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
Making anti-Zionism a crime
19 May 2022
Government attacks on the NUS for ‘anti-Semitism’ are part and parcel of a much wider political offensive, writes Eddie Ford
Spycops and our response
19 May 2022
Much to the shock and outrage of the liberal left, industrial-scale police infiltration has once again been exposed. But, Mike Macnair argues, for the capitalist state this is normal behaviour
Right strikes at abortion right
12 May 2022
Sexual barbarism is about to return with a vengeance, but, Daniel Lazare insists, it would be profoundly mistaken to rely on the constitution to defend the gains made in a past generation
Little to get excited about
12 May 2022
As predicted, the Tories suffered losses, writes Eddie Ford. But Sir Keir has made no obvious progress - and nor has what passes for the left
Crisis in permanence
12 May 2022
Sinn Féin is hailing an historic turning point, but, despite that, Irish reunification is still a long way off. Anne McShane and Kevin Bean look at the results
Two impossibilities
12 May 2022
Neither a one-state nor a two-state solution is feasible, argues Moshé Machover. Instead we ought to think outside the Israel-Palestine box and argue for a working class solution
Open letter to ‘Red Line TV’
12 May 2022
Jack Conrad scorns the ‘alive and kicking’ claim, questions Labour Briefing’s ‘great tradition’ and urges rebellion against LRC’s social-imperialism
Parliamentary and everyday sexism
05 May 2022
The current furore has produced a morally outraged cross-party consensus, but the last thing we need is yet more investigations, judge-led enquiries, quangos and powers to suspend or expel MPs, says James Harvey
Stunts, problems and solutions
05 May 2022
The ‘right to buy’ scam exposes the Tories as the party of buy-to-let landlords, property speculators and City-boy financiers, argues Mike Macnair
Moral panic and blue checks
05 May 2022
Elon Musk’s proposed $44 billion Twitter takeover should not be compared with the last days of the Weimar Republic. Nor will it strike a blow for free speech, writes Paul Demarty
Trouble in paradise
05 May 2022
Like other such territories, the British Virgin Islands is an outpost of corrupt City of London financial scams and operations, writes Eddie Ford
Unintended consequences
28 Apr 2022
The calumnies against Shaima Dallali highlight the left’s errors. Paul Demarty calls for a principled defence of free speech
Accountable police?
28 Apr 2022
Dave Vincent reviews 'Deep deception: the story of the spycop network, by the women who uncovered the shocking truth' by Helen Steel (Ebury Press, 2022, pp400, £20)
Split three ways
28 Apr 2022
Low growth and high unemployment will continue, not go away. Michael Roberts looks at the world’s fifth largest economy following the presidential election
Dead not resting
28 Apr 2022
James Harvey of Labour Party Marxists looks at the origins, politics and ultimate demise of Labour Briefing