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
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
Symptom of democratic deficit
11 Feb 2010
For recallable MPs on a worker's wage, writes Jim Moody
Honesty and narcissism
04 Feb 2010
James Turley looks at Tony Blair's performance before the Chilcot enquiry and the futile search for a smoking gun. Britain's alliance with the United States is the real culprit
Us and them Britain
04 Feb 2010
Two recently published reports have served to expose the true nature of Britain today, writes Eddie Ford
Why we should not call for jailing of Tony Blair
04 Feb 2010
To effectively oppose imperialist wars we must avoid the trap of legalism, argues Ben Lewis
Who broke it, Cameron?
28 Jan 2010
David Douglass points the finger at Thatcherism and New Labour
Johnson's bans are an attack on us all
21 Jan 2010
Oppose the ban on Islam4UK, writes Eddie Ford