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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
Trouble at the top
14 Jan 2010
More than corruption revealed in Northern Ireland, writes James Turley
Critical support for POA strikes
26 Nov 2009
Are prison officers 'workers in uniform' or just agents of state oppression? Paul Greenaway argues for a nuanced approach and a strategy for splitting the state machine
Tip of an iceberg
26 Nov 2009
We must support the rebellions of brave individuals in the military, writes Jim Moody. But collective organisation is the key
Rehabilitation, not punishment
26 Nov 2009
Prison does not work, writes Eddie Ford
Culture fit for a ruling class
05 Nov 2009
Mark Fischer describes the experience of addressing the students of Britains most renowned public school
David Davis and democratic rights
10 Jul 2008
The failure of the far left to champion democracy has allowed rightwing polititians to pose as libertarians, argues Mike Macnair
Respect booty prize
29 Nov 2007
Madani Girls School in Tower Hamlets, east London, was the venue for the Respect (Galloway version) November 25 hustings to determine the prospective general election candidates for the two constituencies of Bethnal Green and Bow, and Poplar and Limehouse. Simon Wells reports
National fetishes
08 Nov 2007
It is that time of year when almost every public figure wears a plastic poppy, to commemorate the casualties of war. James Turley inquires into the roots and role of this practice
Tory revival will squeeze left
11 Oct 2007
Carey Davies comments
Orwellian experience
11 Oct 2007
Today British politicians shed crocodile tears over the repression of the Burmese regime, but the terror of Than Shwe cannot equal the brutality and arrogance endured by the Burmese people under British colonial rule from 1886 to 1948. Emily Branson comments
Booze, fags and turkey twizzlers
11 Oct 2007
On October 1, it became illegal for under-18s to buy tobacco. James Turley comments
Spin on this, Brown
11 Oct 2007
Gordon Brown should not have the right to dedice when the electorate get to vote. Jim Moody calls for annual parliaments
Beyond the prison walls
20 Sep 2007
How should communists respond to any upsurge in industrial action? Last month's POA dispute offers some useful lessons. Jack Conrad examines the arguments
The prison officers dilemma
13 Sep 2007
Cameron Richards takes issue with Jim Moody's article 'The turn of the screws' (September 6) and the position of the CPGB leadership
The turn of the screws
06 Sep 2007
Jim Moody comments on last week's strike of the Prison Officers' Association and asks: Are prison officers state agents or workers in uniform?