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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

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?

Head to head

09 Aug 2007

As we go to press, voting is about to begin in the August 9 by-election for Shadwell ward in the east London borough of Tower Hamlets. The election campaign, triggered by the bitter resignation of Shamim Chowdhury - from Respect as well as from the council - saw Harun Miah go head to head with former Labour council leader Michael Keith. Huw Bynon reports

Compensation, not insurance

02 Aug 2007

Eddie Ford comments on the floods: Communists argue that in the event of a disaster or major accident any redress made should be based on a system of need, not individualised insurance schemes. And logically this requires that a universal compensation system be set up

Conservative Lite

26 Jul 2007

Only 18 months in the job and Cameron's position as Conservative Party leader is being questioned. Jim Moody comments

Reinforcing misery

19 Jul 2007

Carey Davies reports on the Conservative 'remedies' for a 'broken society'

The myth of 'One Wales'

19 Jul 2007

Cameron Richards looks at 'the most progressive government programme in Britain for 30 years'

Complacent indifference

12 Jul 2007

Peter Manson on the session 'Scotland - on the road to independence?'

Good theorist fallen amongst economists

12 Jul 2007

Mark Fischer reports on the session with Neil Davidson

Despair and the fantastic

12 Jul 2007

The London bomb attacks signal the failure of the left, says Eddie Ford

Dublin 1916 and the 'blood sacrifice'

05 Jul 2007

Philip Ferguson gives his view on some common criticisms of James Connolly

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