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
From an instrument of deception
29 Apr 2010
Mike Macnair reviews the mainstream election campaign and the inadequate response of the left
Cleggmania and the return of the Lib-Lab pact?
22 Apr 2010
Eddie Ford wonders if we are about to see the fulfilment of the Blair project
A taxing dilemma
15 Apr 2010
The dispute over taxation shows the bourgeois establishment's poverty of ideas, argues James Turley
Accountable to their party
15 Apr 2010
All three mainstream parties promise voters the power to recall their MPs. Jim Moody looks at the details
Vote for Labour anti-cuts, anti-war candidates
08 Apr 2010
Prepare for a political fightback, writes James Turley
It is not enough to call for abolition of anti-union laws
08 Apr 2010
Capitalism and the rule of law are incompatible with political democracy and free association, writes Mike Macnair
Darling promises to be the kinder butcher
01 Apr 2010
With Tory confusion on the economy, the general election looks to be very close, writes James Turley
Proportional representation and Brown's opportunist ploy
01 Apr 2010
What sort of electoral system should communists advocate? Moshé Machover - mathematician, lecturer in philosophy and leftwing activist - examines the alternatives to 'first past the post'
Whoring for business
25 Mar 2010
Jim Moody finds yawning democratic gaps, including in Tusc policies
No judge-made bans on BNP
18 Mar 2010
Moves to restrict the right to politically organise could easily be used against the left, argues Eddie Ford
Rehabilitation not revenge
18 Mar 2010
James Turley takes on the reactionaries whipping up hysteria over the age of criminal responsibility
Joe Glenton and the popular militia demand
11 Mar 2010
Individual defiance is laudable, but more is required, argues Eddie Ford
The politics of bribery
11 Mar 2010
The Tories are showing themselves up as the party of corruption, says James Turley
National government danger comes with hung parliament
04 Mar 2010
A hung parliament could shift British politics to the right, warns Eddie Ford
Storms and teacups
25 Feb 2010
Both the media and bourgeois politicians want us to concentrate on personal strengths and weaknesses. But that is not the main issue, argues James Turley