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
US-Iran talks
11 May 2007
After weeks of anticipation and with the expected media hype, the first official meeting between Iran's Islamic republic and the United States in nearly 30 years took place in Baghdad this week. Yassamine Mather reports
Ten wasted years
10 May 2007
Americanisation and resistance to it was the dominant theme in Blair's decade, argues Mike Macnair
No winners, many losers
10 May 2007
The third elections to the Welsh national assembly on May 3 failed to generate any level of excitement amongst the people of Wales. This was hardly surprising, given that the campaigns of the four main parties indicated that there was little to separate them politically. Cameron Richards reports
Defiance grows
03 May 2007
Immediately after the London May Day demonstration, Hands Off the People of Iran held a public meeting near Trafalgar Square. Hopi activist Torab Saleth introduced the discussion
Fighting talk
03 May 2007
Phil Kent reports on the 'Organising for Fighting Unions' rally on May 1
Army 'defends secularism'
03 May 2007
Esen Uslu reports from Turkey on the threat of yet another military intervention
Election lottery
26 Apr 2007
On Thursday May 3, voters in Wales go to the polls in what is dubbed by many the 'Welsh general election'. However, if interest in the event is to match that rather grand title, there would have to be a significant increase in the 38% turnout recorded for the last assembly elections in 2003. Bob Davies reports
Post workers under attack
26 Apr 2007
At the end of last week, Royal Mail announced that it would accelerate the privatisation of crown post offices by transferring 85 of them to the tender mercies of WH Smith. Initially, 70 are to due to go this year. Jim Moody reports
Propaganda and ideology
26 Apr 2007
The most remarkable thing about the sword and sandals epic 300 is that there have been no pickets organised outside the local Odeon and no fatwahs issued against director Zack Snyder and executive producer Frank Miller, says Jeremy Butler
Spiralling deeper into nationalism
26 Apr 2007
By returning the Scottish National Party as the largest party on May 3, the third election to Scotland's devolved parliament has the potential to open up a profound debate about the constitutional settlement that has long served one of the world's oldest bourgeoisies. Nick Rogers reports
Release Mahmoud Salehi
26 Apr 2007
PCSU - fight to win
26 Apr 2007
On May Day the Public and Commercial Services Union is calling out its 280,000 civil service members on a 24-hour strike. Lee Rock, national secretary of the PCSU Socialist Caucus, explains the issues
'Don't criticise Iranian regime'
26 Apr 2007
At the April 19 activists' meeting of Campaign Iran, our call for principled internationalism was met with SWP-backed nationalist accusations of displaying an "imperial and colonial" viewpoint, which was "catastrophic for the people of Iran". Tina Becker reports
Right to bear arms, not commit murder
19 Apr 2007
The "right of the people to keep and bear arms" is an essentially progressive concept, as far as communists are concerned, says Eddie Ford
HOPI gains support
19 Apr 2007
The Hands Off the People of Iran campaign staged an effective intervention at this week's Scottish Trades Union Congress in Glasgow. Marcila Gharib reports