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Referendum has nothing to offer
07 Jun 2012
Neither Scottish independence nor British unionism. Sarah McDonald looks at the launch of the "Yes" campaign
Referendum has nothing to offer
07 Jun 2012
Neither Scottish independence nor British unionism. Sarah McDonald looks at the launch of the "Yes" campaign
Murdoch bites back
03 May 2012
The News International owner has his moment of revenge on David Cameron writes Paul Demarty - but the establishment is the real victim
How not to fight Tory smears
26 Apr 2012
The tax row between Ken Livingstone and Boris Johnson reveals the limits of Labour's individual moralism, argues Eddie Ford
Charities up in alms
19 Apr 2012
George Osborne's tax changes have been criticised for threatening charity in this country - if only, laments Paul Demarty
The creep of the secret state
12 Apr 2012
Paul Demarty takes a look at the latest moves towards greater state monitoring of electronic communication
Pouring oil on stormy waters
05 Apr 2012
The government's supposed 'Thatcher moment' has backfired spectacularly, writes Eddie Ford
Revenge of trickledown economics
29 Mar 2012
George Osborne's budget shows that we are not 'all in it together', writes Eddie Ford
Thin dividing line
29 Mar 2012
The 'cash for access' row has once again exposed the contradictions inherent in capitalism, writes Peter Manson
Moralistic gesture politics
29 Mar 2012
What has David Cameron been drinking? Michael Copestake takes a look
A tale of two states
22 Mar 2012
Harry Paterson compares the treatment meted out to two bloggers for their 'grossly offensive' comments
Eric Pickles puts in the knife
15 Mar 2012
Communists reject a British identity based on the crown and the imperial past, writes Eddie Ford
Europe and the delusions of leftwing nationalism
15 Dec 2011
David Cameron's veto is a dangerous blunder, argues James Turley - so why does the left reproduce Tory stupidity on the EU?
Guarding the chicken coop
13 Oct 2011
James Turley looks at the unfolding Liam Fox scandal
Cuts and cat-fights
06 Oct 2011
The Conservative Party's annual conference produced a lot of empty rhetoric, a few concessions for the right and one clanger from the front benches, writes James Turley - but no surprises
Shoot the messenger
22 Sep 2011
Bourgeois political power is not as unassailable as they would like us to think. Our rulers can be relied upon, periodically, to split. James Turley looks at the botched attempt of the Metropolitan Police to use the Official Secrets Act