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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

Complacent indifference

12 Jul 2007

Peter Manson on the session 'Scotland - on the road to independence?'

Good theorist fallen amongst economists

12 Jul 2007

Mark Fischer reports on the session with Neil Davidson

The usable past of left republicanism

14 Jun 2007

Far from pursuing a coherent strategy, writes Jim Creegan, James Connolly ended up believing that perhaps other forces could act in the workers' place

Coherent strategy

25 May 2007

Did James Connolly lead the Citizen Army into the dead end of nationalism? Did Ken Loach accurately reflect Irish history in The wind that shakes the barley? Philip Ferguson responds to Jim Creegan

Right to bear arms, not commit murder

19 Apr 2007

The "right of the people to keep and bear arms" is an essentially progressive concept, as far as communists are concerned, says Eddie Ford

Charter for a democratic republic

08 Mar 2007

Peter Tatchell, Dave Church and Steve Freeman outline their vision for a democratic republic

For democratic, republican self-government

25 Jan 2007

The working class should be doing nothing less than setting society's political agenda, argues Nick Rogers

The April theses and permanent revolution

11 Jan 2007

The CPGB's 'extreme democracy' presupposes economic inequality, argues Gerry Downing

Chartism - the second coming

04 Jan 2007

Does the Revolutionary Democratic Group have a sectarian attitude to mass workers' party projects? Dave Craig replies to Mike Macnair's criticisms

Workers' militia and burning necessity

04 Jan 2007

Is workers' defence a question for the future or should communists champion the right to bear arms today? Jim Moody looks at the issues

Copyright or human need

14 Dec 2006

Communists are for the freedom of information, says Mike Macnair

Democracy east and west

30 Nov 2006

Leading SP member Paula Mitchell presented a scary vision of socialism in the session, 'Why the Soviet Union wasn't socialist and how democracy would work under socialism'. Tina Becker was there

Our republic

23 Nov 2006

For too long the left has dismissed minimum-maximum programmes. Jack Conrad argues that as well as shortcomings, gaps and faults there is much that can positively be learnt from them

Labourism or republicanism

05 Oct 2006

Where next for the fight for working class political representation? Dave Craig of the Revolutionary Democratic Group looks at the alternatives

'Class lines' against democracy

06 Jul 2006

Mike Macnair takes on Ian Donovan

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