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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
Framing our electoral tactics
19 Mar 2015
The March 15 CPGB members’ aggregate debated the forthcoming general election and Left Unity’s internal elections. Daniel Harvey reports
A tactical embarrassment
12 Mar 2015
Nobody comes out of the leaders’ debates farce in good shape, argues Paul Demarty
Nationalist shock waves
12 Mar 2015
Poll predictions of a Labour wipeout show that the national question has not gone away, argues Eddie Ford
Corrupt through and through
05 Mar 2015
Politicians are not the only people in power looking to make a quick buck, reckons Paul Demarty
A well-ordered militia
05 Feb 2015
The Greens are under attack because of their ‘insane’ attitude towards the army. Meanwhile, observes Jack Conrad, the left continues its cowardly silence
A death in Wales
15 Jan 2015
The miners needed to defend themselves. Mark Fischer discusses how difficult that was.
An abuse of power
08 Jan 2015
Whatever the truth of allegations against Andrew Windsor, the Jeffrey Epstein case paints a grim picture of the top of society, reckons Paul Demarty
Chancellor’s book of doom
11 Dec 2014
George Osborne’s autumn statement promises continued austerity and increased attacks on the working class, writes Eddie Ford. But what is the left’s alternative?
Anti-migrant snake oil
04 Dec 2014
Cameron’s immigration speech was an attempt to out-Labour Labour, says Eddie Ford
Immigration controls kill
20 Nov 2014
Eddie Ford calls for the abolition of all border controls, not just ‘racist’ ones
A pseudo-democratic caricature
06 Nov 2014
The problem is not the House of Lords’ London bias, or even its unelected character: there should be no second chamber, argues Paul Demarty
Child abuse: Adding insult to injury
30 Oct 2014
Theresa May’s decision to make Lady Woolf the new head of the child abuse inquiry could turn out to be deeply embarrassing, writes Eddie Ford
Cometh the Brand?
30 Oct 2014
Russell Brand’s anarchistic leftism is sincere enough, but his unlikely importance speaks volumes about the left’s weakness, says Paul Demarty
Holes in the balance sheet
09 Oct 2014
As the general election approaches, Paul Demarty wonders what happened to the left’s ebullient predictions four years ago
Cameron’s can of worms
25 Sep 2014
Demands for English ‘home rule’ and continued agitation for Scottish independence point to a constitutional crisis, argues Eddie Ford