Democracy & State > Nationalism
Referendum has nothing to offer
07 Jun 2012
Neither Scottish independence nor British unionism. Sarah McDonald looks at the launch of the "Yes" campaign
Tories: Return of the repressed
23 May 2013
For the first time, this coalition government looks structurally unsound - but its collapse would shift politics to the right, argues Paul Demarty
Iran: Boycott the vetted election, not the mass protests
16 May 2013
The Islamic republic is bitterly divided at the top and subject to crippling international sanctions. Yassamine Mather analyses the political situation in the run-up to the June 14 presidential poll
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
Ukip success: Not just a protest vote
09 May 2013
Ukips success at the county council elections reflects its voters prejudices, but also long-term alienation from official bourgeois politics, argues Paul Demarty
Italian government: Grand coalition for austerity
02 May 2013
Toby Abse reports on the formation of yet another anti-working class administration in Italy
Winston Churchill: A reactionary bigot
02 May 2013
Thatcher has been compared to Winston Churchill, and quite rightly - both were virulently anti-working class. Eddie Ford looks at Churchill's toxic legacy
Aiming for the big time
25 Apr 2013
Nigel Farage is in the process of rebranding his party in an attempt to shed its protest vote image. Micky Coulter wonders what his chances are
Paolo Di Canio: Explicable politics of extremism
11 Apr 2013
Opponents of Paolo Di Canios appointment as Sunderland manager have been voicing a set of highly blinkered ideas and strategies, argues Lawrence Parker
Scottish independence: Those wanting a break-up will be disappointed, whatever outcome
04 Apr 2013
What position should communists take on next years referendum? Sarah McDonald urges a boycott
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
Eastleigh by-election: Snapshot of political failure
07 Mar 2013
The fruitcakes and loons of UKIP came second, Eddie Ford reflects on the Eastleigh by-election
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
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
Moshé Machover review: The intersemitic crisis
10 Jan 2013
Chris Gray reviews: Moshé Machover, 'Israelis and Palestinians: conflict and resolution', Haymarket Books, 2012, pp327, £17.99
By elections: Austerity assault intensifies
06 Dec 2012
The coalition is not as weak as last weeks election results suggest, says Peter Manson