp106)
Scorched earth policy
Social security cuts
The great ticket robbery
In brief
Gruesome stuff
Eddie Ford reviews 'Seven', directed by David Fincher and written by Andrew Kevin Walker (1995, US, general release)
Campaign against immigration checks and asylum bill
In brief
Oppressed fight back
Rioting in Brixton
Bosnian carve up
Lethal ignorance
The ‘E’ market
Bosnian Serbs flee multi-ethnic cleansing
Left rejoices at Nato led Serb retreat
Bosnia: bombing for peace
Nato tells the Serbs: ‘Gotcha!’
Howard crack-down
Bosnian-Croat joint offensive
Left support for nationalist slaughter
Myths shattered
Who are the good guys in Bosnia?
War in the Balkans
Sordid witch hunt
Shephard offers exploitation training
Imperialist squeeze
Snoopers' charter
False phrophets for Bosnia
The UN is a reactionary force - along with all the warring parties
Fawning Star
Students say no to loans
State tools
Gay police pose for the press