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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
Back to the past - again
21 Oct 2021
James Harvey looks at the latest round in the Brexit saga and asks where it might all be heading
A disaster foretold
07 Oct 2021
HGV drivers, petrol, empty supermarket shelves - Britain’s dependence on global supply chains has been badly exposed. Paul Demarty investigates
From G7 to D11
17 Jun 2021
Carbis Bay was more about creating a US-led anti-Chinese alliance than vaccinating the world or saving the planet, maintains Eddie Ford
A post-Covid-19 reckoning
17 Jun 2021
Despite the presence of social democrats in his government, Mario Draghi is more than willing to preside over an anti-working class offensive, writes Toby Abse
Promises, losers and threats
10 Jun 2021
The G7 summit is going to see a reassertion of American hegemony. But, asks Eddie Ford, will this really mean a return of the social democratic consensus?
Strategic rivalries remain
27 May 2021
Daniel Lazare says ending tensions with Russia will take more than discarding opposition to Nord Stream 2
Theatre of revolution
20 May 2021
While the March on Rome was significant, writes David Broder, the active collaboration of the Italian ruling class with the fascists was central
No reliance on Good Friday
29 Apr 2021
As shown by the resignation of Arlene Foster, unionism is in profound crisis. But can the left take the lead and build working class unity? Anne McShane reports on the Conference for an Alternative United Ireland
Is war on the way?
22 Apr 2021
Mounting tensions between Russia and the west over Ukraine could have serious international consequences, warns Daniel Lazare
Ghost dancers of loyalism
15 Apr 2021
Riots in the Six Counties confirm once again that the Good Friday agreement settled nothing, writes Derek James
The Zingaretti aberration
01 Apr 2021
Not surprisingly, the attempt to reinvent social democracy came to nothing. The rightward drift is now set to continue. Toby Abse looks at the dysfunctional parties, factions, fiefdoms and tokenistic gestures which dominate electoral politics
Class, disease and fatality
04 Feb 2021
Britain has one of the very best vaccination programmes, writes Eddie Ford, but also one of the very worst death rates
Rotting fish and carnage
28 Jan 2021
For many the Brexit dream has already turned into a nightmare, writes Eddie Ford
Honing and updating
28 Jan 2021
Vernon Price reports on last weekend’s membership aggregate and the three debates over programme
End of the beginning
07 Jan 2021
The Brexit trade deal settles little - the EU will haunt British politics for years to come, writes Paul Demarty