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
Imprisoned within the national
09 Aug 2018
Comparisons with Donald Trump are dishonest - but that does not mean Corbyn’s industrial strategy will actually work, warns Paul Demarty
Shameless hypocrisy
09 Aug 2018
The coming crisis will be both political and economic, predicts Esen Uslu
Minister of the Underworld
09 Aug 2018
Who is responsible for instigating the recent spate of racist attacks? Toby Abse points the finger at interior minister Matteo Salvini
Stand up to your enemies
09 Aug 2018
The more Corbyn retreats, writes David Shearer of Labour Party Marxists, the more the Labour right grows in confidence
Project Fear or Project Reality?
09 Aug 2018
Everyone from the governor of the Bank of England to the National Farmers Union is getting worried about a no-deal Brexit, writes Eddie Ford
Hodging their bets
09 Aug 2018
Labour’s Kafkaesque disciplinary procedure is part of the ongoing attacks on free speech, writes Mike Macnair
The crisis of democracy
02 Aug 2018
No to a second referendum, writes Steve Freeman. Yes to a ratification referendum
Telling lies about lies
02 Aug 2018
Despite its claims, the Commons select committee is undermining democracy, writes Paul Demarty
Time for Corbyn to start fighting back
02 Aug 2018
Israel is an apartheid state, writes Tony Greenstein, and saying so is not anti-Semitic
Cliff edges and parachutes
26 Jul 2018
The Brexit crisis is deepening and almost anything can happen, writes Eddie Ford
Not fit for purpose
26 Jul 2018
Margaret Hodge’s attack on Jeremy Corbyn demonstrates why the IHRA definition of anti-Semitism must be ditched, writes Tony Greenstein
Scorched earth and statesmen
26 Jul 2018
Mike Macnair looks at the continued efforts of the Labour right to procure an electoral defeat
A Labour council’s inquisition
19 Jul 2018
Stan Keable tells how the anti-Corbyn witch-hunt in the Labour Party has spilled over into political victimisation in the workplace
Tactics, principles and willing dupes
19 Jul 2018
What attitude should the left take to the People’s Vote campaign and its call for a second referendum? Jack Conrad insists that referendums are a backward, not a forward step for democracy
Outlook Moggy
19 Jul 2018
Rees-Mogg’s medievalism may have been meant as a diversion, writes Mike Macnair, but it raises real issues