Analysis
Friday, 17 February 2012 17:12
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The only hope for the future of Greece lies in rejection of the Troika, a default on Greek terms and leaving the grossly oppressive structures of the euro argues James Meadway
Credit rating agencies give the UK a one in three chance of a credit downgrade. James Meadway argues that despite Osborne's spin, its further evidence that austerity can't work.
The battle over public sector pensions is at a critical juncture, with different unions adopting radically different positions, writes UCU activist Des Freedman.
The EU remains on course for economic disaster as its leaders reaffirm their commitment to austerity via the new fiscal compact, writes James Meadway
The Tories are crowing over their opinion poll lead and claiming majority support for cuts. But the left shouldn’t believe the hype, argues Adrian Cousins.
The BBC’s The Crusades is billed as a re-examination of the history of the crusades, but in presenting them as a clash of civilisations between Christianity and Islam, it repeats the ideological justifications for the war on terror.
Debt downgrades and failed Greek negotiations show Europe on the brink. James Meadway looks at the consequences.
'Managed Decline' was the advice of Thatcher's Chancellor for Liverpool after the riots in 1981. David Jamieson argues that this is a good description for the way Britain is heading in 2012.
James Meadway: The Euro crisis of 2011 is a prelude to financial chaos in 2012. Efforts to prop up the system have failed, threatening a fresh financial crisis and perhaps the collapse of the Euro itself. A mass movement against austerity must be built.
The ‘Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill’ currently in the committee stage in the House of Lords contains plans to cut legal aid to the most vulnerable and put the basic right to legal representation out of their reach.
The government is effectively claiming victory in the pensions dispute after the largest strike in decades. Neil Faulkner and Alex Snowdon look at what's going on and the implications for the struggle against austerity.
Neil Faulkner: The task we face is nothing less than to build a continent-wide mass movement of resistance capable of overthrowing finance capital, nationalising the banks, and establishing democratic control over the economic future.
N30 is an important day for all those who want to defeat the Con-Dem government and the austerity agenda. Ben Wray puts forward five arguments to take the movement forward from the strike onwards.
James Meadway explains the growing crisis across Europe, the threat of more austerity ordered by the ruling financial elite and the need for a Europe-wide mass movement in defence of democracy and social welfare.
Today is the first public meeting of the newly-established campaign group the Co-ordinating Committee for Media Reform and the publication of recommendations designed to shrink the power of media moguls and promote much-needed ethical behaviour across the news media.
The Scottish population is increasingly convinced of independence, as new polling data shows. Pete Ramand argues that the argument is moving in the SNP's direction, but those who are backing independence don't neccessarily share SNP's vision of an independent Scotland.
James Meadway looks at the deepening crisis for the European ruling elite.
In order to understand what is happening in the triangle of relations between the state, the politicians and the media, we have to begin with the capitalist state, argues Mike Wayne.More Articles...
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Events
Books
The People Demand: A short history of the Arab revolutions
By John Rees and Joseph Daher
Strategy and tactics: how the left can organise to transform society
By John Rees
Capitalism and Class Consciousness: the ideas of Georg Lukacs
By Chris Nineham