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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
Labour Party: Safe pair of Eds
20 Jun 2013
By promising to keep within Tory spending plans, writes Eddie Ford, Ed Miliband and Ed Balls are trying to show that Labour would be a responsible party of government
Tories: Fraying at the edges
06 Jun 2013
Desperate anti-Europe posturing shows that the Tories are being pulled sharply to the right by Ukip, writes Eddie Ford
Woolwich: A pretext for state repression
30 May 2013
The murder of a soldier highlights the irrationality of bourgeois politics - but also the failure of the left, argues Paul Demarty
Tories: Return of the repressed
23 May 2013
For the first time, this coalition government looks structurally unsound - but its collapse would shift politics to the right, argues Paul Demarty
Anti-EU left: Being pulled to the right
09 May 2013
Ukips anti-EU nationalism is mirrored by the CPB. Michael Copestake takes a look
Ukip success: Not just a protest vote
09 May 2013
Ukips success at the county council elections reflects its voters prejudices, but also long-term alienation from official bourgeois politics, argues Paul Demarty
Winston Churchill: A reactionary bigot
02 May 2013
Thatcher has been compared to Winston Churchill, and quite rightly - both were virulently anti-working class. Eddie Ford looks at Churchill's toxic legacy
Aiming for the big time
25 Apr 2013
Nigel Farage is in the process of rebranding his party in an attempt to shed its protest vote image. Micky Coulter wonders what his chances are
Thatcher sanctification: The new Churchill?
25 Apr 2013
Attempts to elevate Margaret Thatcher into a national hero are unlikely to succeed, writes Peter Manson
Thatcher funeral: A woman who was hated
18 Apr 2013
Thatchers elaborate funeral has been used by the rightwing establishment to elevate her into national sainthood. Meanwhile unofficial Britain welcomes her death, says Eddie Ford
Capitalist decline: Thatcher in history
18 Apr 2013
Jack Conrad explores the conditions which created Margaret Thatcher and takes issue with the great person version of history
Thatcher: Obituary
11 Apr 2013
The politics of revenge are understandable, but futile, argues Peter Manson. It is not individual representatives of capitalism that need getting: it is capitalism itself
Scottish independence: Those wanting a break-up will be disappointed, whatever outcome
04 Apr 2013
What position should communists take on next years referendum? Sarah McDonald urges a boycott
Welfare cuts: Housing should be a basic human right
04 Apr 2013
The cuts to housing benefit are cruel and irrational, says Michael Copestake
Leveson and media: Long live the free press
28 Mar 2013
It is possible that the new press regulations will be dead on arrival - and just as well, writes Paul Demarty