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
Pact with the devil?
15 Jun 2017
Will a deal with the DUP mean an end to the so-called peace process? Anne McShane investigates
Blow to separatism
15 Jun 2017
The Tory revival north of the border exposes the failure of left nationalism, writes Eddie Ford
Things have just got even better
15 Jun 2017
The unexpected general election result has considerably weakened the Tories and strengthened Jeremy Corbyn’s position. The left has a real chance of transforming the Labour Party into a united front of a special kind, says James Marshall of Labour Party Marxists
Bloodied, but not broken
15 Jun 2017
Paul Demarty examines the media’s role in May’s humiliation
Bitter taste of victory
08 Jun 2017
Can Ukip recover from its present decline? Paul Demarty thinks not
Difficult times ahead
08 Jun 2017
Macron appears to be hankering after some form of Gaullist rule. But what of the left? René Gimpel looks at the programmes, prospects and divisions in the run-up to the June 18 elections
Politics of failure
01 Jun 2017
The government’s response to the Manchester bombing is to promise further crackdowns on democratic rights, writes Eddie Ford
The Libyan connection
01 Jun 2017
Those who voted for the bombing in 2011 must share some of the blame for incidents like Manchester, argues Yassamine Mather
Collaboration that haunts Zionism
01 Jun 2017
Tony Greenstein reviews: Paul Bogdanor, 'Kasztner’s crimes', Routledge, 2016, pp335, £61.59
Israel and the Messiah’s ass
01 Jun 2017
On the 50th anniversary of the Six-Day War Moshé Machover looks at the background and consequences
Scandal fails to take hold
01 Jun 2017
Jeremy Corbyn seems to have survived attacks on his historic links with Irish republicans, but his response was still weak, argues Paul Demarty
Prepare for after June 8
01 Jun 2017
With only one week to go, a better Labour result than in 2015 might help persuade Jeremy Corbyn to stay on a leader, argues David Shearer of Labour Party Marxists
Still an imperialist target
26 May 2017
Yassamine Mather analyses the significance of Hassan Rouhani’s re-election
Will Macron have a majority?
25 May 2017
In June there will be a general election in France as well as the UK. René Gimpel looks at the main contenders
Sectarianism and secession
25 May 2017
Programmatically weak politics only helped reinforce the CPGB’s ultimate sectarianism after its re-entry into the Labour Party in the late 1930s, writes Lawrence Parker