Democracy & State > Republican democracy
Republicanism and the form of working class rule
31 May 2012
As the constitutional monarchy state proclaims its commitment to privilege and the status quo, Michael Copestake looks back to a rather different tradition
Cameron’s can of worms
25 Sep 2014
Demands for English ‘home rule’ and continued agitation for Scottish independence point to a constitutional crisis, argues Eddie Ford
Transparency is a principle
25 Sep 2014
Demanding ‘confidentiality’ when it comes to internal disputes makes us look like a combination of Little Stalins and the Life of Brian, argues Mike Macnair
How justice works
18 Sep 2014
Deep pockets, global fame and the lack of jury trials are prone to produce outrageous results, argues Paul Demarty
Referenda and direct democracy
18 Sep 2014
Ben Lewis looks at Karl Kautsky’s Parliamentarism and democracy
Determination of revolution
04 Sep 2014
Jack Conrad contrasts the Scottish left-nationalist demand for separation with the communist demand for self-determination
Scotland: Sinking loyalism and lifeboat nationalism
26 Jun 2014
Jack Conrad looks at the politics of September 18
Lack of democracy, lack of safety
22 May 2014
Soma exposes the double brutality of Turkey’s crony capitalism, writes Esen Uslu
Turkey government: On its last legs
20 Mar 2014
Erdoğan’s government is rapidly losing control, writes Esen Uslu. But the opposition seems in no shape to take advantage
Other side of border controls
20 Mar 2014
Ben Lewis notes a tragic subplot in the mysterious disappearance of flight MH370
Labour: Unions vote to be distanced
06 Mar 2014
Delegate Charles Gradnitzer reports on Labour’s special conference
Venezuela: Right wing smells blood
27 Feb 2014
What is happening to the Bolivarian revolution? Daniel Harvey calls for working class independence
Pox on both houses
20 Feb 2014
What is the communist stance in relation to the Scottish referendum? Sarah McDonald urges a boycott
Labour: Democracy versus patronage
06 Feb 2014
The stench of leader loyalty hangs over the Collins proposals to mend Labours trade union link, writes Stan Keable of Labour Party Marxists
Dieudonné’s calculated anti-Semitism
30 Jan 2014
Free speech is too valuable a weapon to be thrown away. Eddie Ford calls for unequivocal opposition to state bans on racists and fascists
LRC: Surviving, but still shrinking
28 Nov 2013
Stan Keable of Labour Party Marxists reports on the annual conference of the Labour Representation Committee