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
PCS: Dishonest debates
30 May 2013
Tina Becker reports from the May 21-23 conference of the Public and Commercial Services Union
Woolwich: A pretext for state repression
30 May 2013
The murder of a soldier highlights the irrationality of bourgeois politics - but also the failure of the left, argues Paul Demarty
Tories: Return of the repressed
23 May 2013
For the first time, this coalition government looks structurally unsound - but its collapse would shift politics to the right, argues Paul Demarty
Iran: Boycott the vetted election, not the mass protests
16 May 2013
The Islamic republic is bitterly divided at the top and subject to crippling international sanctions. Yassamine Mather analyses the political situation in the run-up to the June 14 presidential poll
Giulio Andreotti: Corruption, murder and the thirst for power
16 May 2013
Toby Abse reviews the life of the Italian prime minister with close Mafia connections: Giulio Andreotti, January 14 1919 - May 6 2013
Anti-EU left: Being pulled to the right
09 May 2013
Ukips anti-EU nationalism is mirrored by the CPB. Michael Copestake takes a look
Ukip success: Not just a protest vote
09 May 2013
Ukips success at the county council elections reflects its voters prejudices, but also long-term alienation from official bourgeois politics, argues Paul Demarty
Italian government: Grand coalition for austerity
02 May 2013
Toby Abse reports on the formation of yet another anti-working class administration in Italy
Winston Churchill: A reactionary bigot
02 May 2013
Thatcher has been compared to Winston Churchill, and quite rightly - both were virulently anti-working class. Eddie Ford looks at Churchill's toxic legacy
Aiming for the big time
25 Apr 2013
Nigel Farage is in the process of rebranding his party in an attempt to shed its protest vote image. Micky Coulter wonders what his chances are
Thatcher sanctification: The new Churchill?
25 Apr 2013
Attempts to elevate Margaret Thatcher into a national hero are unlikely to succeed, writes Peter Manson
Italian election: Ex-‘official communists’ in disarray
25 Apr 2013
Toby Abse reports on the fallout following the re-election of president Napolitano
Labour Party: Murdoch’s Blairite offensive
25 Apr 2013
Is Ed Miliband moving left? Mike Macnair examines what lies behind the campaign run by The Times
Lee Rock interview: Fight against victimisation
18 Apr 2013
Lee Rock, a principled grassroots rep in the Public and Commercial Services union, was dismissed for unsatisfactory attendance in February. PCS believes he was sacked primarily because of his union role at the Sheffield contact centre. He spoke to Tina Becker about his campaign for reinstatement
Thatcher funeral: A woman who was hated
18 Apr 2013
Thatchers elaborate funeral has been used by the rightwing establishment to elevate her into national sainthood. Meanwhile unofficial Britain welcomes her death, says Eddie Ford