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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
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
Socialism and the national question
17 Jan 2019
Genuine liberation for Palestinians and Israelis alike must be seen in the context of an Arab and global revolution, argues David Markovich
Weighing up the midterms
27 Sep 2018
Democrats are set to make gains, says Peter Moody. But will they be big enough to fatally wound Donald Trump?
The Firm reinvents itself
24 May 2018
The royal wedding was used to present the monarchy and the entire establishment as modern, progressive ... and anti-racist, writes Eddie Ford
The royal wedding and platonic republicanism
17 May 2018
Eddie Ford thinks the left, and Jeremy Corbyn, should take the monarchy seriously
No way back to normality
19 Apr 2018
The Stormy Daniels affair is more threatening to Trump than it might appear, writes Paul Demarty
Democracy, not referendums
19 Apr 2018
Jack Conrad advocates working class representatives, working class party politics and the working class programme of extreme democracy
Pulling the handbrake
12 Apr 2018
How revolutionary were the bourgeois revolutions? Neil Davidson spoke to Communist University about the lessons for today
After Formby’s election
22 Mar 2018
In light of the new incoming regime at party HQ, Carla Roberts of Labour Party Marxists reports on objections to Jon Lansman’s slate
Against a second referendum
08 Mar 2018
Some on the ‘left’ insist on tailing John Major and Tony Blair and their call for a second referendum. However, argues Jack Conrad, Marxists are right to distrust referendums as a method of political decision-making. We champion working class political independence and representative democracy
Arms and the man
01 Mar 2018
The question of gun control is not as straightforward as it may appear, writes Mike Macnair
Misrepresenting the people
15 Feb 2018
Paul Demarty wonders what is left out of the centenary celebrations for the Representation of the People Act