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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
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
Three different approaches
22 Sep 2016
The 1918 Fabian creation and 1959 alteration, the 1995 Blairite version, and the proposed new clause four drafted by Labour Party Marxists
Democracy, not meritocracy
15 Sep 2016
What lies behind Theresa May’s grammar school wheeze? Charlotte Black says it has nothing to do with equality of opportunity
Media: old and new
15 Sep 2016
What is the impact of technology on the mass media? How can the left overcome its marginality in the public discourse? Should we trust Google searches? Paul Demarty addressed the past, present and future of the media at this year’s Communist University
How to deselect your MP
08 Sep 2016
Carla Roberts looks at the rules, past and present
For the love of god, go
08 Sep 2016
Ed Balls urges the right not to split - but Paul Demarty wonders if they have a choice
After the Brexit vote
25 Aug 2016
Mike Macnair argues that very little has become clearer since late June
Imperialists bearing gifts
25 Aug 2016
Yassamine Mather examines the changing alliances in the war in Syria