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
Careerism on the Mersey
11 Mar 2021
James Harvey reports on the manoeuvrings and stitch-ups that have happened in the wake of the arrest of elected mayor Joe Anderson
No theory, please - we’re Labour
04 Mar 2021
Activism, never mind the politics: unfortunately this just about sums up the general approach. James Harvey reports
A central driver
04 Mar 2021
The unchanging constitution no longer ensures stability: quite the reverse. As shown by the January 6 attempted coup, it brings instability. Daniel Lazare defends his long held position
Be afraid, be very afraid
04 Mar 2021
Gaby Rubin looks at the implications of the decision to deny Shamima Begum her British citizenship
Unionist wishful thinking
04 Mar 2021
The Salmond-Sturgeon rift has given hope to anti-independence forces, writes Paul Demarty. But the national question is not so easily dealt with
Hollow man for hollow times
25 Feb 2021
Much hyped though it was, the ‘new chapter’ speech was a ‘painting by numbers’ exercise in political platitudes, writes James Harvey
The Firm vs the Sussexes
25 Feb 2021
Monarchy is part reality TV show, part constitutional check on democracy, writes Eddie Ford
We light fires
18 Feb 2021
One half of the Labour Campaign for Free Speech does not believe in free speech. They want a ‘free speech, but ...’ campaign. Jack Conrad explains why the left should champion the unrestricted right to organise, strike, assemble and speak
End the contradiction
18 Feb 2021
James Harvey reports on a timely conference that produced a strange outcome
Live at the witch trials
18 Feb 2021
Starmer’s ‘advisory board’ is part of a wider push to eliminate all opposition to Israel, says Paul Demarty
Still not prepared to fight
11 Feb 2021
The readmittance of suspended members does not mean that the right is in retreat, argues James Harvey
Handcuffed gates
11 Feb 2021
Students are resisting the academic cronies imposed on them by the Erdoğan regime. Esen Uslu reports
Bigger than January 6
11 Feb 2021
Donald Trump is now on trial before the Senate charged with inciting insurrection. Jack Conrad says the attempted self-coup began long before the January 6 storming of the Capitol
Fishy business in Holyrood
11 Feb 2021
With the Holyrood inquiry being branded a whitewash, Paul Demarty asks what really lies behind the Sturgeon-Salmond feud
SUPPLEMENT: Three waves of protest
04 Feb 2021
Feelings of injustice, a lack of rights and a sense of betrayal have become universal and act as psychological and subjective drivers of protest, writes Ardeshir Mehrdad. But how can protest be forged into a movement than can topple the regime?