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Europe's mutual suicide pact
19 Jan 2012
Austerity plans pursued by European governments are proving to be self-defeating, writes Eddie Ford
Demands of capital will triumph
03 Nov 2016
Eddie Ford says that, while Theresa May speaks about a hard Brexit for domestic advantage, what she will deliver will either be a soft Brexit or no Brexit at all
Who is the real Theresa May?
27 Oct 2016
The prime minister will probably go for an early general election, writes Eddie Ford - Brexit troubles lie ahead
Right to choose now
27 Oct 2016
Irish women must emulate the militancy of their sisters in Poland, writes Anne McShane
Hard Brexit or no Brexit?
20 Oct 2016
Unless there is a traumatic economic crisis, argues Eddie Ford, Theresa May looks set for a landslide victory in an early general election
Lexiteers all at sea
15 Sep 2016
Both the Morning Star’s CPB and SPEW advocate immigration controls and socialism in one country, notes Mike Macnair
After the Brexit vote
25 Aug 2016
Mike Macnair argues that very little has become clearer since late June
Erdoğan’s counter-coup coup
21 Jul 2016
While a bloody military intervention has been defeated, that in itself is no reason to cheer, writes Esen Uslu
Three Brexiteers set up to fail
21 Jul 2016
When it comes to the EU, Theresa May has shown herself capable of thinking ahead for more than a week, writes Eddie Ford
Brexit shock waves
07 Jul 2016
The UK referendum vote has added to the uncertainty in Italy, notes Toby Abse
After an unexpected vote
30 Jun 2016
Mike Macnair introduced the discussion at the CPGB aggregate on the fallout following the EU referendum result. This is an edited version of his speech
The politics of platitudes
23 Jun 2016
Commissaress discusses the implications of the EU referendum campaign on political discourse
Our strategy and tactics
16 Jun 2016
Jack Conrad looks at the referendum - and beyond that to the challenge of continental unity
M5S is not a leftwing party
16 Jun 2016
Why are elements within the left recommending a vote for Beppe Grillo’s party? Toby Abse points to its links with the far right
M5S on course to take Rome
09 Jun 2016
Toby Abse reports on last weekend’s local elections
Divisions continue to multiply
02 Jun 2016
Berlusconi shows all the signs of being a spent force, writes Toby Abse. But overall, politics still moves to the right