England

England

• Only a united movement can defeat the far right

  

  Saturday's far right demonstration in support of Tommy Robinson must be opposed directly on the streets

• If a week is a long time in...

  

  As England prepare to take on Panama Philosophy Football’s Mark Perryman draws some lessons from the first week of World Cup 2018

• Town and country attitudes

  

  Is there really the great divide? John Rees examines the changing landscape of the countryside

• Paris and London: A Tale of Two Radical Cities

  

  Chris Bambery on the history of two great capital cities, and the architecture of power.

• Iolo Morganwg and the making of nationalisms

  

  The fakery of Celtic myths are part of a long tradition of nation-building in these islands, argues Chris Bambery

• Thomas Muntzer: From Reformation to Revolution

  

  Commemorating its 500 year anniversary, Sean Ledwith argues that the Reformation was an era of political upheaval in Western Europe

• Catching up with Portugal: the nature of English decline

  

  50 years ago England beat Portugal in the ’66 World Cup Final but Mark Perryman argues English decline has left England racing to keep up with their Euro rivals

• England always dreaming

  

  For St George's Day Mark Perryman explores the connections between English football’s golden moment and national identity

• England is turning into nineties Italy (and vice-versa)

  

  Paolo Mossetti reflects on some historical similarities

• Ten reasons why the story of Magna Carta is about rebellion

  

  Unfortunately for David Cameron, the real lesson of the Magna Carta story is that only a determined mass movement can win political and social equality

• Liberté, Égalité, Vélocité

  

  Mark Perryman makes the case for a two-wheeled revolution

• Scotland’s turn

  

  Mark Perryman argues why on election night England’s Radical Left should be celebrating the SNP Landslide

• John Lilburne: free-born 400 years ago…and still the man of the hour

  

  Saturday 14 March sees the Lilburne 400 conference in London. The Leveller leader should be remembered for many reasons, not least his commitment to building revolutionary organisation, says John Rees

• Britain's crisis continues

  

  Chris Bambery argues that, despite the No vote in the referendum last month, the British state remains mired in a deep crisis with no obvious way out

• A breath of fresh air

  

  Mark Perryman reviews an exceptionally strong list of autumn political reading

• The English Question: Democracy or jingoism?

  

  Alastair Stephens: we need to democratise the state in all its aspects, but for now the battle lines are clear: we want democracy restored not jingoism revived

• Devolution, democracy and the fight to end austerity

  

  James Doran, a socialist activist in north-east England, considers some repercussions of the Scottish referendum for the anti-austerity movement

• The Scottish referendum and the English Left – a contribution to debate

  

  Counterfire’s Alex Snowdon replies to two recent articles by Mark Perryman discussing the implications of the Scottish independence referendum for socialists in England

• After Scotland, turning into the English Left?

  

  Guest contributor Mark Perryman offers a personal contribution to debates about the implications of the Scottish referendum