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Referendum has nothing to offer
07 Jun 2012
Neither Scottish independence nor British unionism. Sarah McDonald looks at the launch of the "Yes" campaign
Star Wars posturing
26 Nov 2020
Boris Johnson’s plan to squander billions on the armed forces in order to extend Britain’s ‘global influence’ is fully supported by Starmer’s Labour Party, notes Eddie Ford
Showdown looms
26 Nov 2020
A crisis over independence is on the horizon - and things could quickly get ugly, writes Paul Demarty
High drama at No10
19 Nov 2020
The departure of Cummings and Cain was about far more than personalities, says James Harvey
An arm of the state
19 Nov 2020
David Goodhart’s appointment to the EHRC reveals the truth about the quango and its wretched report into ‘Labour anti-Semitism’, says Eddie Ford
Quinlan or Vargas?
19 Nov 2020
As a judicial inquiry commences into the surveillance of activist groups, Paul Demarty explains why the workers’ movement must fight to replace the police with a popular militia
Stonewalling unionism hankers after direct rule
12 Nov 2020
There needs to be a democratic and internationalist answer to the ever-growing demand for independence, says Eddie Ford
Pivot back to Europe
12 Nov 2020
James Harvey asks what a Biden presidency might mean for relations with Boris Johnson’s Britain
Gambling on chlorinated chicken
22 Oct 2020
Boris Johnson seems to be playing a high-risk game of poker with the EU. Eddie Ford looks at the latest Brexit developments
Ministry of Truth
08 Oct 2020
Outlawing anti-capitalism in schools is the thin end of the wedge. Boris Johnson’s government is shifting ever further to the right, warns Eddie Ford
Accidents do happen
24 Sep 2020
Eddie Ford suspects that Boris Johnson’s attempt to undermine the Brexit withdrawal agreement means he is gambling on a second-term Trump presidency
Poor, huddled and desperate
13 Aug 2020
The Tory Party and sections of the press are whipping up a panic about ‘invading’ migrants, writes Eddie Ford
On a wing and a prayer
23 Jul 2020
Like you, Eddie Ford is sceptical about things ‘returning to normal’ by Christmas
Woman bites dog
23 Jul 2020
What was that about ‘western values’? Paul Demarty looks at the Shamima Begum case
Garbage in, garbage out
25 Jun 2020
Failure of the NHS tracing app is characteristic of the government’s pandemic response, argues Paul Demarty
Johnson’s criminal incompetence
11 Jun 2020
By global standards, writes Eddie Ford, the government’s handling of the pandemic has been appalling