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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
Decline and decay
30 Sep 2021
Mike Macnair shows that the post-1945 and post-1976 global ascendancy of US-style constitutionalism is at the core of the current liberal impasse
Enlightened constitutions
23 Sep 2021
Mike Macnair shows that the US constitution modernised the English constitution - no monarch, no hereditary peers, no state church - but made the interests of capital more secure against the lower orders
No reliance on Good Friday
29 Apr 2021
As shown by the resignation of Arlene Foster, unionism is in profound crisis. But can the left take the lead and build working class unity? Anne McShane reports on the Conference for an Alternative United Ireland
Death by numbers
22 Apr 2021
Instead of treating the monarchy merely as a quaint feudal relic, the left needs a much sharper critique, argues Paul Demarty
King and queen of America
18 Mar 2021
The royal family’s falling out illustrates the inherent authoritarianism of all bourgeois politics - monarchical or liberal, argues Paul Demarty
Racism and The Firm
11 Mar 2021
Arguably the royal family is facing the most serious crisis since the death of Diana Spencer, writes Eddie Ford
The afterlife of Bobby Sands
11 Mar 2021
Glowing leftwing tributes to the hunger-striker contrast markedly to the prevailing attitude 40 years ago. Paul Demarty looks at the modern-day paradoxes
A central driver
04 Mar 2021
The unchanging constitution no longer ensures stability: quite the reverse. As shown by the January 6 attempted coup, it brings instability. Daniel Lazare defends his long held position
Old regime is cracking apart
28 Jan 2021
Not a Tudor but a Whig republic. Bradley Mayer sees change coming sooner than many expect
A conservative revolution
14 Jan 2021
National sovereignty crystalised Gaelicism and late Victorian mores. Marc Mulholland argues, in his second article, that there was no transformation of popular consciousness
Shared island or democratic republic?
24 Sep 2020
Sinn Féin is relying on demographics and opposition to Brexit. James Harvey gives his take on the reunification debate
Tarnishing the brand
16 Jan 2020
While Labour leadership candidates pathetically line up to defend Harry and Meghan Windsor in the name of anti-racism and anti-sexism, Eddie Ford says it’s time to put republicanism back onto the agenda.
Preparing the ground for repression
09 Jan 2020
Further scares about anti-Semitism are signs of the times, reckons Paul Demarty
Cancel the monarchy
22 Nov 2019
Andrew Windsor’s bizarre Newsnight interview should strengthen our resolve to fight for a democratic republic, argues Paul Demarty.
Recalling Magna Carta
14 Feb 2019
The battle between the Telegraph and Sir Philip Green has interesting implications for the class struggle, writes Mike Macnair