Democracy & State > Nationalism
Referendum has nothing to offer
07 Jun 2012
Neither Scottish independence nor British unionism. Sarah McDonald looks at the launch of the "Yes" campaign
Socialism, nationalism and Ireland
07 Jan 2021
Before and during the Second International there were many different approaches to the questions of socialism and nationalism. In Ireland James Connolly banked on nationalists taking a positive attitude towards the cause of labour. In his next article Marc Mulholland will look at Ireland’s conservative revolution
SCOTLAND SUPPLEMENT III - Separatism, federalism, centralism
17 Dec 2020
Breaking apart existing states is not the road to socialism, but the road to defeat, writes Jack Conrad
SCOTLAND SUPPLEMENT II - A joint oppressor
10 Dec 2020
Left nationalists are in thrall to a bogus history, argues Jack Conrad. Scotland was not subject to an English takeover with the 1707 Act of Union. Nor does Scotland suffer from English cultural imperialism
SCOTLAND SUPPLEMENT I - Mythical, feudal, combined
04 Dec 2020
Jack Conrad questions left-nationalist assumptions that Scotland is an ancient nation, which was reduced to the status of a mere English colony by the 1707 Act of Union
Showdown looms
26 Nov 2020
A crisis over independence is on the horizon - and things could quickly get ugly, writes Paul Demarty
Stonewalling unionism hankers after direct rule
12 Nov 2020
There needs to be a democratic and internationalist answer to the ever-growing demand for independence, says Eddie Ford
Eyes on exits
22 Oct 2020
Paul Demarty examines the rising support for independence, and the tasks of the internationalist left
State of the union
19 Dec 2019
Paul Demarty anticipates a showdown over holding a second referendum and an independence bid.
Socialism and the national question
17 Jan 2019
Genuine liberation for Palestinians and Israelis alike must be seen in the context of an Arab and global revolution, argues David Markovich
The enigmatic gilets-jaunes
17 Jan 2019
How should Marxists respond to the gilets jaunes? Mike Macnair looks at the likely winners and losers
May's deal is dead as a dodo
17 Jan 2019
Paul Demarty asks what comes next after the crushing rejection of May’s Brexit deal by the Commons
Immigration: ignoring the problem
29 Nov 2018
Fighting for open borders means facing up to the reality of mass migration, argues Paul Demarty
Politics of the street
29 Nov 2018
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
IHRA and free speech
29 Nov 2018
Both Zionists and the British far right want to make criticism of Israel unacceptable, reports Tony Greenstein
Italy's government provoking a clash with EU
25 Oct 2018
Against the background of attempts to form a new rightwing coalition across Europe, Toby Abse looks at the manoeuvrings of the rival Italian populists