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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
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'
Reactionary hysteria
04 May 2006
The furore over "1,000 foreign criminals" raises some basic questions about rehabilitation, border controls and chauvinist discrimination, writes Eddie Ford
For a parliament with full powers
09 Mar 2006
The people of Wales must have the right to self-determination, argues Bob Davies, and calls for that right to be exercised in favour of unity within a federal republic of Wales, Scotland and England
Britain's drystone wall
02 Mar 2006
Can the British constitution be reformed? Not without mass political action by the working class, argues Dave Craig of the Revolutionary Democratic Group
Marching towards self-organisation
09 Feb 2006
Emily Bransom reports on a new website set up by disgruntled soldiers
Fight for soldiers' rights
02 Feb 2006
Emily Bransom comments on demands by disgruntled British soldiers to form their own 'armed forces federation'
Scramble for centre ground
12 Jan 2006
Emily Bransom comments on the resignation of Charles Kennedy
The tip of the iceberg
05 Jan 2006
Liam O Ruairc comments on the outing of leading Sinn Fein member Denis Donaldson as a spy for the British secret service
Booze and moral panics
15 Dec 2005
How should communists view the new '24-hour-drinking'-legislation? Eddie Ford says that alcohol and drugs are class questions
A full life for the elderly
01 Dec 2005
Eddie Ford looks at the long awaited Pensions Commission report and puts forward the communist programme: for retirement at 60, for the tripling of pensions