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
Referenda and direct democracy
18 Sep 2014
Ben Lewis looks at Karl Kautsky’s Parliamentarism and democracy
Yes campaign: In false colours
11 Sep 2014
There are unmistakable parallels between ‘Scottish socialism’ and ‘proletarian nationalism’. Jack Conrad issues a health warning
Determination of revolution
04 Sep 2014
Jack Conrad contrasts the Scottish left-nationalist demand for separation with the communist demand for self-determination
Tories on the back foot
04 Sep 2014
Daniel Harvey looks at the fallout from Douglas Carswell’s defection
More than a union of two crowns
14 Aug 2014
Jack Conrad shows that Scottish national consciousness is complex. Historically there is an unmistakable British dimension
The myth of the English yoke
07 Aug 2014
Was Scotland subject to an English takeover in 1707? Does Scotland suffer from English internal colonialism? Jack Conrad questions the myths and assumptions of Scottish nationalism
Nationalist myths are not Marxism
31 Jul 2014
Jack Conrad argues against the left-nationalist claim that Scotland is an oppressed nation. Indeed, prior to the 1707 Act of Union Scotland was not a nation
Cameron shuffles to the right
24 Jul 2014
The Tory reshuffle sees David Cameron shoring up his right flank in the run-up to the 2015 general election, writes Paul Demarty
Protected by the establishment
03 Jul 2014
Rolf Harris, Jimmy Savile and Andy Coulson all had friends in high places, writes Eddie Ford
CPGB aggregate: Arguments strengthened
03 Jul 2014
Micky Coulter reports on an impassioned debate between CPGB members
Scotland: Sinking loyalism and lifeboat nationalism
26 Jun 2014
Jack Conrad looks at the politics of September 18
Both campaigns are US allies and friends
12 Jun 2014
September 18 referendum has nothing to do with preserving working class unity, argues Eddie Ford
Countering illusions
05 Jun 2014
During the 20th anniversary of the miner's Great Strike, we have been reprinting articles from The Leninist, forerunner of the paper you're reading now
May 22: Reaction on the march
29 May 2014
Good results for Ukip, and a lukewarm reception for Labour - Paul Demarty argues that the election results exemplify society’s rightward drift
Scotland: Nothing progressive about nationalism
29 May 2014
Sarah McDonald reports on a clumsy attempt to railroad Left Unity Scotland into support for a ‘yes’