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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 going away
21 Jul 2022
The dismal inability to defeat the pandemic points to a wider, systemic failure, argues James Linney
Toryland now decides
21 Jul 2022
Rank-and-file Conservatives are more likely to vote for Liz Truss than the so-called ‘socialist’, Rishi Sunak - or so we are told. Eddie Ford investigates
Phew, what a scorcher
21 Jul 2022
As temperatures hit record highs, James Harvey pours scorn on the Johnson government’s totally inadequate targets and the backtracking by the leadership candidates, not least Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak
That’s entertainment!
14 Jul 2022
Boris Johnson’s persona is part Psmith, part Flashman and part Tim Nice-But-Dim. Paul Demarty traces the rise and fall of the ‘Red Tory’
Expect an early general election
14 Jul 2022
Smear campaigns, dirty dossiers, stitch-ups - yes, it is a Tory leadership contest. Eddie Ford also notes that Penny Mordaunt is way out in front when it comes to the bookies
Westminster vs Holyrood
07 Jul 2022
James Harvey considers the SNP’s call for a second independence referendum and asks how the left should respond
Going, going, gone
07 Jul 2022
Britain will soon have a new Tory prime minister, writes Paul Demarty. Meanwhile, Sir Keir is copying Sir Tony and his triangulation strategy, while the left is whispering about yet another broad party
To play the king
30 Jun 2022
Despite two by-election defeats and partygate, Eddie Ford does not write off Boris Johnson quite yet
Mick Lynch meets the media
30 Jun 2022
We cannot rely on the ‘balance, fairness and objectivity’ of the enemy’s press and television - we need our own full-spectrum alternative, argues Paul Demarty
Summer of discontent
30 Jun 2022
Workers in other unions have been inspired by the RMT. James Harvey argues for coordination, unity and political organisation that goes beyond Labourism
Banging same old drum
16 Jun 2022
It has nothing to do with business in Northern Ireland, everything to do with keeping the Red Wall seats. James Harvey explores the politics behind Boris Johnson’s plans to scrap the Northern Ireland protocol
At whose service?
16 Jun 2022
Reform of primary care should not be trusted to the likes of Policy Exchange, writes James Linney. This ‘independent’ think tank was set up by Tories to serve the Tory agenda of cost-saving and profit-making
Beyond the pale
16 Jun 2022
Alex Davies of National Action has been jailed for eight and a half years. Such legislation can easily be directed against the left and the working class movement, Eddie Ford warns
Jubilee versus democracy
09 Jun 2022
Much of the left fails to take the monarchy seriously. But Eddie Ford reminds the SWP of the shameful moment when it voted against republicanism in Respect so as not to alienate royalists
Guns are not the problem
09 Jun 2022
Abolishing the second amendment would require a civil war and leave the state with a monopoly when it comes to the right to bear arms. Mike Macnair sees no reason why we should trust the capitalist courts, army and police