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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
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
Europe after Brexit
17 Dec 2020
As the British and European powers continue haggling, Paul Demarty assesses the state of the EU
Dreams and cold realities
04 Dec 2020
With time fast running out, will it be a deal or no deal? Eddie Ford says both sides are nervous
High drama at No10
19 Nov 2020
The departure of Cummings and Cain was about far more than personalities, says James Harvey
Pivot back to Europe
12 Nov 2020
James Harvey asks what a Biden presidency might mean for relations with Boris Johnson’s Britain
Politics of two borders
15 Oct 2020
With Brexit negotiations going to the wire, the future in Ireland remains uncertain. This is an edited version of the talk given by James Harvey to Online Communist Forum
Return of the Denim Revolution
04 Sep 2020
Have no illusions in the western-backed Belarus opposition, warns Eddie Ford
Holding the fort
02 Jul 2020
At last a new government has been formed. James Harvey looks at the whys and wherefores