Democracy & State > UK state
Referendum has nothing to offer
07 Jun 2012
Neither Scottish independence nor British unionism. Sarah McDonald looks at the launch of the "Yes" campaign
Up against the clock
24 Jan 2020
By insisting that Britain is going to diverge from the EU, Sajid Javid is waving goodbye to the car industry, writes Eddie Ford.
Northing inevitable
19 Dec 2019
Both Sinn Féin and the DUP did badly, but there is still talk of a border poll and reunification, reports James Harvey.
Breeding ground for terrorists
06 Dec 2019
The Tories’ populist response to the London Bridge attack is no surprise. But the relationship between the prison system and Islamist terrorism seems to be symbiotic, argues Paul Demarty.
Sinking, but not yet sunk
15 Nov 2019
Rex Dunn discusses Brexit, the future of neoliberalism and the system’s potential for disintegration.
Holding all the cards?
24 Oct 2019
Key parts of the DUP’s base in the farming and business sectors are fearful of the impact of a hard border and a hard Brexit on their economic interests, notes James Harvey.
The saga continues
24 Oct 2019
With the Brexit bill ‘paused’ and the October 31 deadline ditched, writes Eddie Ford, Boris Johnson is going for a December election.
Zombie parliament staggers on
17 Oct 2019
Will Boris Johnson win over the DUP and ERG? Eddie Ford looks at the latest Brexit developments.
Being ruder than Boris
03 Oct 2019
The left should have no time for establishment MPs and their worries about extreme language, argues Paul Demarty.
Bid for Brexit glory
03 Oct 2019
This really is crunch time for Boris Johnson - striking a deal with the DUP and submitting his ‘two borders’ plan to the EU. But, asks Eddie Ford, can he survive the storm?
The party organ of the state
26 Sep 2019
Paul Demarty comments on the retirement of John Humphrys from BBC Radio 4’s Today programme.
Judges, politics and democracy
26 Sep 2019
Mike Macnair warns that the Supreme Court decision on prorogation could be used as a precedent to block radical measures by a Labour government.
Flies in the ointment
12 Sep 2019
Whither the Brexit Party? James Harvey thinks it has no long-term future.
No pacts, no coalitions
12 Sep 2019
The willingness of the Labour leadership to bloc with Liberal Democrats, Scottish nationalists and Tory rebels is a mistake, argues Paul Demarty. It could easily presage a government of national unity.
The clock is the spur
08 Aug 2019
Only a national government can stop Brexit, and that would mean splitting the Labour Party, reckons Eddie Ford.
Election has already begun
02 Aug 2019
Boris Johnson’s spending spree and visits to the four corners of the UK are about seeing off Jeremy Corbyn, but, writes Eddie Fordthe parliamentary establishment might still make a decisive move.