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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
Consensus unlikely to break out
04 Apr 2019
Enraging the right, Theresa May has asked Jeremy Corbyn to help break the impasse. But is it a genuine offer or a trap, asks Eddie Ford
March for a national government
28 Mar 2019
Eddie Ford warns those on the left backing the People’s Vote campaign - be careful what you wish for
Time to end the tailism
28 Mar 2019
With the United Kingdom in the grip of a profound constitutional crisis, Jack Conrad says the left must reject referendums as a matter of principle. Instead we need our own programme and our own tactics
The government is missing
28 Mar 2019
As the clock ticks down, nobody is meaningfully in charge, writes Paul Demarty
Bercow’s coup settles nothing
21 Mar 2019
As the chaos continues, Paul Demarty considers the state of British ‘democracy’
Hitting the reset button?
14 Mar 2019
Now that Theresa May’s deal has been defeated for a second time and MPs have voted against ‘no deal’, Eddie Ford says almost anything can happen in the short term. But in the longer term the expectations of the Brexiteers will surely be betrayed
Step forward, Mr Johnson?
07 Mar 2019
With splits in the ERG, writes Eddie Ford, does Theresa May now have a chance of scraping her deal through the Commons? It seems unlikely
Moving the cliff edge
28 Feb 2019
Theresa May has kicked the can down the road yet again. Eddie Ford looks at the latest twists and turns
Banking on cliff edges is a dangerous strategy
21 Feb 2019
With less than a week to go before the next Brexit vote, Theresa May has brought nothing meaningful back from Brussels. So what next? asks Eddie Ford
Recession and xenophobia
21 Feb 2019
Toby Abse reports on the latest shenanigans of the right-populist government - and the stirrings of organised working class opposition
Right to the cliff edge
14 Feb 2019
Theresa May tells MPs to ‘hold their nerve’, writes Eddie Ford, but the EU will not blink. So will she risk a no-deal?
Return of the unicorns
08 Feb 2019
As time runs out, Theresa May is still trying to square the Brexit circle, writes Eddie Ford
Brexit in the balance
31 Jan 2019
The Commons vote does not change the bigger picture, notes Paul Demarty
Will the euro survive?
24 Jan 2019
Michael Roberts looks back at the last 20 years and predicts a rocky future
The enigmatic gilets-jaunes
17 Jan 2019
How should Marxists respond to the gilets jaunes? Mike Macnair looks at the likely winners and losers