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Republicanism and the form of working class rule

31 May 2012

As the constitutional monarchy state proclaims its commitment to privilege and the status quo, Michael Copestake looks back to a rather different tradition

Representation, not referendums

01 Jul 2010

The basis of decision-making under the dictatorship of the proletariat is not the same as under communism, argues Mike Macnair

Silence of the left

10 Jun 2010

Should socialists demand tighter gun control? Jim Moody calls for a different approach

Electoral reform and communist strategy

27 May 2010

Nick Rogers discusses the democratic forms appropriate to the rule of the working class

Workers' defence

13 May 2010

For self-defence and against anarchistic violence

The right to be offensive

29 Apr 2010

Creeping censorship must be opposed - even if feelings get hurt, argues James Turley

Accountable to their party

15 Apr 2010

All three mainstream parties promise voters the power to recall their MPs. Jim Moody looks at the details

Symptom of democratic deficit

11 Feb 2010

For recallable MPs on a worker's wage, writes Jim Moody

Will left go on the offensive?

21 Jan 2010

Dave Craig considers the prospects for the Republican Socialist Convention

Sex, murder and DNA tests

28 Feb 2008

Jim Moody asks who controls the social controllers

Firm in principle, flexible in tactics

10 Jan 2008

Benjamin Klein argues that the working class movement must lead the struggle for democracy and free speech, and not leave it to the posturing of the Tories and the Liberals

Support soldiers who want out

13 Dec 2007

The war in Iraq and the threat to Iran are class issues, writes Cliff Slaughter, a supporter of Movement for Socialism. The anti-war movement needs to go beyond bigger demonstrations

Tell it like it is

04 Oct 2007

The CPGB has been much criticised over its willingness to use the enemy's media and its insistence on defending free speech. Jack Conrad explains why communists should stand against censorship and strive to expose opportunism

All power to Chávez?

02 Aug 2007

Nick Rogers analyses the sharpening contradictions within the process known as the 'Bolivarian revolution'

Advance indigenous rights

19 Jul 2007

The growing crisis of federalism demands a republican narrative from the left, writes Marcus Strom

Marxism and democracy

12 Jul 2007

Hillel Ticktin' was the speaker at the fringe meeting hosted jointly by Campaign for a Marxist Party and the CPGB. Nick Rogers reports

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