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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
Punished for Brexit muddle
15 Dec 2016
In, out or what? Eddie Ford is still unsure about Jeremy Corbyn’s position on Europe
Election season is on
15 Dec 2016
Divisions are multiplying in the cabinet - but it would be foolish to underestimate the strength of Theresa May’s position, argues Paul Demarty
Protecting the guilty
08 Dec 2016
As with Jimmy Savile, writes Eddie Ford, the sex abuse scandal reflects unequal power relations in society
Remainers begin to fight back
01 Dec 2016
The intervention of John Major and Tony Blair shows that Brexit does not have to mean Brexit, writes Eddie Ford
Not a private matter
24 Nov 2016
Instead of ducking the question, writes Eddie Ford, Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell should be fighting for republican democracy
Defend founding principles
24 Nov 2016
Ensure the enthusiasm for Corbyn is not wasted, urges medical archaeologist Robert Arnott
Confused reformism
24 Nov 2016
Hillel Ticktin lambasts the shadow chancellor’s economic timidity
A comedy of errors
17 Nov 2016
Attempts to undertand the history of the CPGB and its leadership of the National Left Wing Movement in the 1920s are far from satisfactory, writes Lawrence Parker
Court judgement works for May
10 Nov 2016
The Brexit right gets ready for its march on the supreme court, while the Tories prepare for an early general election, writes Eddie Ford
No sense of tradition
03 Nov 2016
Attempts to use the history of the Communist Party of Great Britain to back up Robert Griffiths’ stance on the Labour Party are farcical, writes Lawrence Parker
Demands of capital will triumph
03 Nov 2016
Eddie Ford says that, while Theresa May speaks about a hard Brexit for domestic advantage, what she will deliver will either be a soft Brexit or no Brexit at all
Hard Brexit or no Brexit?
20 Oct 2016
Unless there is a traumatic economic crisis, argues Eddie Ford, Theresa May looks set for a landslide victory in an early general election
Opening shots of next election
06 Oct 2016
Paul Demarty looks at Theresa May’s conversion to red Toryism
Snapping the olive branch
22 Sep 2016
With Corbyn about to be re-elected as Labour leader, Paul Demarty despairs at talk of peace offerings
Russia is not about to invade
22 Sep 2016
Eddie Ford does not want British armed forces ‘fit’ for fighting a world war - instead they should be replaced by a people’s militia