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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
For a parliament with full powers
09 Mar 2006
The people of Wales must have the right to self-determination, argues Bob Davies, and calls for that right to be exercised in favour of unity within a federal republic of Wales, Scotland and England
Britain's drystone wall
02 Mar 2006
Can the British constitution be reformed? Not without mass political action by the working class, argues Dave Craig of the Revolutionary Democratic Group
Hidden controversy
23 Feb 2006
Dave Landau, a representative of the Jewish Socialist Group, attended the Unite Against Fascism conference on February 18
Banning bad ideas
23 Feb 2006
David Irving's conviction for holocaust denial and three-year sentence in an Austrian prison is not good news for communists and democrats, say Tina Becker and Eddie Ford. It is in our own self-interest to oppose anti-free speech laws and proscriptions, as sooner or later they will be used against us
Oppose all blasphemy laws
16 Feb 2006
Communists fight for the complete separation of church and state, says Eddie Ford
SWP and freedom of speech
16 Feb 2006
Michelle Euston reports on the Socialist Workers Party's rally 'Socialists and the Movement' in London, while Ted North attended the event in Sheffield
Islamophobia: no! Free speech: yes!
16 Feb 2006
Peter Manson analyses the furore over the Danish cartoon controversy
Marching towards self-organisation
09 Feb 2006
Emily Bransom reports on a new website set up by disgruntled soldiers
Democracy in the dock
09 Feb 2006
Fight the BNP but defend freedom of speech too - Eddie Ford comments
Learn military art
02 Feb 2006
From VI Lenin, 'The military programme of the proletarian revolution' (1916 - www.marxists.org)
Freedom of speech still in danger
02 Feb 2006
While Blair's defeat over religious incitement is to be welcomed, the new law could still be wielded against the working class, writes Peter Manson. That is why it is appalling that George Galloway and Respect were New Labour's only allies in the Commons
Fight for soldiers' rights
02 Feb 2006
Emily Bransom comments on demands by disgruntled British soldiers to form their own 'armed forces federation'
Festival of Labourism?
19 Jan 2006
The working class movement needs its own republican socialist party, argues Dave Craig of the Revolutionary Democratic Group
Defend free speech
19 Jan 2006
Abu Hamza and Nick Griffin have more in common than they would like to admit: both are being prosecuted for their views and speeches - rather than their actions. Communists must take a firm stand against the chipping away of our civil liberties, because left critics of the government might be next in line, says Tina Becker
Don't dare read this!
24 Nov 2005
Even possession of this article could see you prosecuted, warns Eddie Ford