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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
On to the red republic
22 Sep 2022
The funeral of Elizabeth Windsor released a torrent of treacle. Paul Demarty welcomes the growing republicanism of young people, but, it is clear, we still have a mountain to climb
God save the king, the Starmer regime
22 Sep 2022
James Harvey of Labour Party Marxists calls for rebellion against the blue Labour monarchism being foisted on the Liverpool conference
Behind the death mask
15 Sep 2022
Paul Demarty goes in search of Elizabeth Windsor’s personality and finds very little apart from cynicism, unpleasantness and self-entitlement
Learn from Oliver Cromwell
15 Sep 2022
With Charles III, no fundamental change to the monarchy will be delivered from above, writes Eddie Ford. The institution serves capitalism wonderfully as part of its system of checks and balances against democracy
Loyal to king and capital
15 Sep 2022
Yassamine Mather takes issue with those on the left who think the SNP is ‘left of centre’
Storm clouds gather
08 Sep 2022
Liz Truss denounced ‘handouts’ and ‘redistribution’ on the campaign trail - now she has announced a £100 billion energy price cap. Eddie Ford gives his day-one assessment of Britain’s new prime minister
After the summer of discontent
01 Sep 2022
The strike wave is set to grow in numbers, militancy and coordination. Paul Demarty warns that Liz Truss could respond by imposing wartime measures
From goch to pinc
11 Aug 2022
Mike Macnair critiques the ongoing political degeneration of Anticapitalist Resistance and the Mandelites
Happily flying blind
11 Aug 2022
Closure of the Tavistock GIDS clinic highlights the conflict between culture war politics and science, argues Isaac McCabe
A hot autumn too
11 Aug 2022
Things are clearly heading towards a monumental explosion of strikes and protests, writes Eddie Ford
Migration delusions
04 Aug 2022
The Tory leadership rivals’ attempts to outbid each other on being ‘hard on immigration’ promote delusions, argues Mike Macnair
The prince and the terrorist
04 Aug 2022
Yassamine Mather explores the fabulously rich bin Laden family and the links between the Middle East’s efficient royals and Britain’s dignified royals
Indy2, strikes and boycotts
28 Jul 2022
Why are the ‘official communists’ in such a muddle over the SNP’s bid to hold a legal referendum on independence? James Harvey critiques the YCL’s gensec
Gift that keeps on giving
28 Jul 2022
The Tories can neither abandon Brexit nor make it work. That means we can only expect more chaos, argues Paul Demarty
General strike call
28 Jul 2022
Leadership favourite Liz Truss has promised to impose ‘minimum service levels’ on striking workers just 30 days after coming into office. In response, Mick Lynch says he will campaign for the TUC to call a general strike. Eddie Ford comments