Democracy & State
Overcoming the enemies within
17 May 2012
The left must unite in order to change the relationship of forces both within and outside the Labour Party, argues Mike Macnair
Opposing genocide is no crime
18 Dec 2025
Britain supports Israeli genocide in Gaza in deeds, if not in words. Disagreeing with that complicity risks arrest under counter-terrorism laws and a draconian prison sentence, writes Tony Greenstein
Release the hunger strikers
18 Dec 2025
Palestine Action has been proscribed as a terrorist organisation. Now it is illegal to even chant ‘From the river to the sea’ or call for a ‘global intifada’. Government ministers, says Yassamine Mather, are determined to criminalise the entire solidarity movement
Notes on the war
18 Dec 2025
While Ukraine is on the backfoot diplomatically and militarily, the lines of trenches and strongpoints remain essentially static. Perfect conditions for fraternisation and an unofficial Christmas ceasefire, argues Jack Conrad
Tectonic shifts on right
11 Dec 2025
Though denied, it seems quite possible that Nigel Farage will strike some sort of deal with the Tories, either before or after the next election. Some even talk of a merger, reports Eddie Ford
Return of gutter racism
11 Dec 2025
Nigel Farage will no doubt survive accusations of boyhood racism. This highlights the drift of politics to the right, argues Paul Demarty - and the total failure of liberal anti-racism
No trust in judges
04 Dec 2025
Government attacks on trial by jury must be resisted by all democrats and socialists. We should not only fight to extend trial by jury: we should also demand the election of judges, says Paul Demarty
An attack on us all
27 Nov 2025
Marco Rubio and the US state department have designated four European anti-fascist groups as terrorist. The designation came into effect on November 20. Toby Abse sees the thin end of a wedge targeting the whole of the left
Twenty years of uncertainty
20 Nov 2025
Mahmood wants to pull the rug from under Reform UK by adopting its migration agenda, writes Eddie Ford
Splitting over unity
20 Nov 2025
Despite its own Labourite name, Steve Freeman, of the Republican Labour Education Forum, says there can be no unity with those whom he calls social monarchists … or even those who are committed to Socialist Unity as a label of convenience
Twilight of the Beeb
20 Nov 2025
The current crisis of the BBC is the outcome of long-term transformation of the wider British establishment, and its total subordination to the USA, argues Paul Demarty
Was always time to talk about a republic
06 Nov 2025
Scandal alone is not enough to do away with the House of Windsor. We need determined political activity to put an end to the monarchy and establish the democratic republic, argues Paul Demarty
Not just one rotten apple
30 Oct 2025
Disgraced Prince Andrew’s antics are bad enough - the real scandal is the continued existence of the monarchy. Roll on the red republic, says Paul Demarty
Notes on the war
16 Oct 2025
Donald Trump threatens to supply Tomahawk missiles - a clear escalation, when it comes to war in the rear, says Jack Conrad. Meanwhile, on the front line the stalemate continues and the rainy season has arrived
The road from Eton College
09 Oct 2025
In the final article of his seven-part series, Paul Flewers grapples with a conundrum. Why did George Orwell, a self-proclaimed socialist, collaborate with the British state’s anti-Soviet propaganda machine?
Rightwing bidding war
09 Oct 2025
Kemi Badenoch promises a UK version of America’s ICE, part of a desperate attempt to stem Tory support haemorrhaging to Reform. Not only does this threaten mass deportations, whole areas would be subject to a reign of terror, says Eddie Ford