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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
Partly off one knee
13 Sep 2012
The Trade Union Congress decision to consider the option of a general strike represents a small step forward, writes Mike Macnair
Honour among thieves
16 Aug 2012
Recent frictions in the Tory-Lib Dem coalition are an object lesson in the cynicism of bourgeois politics, argues Paul Demarty
Behind the ‘spectacular success’
02 Aug 2012
Shawn Carter documents the mistreatment of Critical Mass cyclists, including himself
Diamond in the rough
05 Jul 2012
The latest scandal to hit the banking sector could become truly explosive, writes Paul Demarty
Police commissioners or citizen militias
21 Jun 2012
Jim Moody of Labour Party Marxists contrasts state policing with extreme democracy
Referendum has nothing to offer
07 Jun 2012
Neither Scottish independence nor British unionism. Sarah McDonald looks at the launch of the "Yes" campaign
Murdoch bites back
03 May 2012
The News International owner has his moment of revenge on David Cameron writes Paul Demarty - but the establishment is the real victim
How not to fight Tory smears
26 Apr 2012
The tax row between Ken Livingstone and Boris Johnson reveals the limits of Labour's individual moralism, argues Eddie Ford
Charities up in alms
19 Apr 2012
George Osborne's tax changes have been criticised for threatening charity in this country - if only, laments Paul Demarty
The creep of the secret state
12 Apr 2012
Paul Demarty takes a look at the latest moves towards greater state monitoring of electronic communication
Pouring oil on stormy waters
05 Apr 2012
The government's supposed 'Thatcher moment' has backfired spectacularly, writes Eddie Ford
Revenge of trickledown economics
29 Mar 2012
George Osborne's budget shows that we are not 'all in it together', writes Eddie Ford
Thin dividing line
29 Mar 2012
The 'cash for access' row has once again exposed the contradictions inherent in capitalism, writes Peter Manson
Moralistic gesture politics
29 Mar 2012
What has David Cameron been drinking? Michael Copestake takes a look
A tale of two states
22 Mar 2012
Harry Paterson compares the treatment meted out to two bloggers for their 'grossly offensive' comments