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
Tories: Revenge of the nasty party
01 Nov 2012
David Cameron once liked to pose as a compassionate Conservative, writes Paul Demarty. But no longer
Scotland: Independence from what?
25 Oct 2012
The Scottish National Partys support for Nato confirms Alex Salmond as a canny bourgeois politician, argues Paul Demarty
Hillsborough: Crown in the dock
25 Oct 2012
Steve Freeman and Phil Vellender take a closer look at the Hillsborough cover-up and locate the blame at the very top
Durham Debate: Stalinism reinforces capitalist apologetics
25 Oct 2012
Ben Lewis spoke at the Durham Union Debating Society
TUC Demo: Union lefts rely on general strike strategy
25 Oct 2012
Saturdays TUC demonstration showed that there is a burning desire to fight, writes Peter Manson. But ending the age of austerity requires a governmental alternative not on offer from Ed Miliband
Progress: Capitalism’s Trojan horse
11 Oct 2012
Attacks on Progress should be welcomed, but should the left vote for Aslefs rule change? Stan Keable of Labour Party Marxists looks at the issues
One nation: Labour turns blue
04 Oct 2012
Ed Miliband invoked the legacy of Benjamin Disraeli in order to embrace the agenda of Blue Labour, argues Paul Demarty
Remorse and retrenchment
27 Sep 2012
The big story from the Liberal Democrat conference is Nick Cleggs apology for raising student fees - but his party is as wedded to the Tories as ever, argues Paul Demarty
Sardinian workers force concessions
20 Sep 2012
The big union battalions are once more talking of general strike action, writes Toby Abse
Police slaughter and apologetics
13 Sep 2012
The Morning Star has come unstuck with its uncritical support for the ANC, writes Peter Manson
No such thing as a free lunch
13 Sep 2012
With Madrid refusing to take a bailout and Athens still facing the possibility of default, the euro crisis is far from over, writes Eddie Ford
Partly off one knee
13 Sep 2012
The Trade Union Congress decision to consider the option of a general strike represents a small step forward, writes Mike Macnair
Honour among thieves
16 Aug 2012
Recent frictions in the Tory-Lib Dem coalition are an object lesson in the cynicism of bourgeois politics, argues Paul Demarty
Behind the ‘spectacular success’
02 Aug 2012
Shawn Carter documents the mistreatment of Critical Mass cyclists, including himself
Diplomacy and dissonance
19 Jul 2012
The Morning Stars CPB is concerned and worried about the Communist Party of Chinas embrace of capitalist relations. Lawrence Parker reports