Democracy & State
Overcoming the enemies within
17 May 2012
The left must unite in order to change the relationship of forces both within and outside the Labour Party, argues Mike Macnair
Sectarianism spawns liberalism
21 May 2026
We do not advocate an ecumenical party, nor non-aggression pacts. On the contrary, political debates and political struggles are vital. As a sort of addendum, Mike Macnair replies to Red Ant Collective’s ‘anti-factionalism’
Further swing to right
21 May 2026
Narendra Modi’s far-right BJP has made further gains at state elections and has almost totally marginalised the left. Given the country’s extremes of wealth and poverty this might seem paradoxical. Michael Roberts investigates the politics and economics of the world’s most populous country
A perfect spy
21 May 2026
BBC bosses and the securocracy continue with their campaign to denigrate Michael Bettaney and therefore hide the murderous criminality of the British state in the Six Counties and the sheer incompetence of MI5. Jack Conrad puts the record straight
Burnham rolls the dice
21 May 2026
Can the ‘king of the north’ complete his royal progress towards Westminster? And, if he does, what then? Paul Demarty explains the limits of Manchesterism
More than street numbers
21 May 2026
Far more were on the Palestine march than Tommy Robinson’s Unite the Kingdom. But, what with Reform UK, it would be a profound mistake to dismiss the far right as just a marginal force, argues Eddie Ford
Toxic nationalist recipes
14 May 2026
With the rise of Reform UK, the SNP and Plaid as the biggest parties in Scotland and Wales, our demand for a federal republic has become even more relevant, argues Eddie Ford
How much longer?
14 May 2026
Though Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership hangs in the balance, his failure is less due to incompetence than to Britain’s objective situation, argues Paul Demarty
He who pays the piper
07 May 2026
Nigel Farage likes to present himself as one of your mates down the pub, but in reality, writes Eddie Ford, his friends are filthy rich. Then there is Christopher Harborne, the crypto billionaire and Reform mega‑donor
A surfeit of slogans
30 Apr 2026
Obviously the CPGB made mistakes. But they stemmed from national conditions and circumstances, not Stalin’s diktats. Jack Conrad marks the centenary of the 1926 General Strike
He didn’t want to know
23 Apr 2026
Claimed ignorance of Peter Mandelson’s security rating tells us a great deal about the inner workings of the state. But, says Paul Demarty, we should be demanding full access. Publish everything and ‘security’ be damned
End of something special
16 Apr 2026
Viktor Orbán’s downfall is a blow to the Trumpist ‘fascist international’. But Péter Magyar is no liberal. He comes from the far right and remains on the far right, says Paul Demarty
An unexpected result
09 Apr 2026
Following its referendum defeat, the far-right government is mired in corruption and clearly in trouble. However, writes Toby Abse, the ‘centre-left’ is a complete shambles and offers nothing substantially different
Basic rights are under attack
09 Apr 2026
It is not only the government, the police and the judiciary. Too much of the left takes a ‘free speech … but’ approach. Then there are the AWL scabs, says Carla Roberts
Fridays black and red
02 Apr 2026
Marking the centenary of the 1926 General Strike, Jack Conrad charts the transition from an aristocratic Con-Lib two-party system to the bourgeois Con-Lab two-party system. Though the first Labour government was a tame affair, it set the stage for an historic clash of class against class
Together, but for what?
02 Apr 2026
Hundreds of thousands rallied in central London on March 28. Yes, the spirit was great. Yes, it was much bigger than Tommy Robinson’s ‘Unite the kingdom’ rally. But where, asks Ian Spencer, does the Together Alliance’s broad-as-possible politics take us?