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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

Province of permanent instability 'normalises'

15 Mar 2007

Liam O Ruairc of the Irish Republican Socialist Party looks at the situation in Northern Ireland after the elections and the possibilities of power sharing

Abolition and working class solidarity

15 Mar 2007

Official society celebrates the bicentenary of the ending of slavery as part of 'our common British heritage'. Mike Macnair examines the class forces that underpinned anti-slavery

Uphill battle for McDonnell

15 Mar 2007

With in all likelihood only a couple of months to go before Tony Blair steps down as Labour leader, the campaign to elect John McDonnell as his replacement is still unable to gather enough steam to ensure that, at the very least, his name appears on the ballot paper. Peter Manson reports

Reid whips up xenophobia

15 Mar 2007

In response to home secretary's John Reid xenophobic incitement directed at those from outside Britain, Jim Moody argues for open borders

Charter for a democratic republic

08 Mar 2007

Peter Tatchell, Dave Church and Steve Freeman outline their vision for a democratic republic

Freudian slips and punishing the poor

08 Mar 2007

Unite employed and unemployed workers, says Eddie Ford

Nationalist squabbles

08 Mar 2007

On Saturday March 3 both the Scottish Socialist Party and Solidarity held one-day policy conferences in Glasgow to finalise their respective manifestoes for the May 3 election to the Scottish parliament. Peter Manson comments

May 3 and the CPGB

08 Mar 2007

The forthcoming elections will feature a number of left Labour and socialist candidates and slates, writes Peter Manson. On what basis should we decide who deserves our support?

Farcical battle for votes

01 Mar 2007

Elections to the Wales national assembly on May 3 promise to be tale of two battles. The first battle will, of course, take place amongst the major Welsh parties for control of the devolved administration; the other a quite farcical contest between a bewildering array of left groups fighting it out for the title of the 'largest sect in Wales'. Cameron Richards reports

Confident beginning

01 Mar 2007

Hands Off the People of Iran had its official launch in Covent Garden following the February 24 anti-war demonstration. Anne Mc Shane reports

Will Tehran be next?

22 Feb 2007

Every day the media publish new information about plans for a military attack on Iran and, although many of these stories are simply recounting previous revelations, there is no doubt that the danger of (limited or extensive) military action by the US is now very real. Yassamine Mather reports

Thieves at large

15 Feb 2007

Jim Moody analyses Royal Mail's decision to exclude new staff from schemes that ensure a retirement payout based on a percentage of a member's final salary

Heads in the sand

15 Feb 2007

Yassamine Mather reports on the Stop the War Coalition's Scottish conference - which missed the opportunity to seriously discuss the question of Iran

Choosing the butcher

15 Feb 2007

With the presidential elections looming and the two mainstream candidates neck and neck, France's establishment looks set to take another step towards its goal of establishing a stable, two-party system. Peter Manson looks at the failure of the left to provide an alternative

Defend Iran's workers, not its rotten regime

08 Feb 2007

Over the last two weeks, although Iran is facing a major military attack, protests and demonstrations against harsh economic conditions have escalated within the country. Yassamine Mather reports

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