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
Shallow, brief and very stupid
13 May 2021
The refusal to face up to the disastrous divisions caused by Brexit stems from referendum cretinism. Clive Dean of Labour Party Marxists reports on the May 9 meeting of LLA supporters
Chatham House ‘left’
29 Apr 2021
Who stands for what and who says what - such basic information should not be treated as the private property of a select few. Derek James calls for openness
No reliance on Good Friday
29 Apr 2021
As shown by the resignation of Arlene Foster, unionism is in profound crisis. But can the left take the lead and build working class unity? Anne McShane reports on the Conference for an Alternative United Ireland
Necessity of social control
29 Apr 2021
We do not trust the government, writes Eddie Ford. But nor do we support unrestricted liberty
Behind the Lulu Lytle wallpaper
29 Apr 2021
Sleaze stories about the Downing Street flat and Boris Johnson’s character aim to protect the general regime of corruption. Mike Macnair paints the bigger picture
Hollow man for hollow times
22 Apr 2021
With Labour facing a string of defeats on May 6, Derek James looks at the continuing problems facing Keir Starmer
Is war on the way?
22 Apr 2021
Mounting tensions between Russia and the west over Ukraine could have serious international consequences, warns Daniel Lazare
Death by numbers
22 Apr 2021
Instead of treating the monarchy merely as a quaint feudal relic, the left needs a much sharper critique, argues Paul Demarty
Ghost dancers of loyalism
15 Apr 2021
Riots in the Six Counties confirm once again that the Good Friday agreement settled nothing, writes Derek James
Labour’s latest Waterloo
15 Apr 2021
The defeat of the campaign for union recognition at Amazon is not as straightforward as might be thought, argues Daniel Lazare
Grief at gunpoint
15 Apr 2021
The coverage of Philip Windsor’s death has reached new heights of absurdity, even for British royals, argues Paul Demarty
The opportunist prince
15 Apr 2021
He was a typical European high aristocrat, but one who chose his side - and his bride - well, writes Eddie Ford
After 47 years
08 Apr 2021
The convictions of the Shrewsbury 24 have at last been quashed. There was a conspiracy - between the employers, the police and the Tory government. Bernard Mattson reports
Nationalist dreams and nightmares
08 Apr 2021
Mike Macnair reviews 'Workers and nationalism: Czech and German Social Democracy in Habsburg Austria, 1890-1918' by JS Beneš and 'The Fiume crisis: life in the wake of the Habsburg empire' by DK Reill
Royalty and the Reich
08 Apr 2021
Eddie Ford reviews Channel 4's 'Queen Elizabeth and the spy in the palace', directed by Andy Webb