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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
New type of party
13 Jun 2019
Genuine democracy means collective decision-making and accountability, argues Peter Manson
Gospel of no deal
06 Jun 2019
Forget the chatter about the Tory Party being ‘doomed’, writes Eddie Ford. We could, however, see a significant realignment of British politics
Politics of disenchantment
02 May 2019
Voting for a comedian as president is an act of sheer desperation, writes Eddie Ford
Next step hard right
25 Apr 2019
George Galloway, Claire Fox and Alka Sehgal Cuthbert are providing a ‘left’ cover for Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party, writes Carla Roberts of Labour Party Marxists
Trying to escape the maze
18 Apr 2019
With the polls looking disastrous and Brexit an ongoing failure, the Tories are deep in crisis. But they are not about to split the army and launch a civil war, writes Eddie Ford
Politics in the round
11 Apr 2019
Rex Dunn offers his view of what is now a full-blown crisis. Is Britain about to descend into civil war?
Reset to Year Zero
11 Apr 2019
With the EU agreeing to a six month ‘flexible extension’ and talks with Labour getting nowhere, Theresa May is fast running out of options, writes Eddie Ford
Consensus unlikely to break out
04 Apr 2019
Enraging the right, Theresa May has asked Jeremy Corbyn to help break the impasse. But is it a genuine offer or a trap, asks Eddie Ford
March for a national government
28 Mar 2019
Eddie Ford warns those on the left backing the People’s Vote campaign - be careful what you wish for
Time to end the tailism
28 Mar 2019
With the United Kingdom in the grip of a profound constitutional crisis, Jack Conrad says the left must reject referendums as a matter of principle. Instead we need our own programme and our own tactics
The government is missing
28 Mar 2019
As the clock ticks down, nobody is meaningfully in charge, writes Paul Demarty
Bercow’s coup settles nothing
21 Mar 2019
As the chaos continues, Paul Demarty considers the state of British ‘democracy’
Hitting the reset button?
14 Mar 2019
Now that Theresa May’s deal has been defeated for a second time and MPs have voted against ‘no deal’, Eddie Ford says almost anything can happen in the short term. But in the longer term the expectations of the Brexiteers will surely be betrayed
Step forward, Mr Johnson?
07 Mar 2019
With splits in the ERG, writes Eddie Ford, does Theresa May now have a chance of scraping her deal through the Commons? It seems unlikely
Moving the cliff edge
28 Feb 2019
Theresa May has kicked the can down the road yet again. Eddie Ford looks at the latest twists and turns