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Günter Grass and the German neurosis

19 Apr 2012

Maciej Zurowski looks at a literary scandal and the bourgeoisie's attempt to cope with its past

From freebies to stamp duty

11 Sep 2025

The deputy leader was found guilty of violating the ministerial code, but the subsequent government reshuffle will fail in trying to out-compete Nigel Farage on anti-migrant rhetoric, writes Eddie Ford

Nigel prepares for power

11 Sep 2025

Reform’s so-called conference saw its big beasts play the hits and rile up the base. But Paul Demarty wonders how long they can keep their lead over the historically established Tory and Labour mainstream

Drill, Kemi, drill

04 Sep 2025

Global warming could possibly switch off the Gulf Stream in our lifetime, making the UK a pretty miserable place to live. Yet the Tory leader wants us to ignore this and max out oil and gas production, writes Eddie Ford

Artificial intelligence, human flourishing

04 Sep 2025

AI is, we are told, an investment bubble waiting to burst, but what role, if any, should AI play in socialist society? And what role does it play in today’s world? Paul Demarty explores the complex issues

Trying to capture the flag

04 Sep 2025

Groups of rightwing men want to plaster their towns with the Union Jack and St George’s Cross flags. Should the left respond, asks Harley Filben, by inventing its own version of patriotism?

Documentary gem

28 Aug 2025

Bob Davies reviews Carlos Underwood (director) No-one is illegal; every day tomorrow limited release

The road from Eton College

28 Aug 2025

Seventy-five years after his death and eighty years after the first publication of Animal farm, Paul Flewers introduces his seven-part exploration of George Orwell’s life, works and politics

Corporates are complicit

28 Aug 2025

Firms such as BCG and Microsoft are up to their necks in Israel’s genocidal crimes, writes Eddie Ford. Unsurprisingly workers are expressing their outrage

Abomination of imperialist war

21 Aug 2025

Séamus Ó Muadaigh reviews Mark O’Connor (director) Amongst the wolves (currently streaming on Prime Video)

Nature’s goods and services

24 Jul 2025

Despite talking about protecting the natural world and condemning capitalism for bringing about climate catastrophe, there are still those on the left who take it for granted that the working class produces everything. Jack Conrad spells out the ABCs of Marxism

Fragmenting Syria

24 Jul 2025

Israel’s intervention in Syria to protect the Druze minority is part of an ambitious geostrategic plan to redraw borders and extend its influence to the Euphrates and into Iraq, says Yassamine Mather

Cashing in on obesity crisis

10 Jul 2025

Weight loss drugs feature regularly in the media. They work in the short term, but what about the long term? And what about the side effects? James Linney looks at the background and provides the answers

Profitably poisoned cabins

10 Jul 2025

Jim Moody reviews Tristan Loraine and Sandra Skibsted (directors) This is your captain speaking (screened at 2025 Raindance Film Festival). Distribution awaited

Well done Kneecap and Bob Vylan

03 Jul 2025

Stand for solidarity, stand for unrestricted free speech. Anne McShane denounces the witch-hunting of brave artists who have dared use their music to protest against Israeli genocide in Gaza

Scientists warn of peril

26 Jun 2025

Heat can be a bigger killer than floods and storms. Within three years we could pass the symbolic 1.5°C limit, but we do not need technological fixes that might well make things worse, writes Eddie Ford

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