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Europe's mutual suicide pact
19 Jan 2012
Austerity plans pursued by European governments are proving to be self-defeating, writes Eddie Ford
Italian elections: Grillo’s populism exposed
06 Jun 2013
The Five Star Movement has suffered a sharp drop in support. Toby Abse reports on the first round of the local elections
Giulio Andreotti: Corruption, murder and the thirst for power
16 May 2013
Toby Abse reviews the life of the Italian prime minister with close Mafia connections: Giulio Andreotti, January 14 1919 - May 6 2013
Anti-EU left: Being pulled to the right
09 May 2013
Ukips anti-EU nationalism is mirrored by the CPB. Michael Copestake takes a look
Italian government: Grand coalition for austerity
02 May 2013
Toby Abse reports on the formation of yet another anti-working class administration in Italy
Italian election: Ex-‘official communists’ in disarray
25 Apr 2013
Toby Abse reports on the fallout following the re-election of president Napolitano
Italian political paralysis: Another papal conclave
11 Apr 2013
Toby Abse reports on the backstabbing and intrigue, as Italian politics remains in paralysis
Syriza in London: Tsipras and his reformist alternative
28 Mar 2013
With sections of the left looking to Greece for an example of the kind of organisation we need, Callum Williamson went to hear what the Syriza leader had to say
Italian political crisis: Anti-working class stalemate
21 Mar 2013
The contending parties cannot agree on how to make workers pay for the crisis. Toby Abse reports
Italy election: Nothing left about Five Star
28 Feb 2013
Contrary to the view expressed by the Socialist Workers Party, Toby Abse shows that the Italian general election result is a disaster
Europe: Tory civil war deferred
31 Jan 2013
Cameron may have thrown a slab of red meat to the Eurosceptic right, but his problems are only just beginning, argues Eddie Ford
UKIP: Cameron’s Pandora’s box
17 Jan 2013
With Ukip riding high in the polls, writes Eddie Ford, the Tories are desperate to steal its votes
Sardinian workers force concessions
20 Sep 2012
The big union battalions are once more talking of general strike action, writes Toby Abse
No such thing as a free lunch
13 Sep 2012
With Madrid refusing to take a bailout and Athens still facing the possibility of default, the euro crisis is far from over, writes Eddie Ford
Taking membership seriously
05 Jul 2012
Michael Copestake reports on the debates at the CPGB weekend aggregate
Berlin delivers reluctant ‘solidarity’
05 Jul 2012
Angela Merkels last-minute climbdown comes with strings attached, writes Eddie Ford. After the EU summit, the crisis rumbles on