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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
Crime and yet more punishment
01 Feb 2007
Prison doesn't work, says Eddie Ford
Some more equal than others
25 Jan 2007
There is no religious 'right to discriminate', says Jim Moody
Prosecution warning to muslims
11 Jan 2007
At the end of last week, a protester against the publication of cartoons mocking Mohammed and islam (the 'Danish cartoons') was found guilty of soliciting murder and incitement to racial hatred at a demonstration held in February last year. He faces a lengthy prison term. Jim Moody reports
BNP acquittal heralds fresh attack on rights
16 Nov 2006
Communists reject giving the state more powers to restrict free speech, says Jim Moody
Cameron repositions
05 Oct 2006
Jim Moody analyses the 20th century's most successful election machine - the Conservative Party
Only democracy can fully meet needs
28 Sep 2006
The National Health Service is unsafe in New Labour hands, says Jim Moody
Capitalist logic and NHS Logistics
21 Sep 2006
Privatisation of the whole of the national health service may not be on the cards just yet. But an important part of it is to be privatised in a few days. Jim Moody reports
Fact and fictions
14 Sep 2006
Each year on September 16 Welsh nationalists celebrate 'Owain Glyndwr day'. Bob Davies looks at the myths surrounding the 'the last genuine Prince of Wales'
British duality and the class struggle
10 Aug 2006
National consciousness is complex. As Jack Conrad shows, British national consciousness is particularly complex, being at the same time English, Scottish and Welsh. It also involves class and class struggle
Not oppressed but a joint oppressor
03 Aug 2006
Was Scotland subject to a takeover by England in 1707? Does Scotland suffer from English cultural imperialism? Jack Conrad questions some more left nationalist myths and assumptions
Defending national socialism is not Marxism
20 Jul 2006
Jack Conrad begins an extensive reply to Bob Goupillot with an examination of the principle of 'one state, one party' and its history
Different roads to unity
20 Jul 2006
Should 'one state, one party' be applied to Britain in current political circumstances? Bob Goupillot of the Republican Communist Network (Scotland) and the Scottish Socialist Party argues that the unity of the working class can at present best be served by a separate party for Scotland
Rehabilitation, not irrationality
29 Jun 2006
Blair's speech exposes the government's bankruptcy on crime, says Eddie Ford
Not fit for purpose
22 Jun 2006
In the panic over sex crimes, communists emphasise the need for treatment, not revenge. Eddie Ford comments
Manufacturing royal consent
25 May 2006
Gordon Downie takes a look at the May 20 concert of the 'Prince's Trust'