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
Determined to win
22 Feb 2018
Dave Douglass reviews Steve McGrail and Vicky Patterson Cowie miners, Polmaise colliery and the 1984-85 miners’ strike Scottish Labour History Society, 2017, pp146, £6
Genesis of ‘new Sinn Féin’
22 Feb 2018
Kevin Bean looks back to the 1980s and 90s and the taming of the republican movement
Further into farce
22 Feb 2018
How much longer can Ukip limp on, wonders Paul Demarty?
Misrepresenting the people
15 Feb 2018
Paul Demarty wonders what is left out of the centenary celebrations for the Representation of the People Act
21st century global reality
08 Feb 2018
Eddie Ford looks at the growing Tory infighting over Brexit
Criticism is not abuse
08 Feb 2018
Carla Roberts takes issue with proposals to outlaw 'abuse' of MPs
Are you listening, Theresa?
01 Feb 2018
Eddie Ford looks at the latest blue-on-blue manoeuvrings and jockeying for power
Hard, soft or no Brexit?
25 Jan 2018
The working class needs a strategy that tails neither big capital nor backward-looking politicians, argues Jack Conrad
Labour tails Tory rebels
21 Dec 2017
Calling the modern powers to revise statutes by regulations ‘Henry VIII clauses’ gives the whole Brexit exercise a spurious air of English antiquity, argues Mike Macnair
Back from the cliff edge
14 Dec 2017
The last-minute deal between British and European negotiators has averted disaster for now - but settles very little, argues Paul Demarty
Planning the final assault
07 Dec 2017
The introduction of ‘accountable care organisations’ could be the beginning of the end for the NHS, writes James Linney
Three scenarios to ponder
07 Dec 2017
The left must expect the unexpected after the next general election. Peter Manson reports
Negotiations end in chaos
07 Dec 2017
Even if Theresa May manages to strong-arm Brexit negotiations to their next phase, there is a long way to go. Paul Demarty asks if she has the staying power
It is a ‘binary choice’
30 Nov 2017
Working class independence and nationalism are two conflicting outlooks, writes Peter Manson
May on the brink
16 Nov 2017
As the resignations and scandals pile up, Paul Demarty wonders how long this dysfunctional government can last