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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
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
Power, not office
28 May 2020
With the main parties still jockeying for position, James Harvey looks at the ongoing calls for a ‘left government’ with Sinn Féin
All will not end well
15 May 2020
Despite the easing of the lockdown, there will be no quick economic bounce-back, warns Toby Abse
Rise to the challenge
26 Mar 2020
Sinn Féin might be about to join a grand coalition, but the left should not join Sinn Féin, argues Anne McShane.
Nationalism and COVID-19
12 Mar 2020
Despite the rapid spread of coronavirus, notes Toby Abse, the response of the Italian government compares favourably to Boris Johnson’s.
Illusions of the left
29 Feb 2020
There should be no talk of participation in a bourgeois government, argues James Harvey.
Sinn Féin’s success, left’s collapse
13 Feb 2020
Anne McShane assesses the February 8 election and the rush by the Trotskyist ‘left’ to enter a bourgeois government.
Here we go again
09 Feb 2020
Red lines, cliff edges, friction, no deal, hard Brexit … Eddie Ford gets a sense of déjà vu.
In the balance
31 Jan 2020
James Harvey looks at the contenders for next month’s Irish general election and the possible coalitions