Britain

Bloody Sunday: one prosecution is not justice

The British state would prefer we forget about the cold-blooded murder it sanctioned on Bloody Sunday, we can't let them escape justice, argues Chris Bambery
Rees-Mogg's Imperial Denialism

Rees-Mogg's obfuscation around imperial nostalgia is a cynical ploy to romanticise the atrocities commited under the British Empire, argues Dominic Alexander
Deportation flights: Tories have learned nothing from Windrush

Despite the furore over the Windrush scandal last year the Tories show no signs of scaling back their racist deportation policies, argues Sean Ledwith
London rallies against Venezuela coup and sanctions

Over a hundred people packed out a rally in London at short notice to oppose Trump's push for regime change in Venezuela and Britain's role in it, reports Shabbir Lakha
Cameroon: neo-colonised before independence

Explo Nani-Kofi gives a brief history of how British and French colonialism defined Cameroon's power structures and maintains its influence in a rigged political system
Contemporary Trotskyism - book review

A valuable study of the Trotskyist tradition in Britain misses the importance of strategy in revolutionary organisation, argues Alex Snowdon
Watch the Guardian's Larry Elliott take down those calling for a People's Vote

Even the Guardian's economics editor thinks staying in the EU is a bad idea
Notes on a dying ideology

John Rees on how Brexit is an expression of a crisis for one set of establishment ideas
Has the BBC smuggled a critique of Israel past the thought police? - TV review

BBC One's Little Drummer Girl manages to cut through some of the usual BBC bias when it comes to Israel and even criticises Britain's role, argues Sofie Mason
Aftermath: Art in the wake of World War One - review

Modern art was a way of actively willing war towards an end says Alistair Cartwright in his review of the Aftermath exhibition at the Tate
It happened here - film review

Brownlow and Mollo's alternative vision of Nazi-led Britain in the 1940s resonates powerfully today, Tom Griffiths finds
Systemic Islamophobia in Britain has deadly consequences

The political mainstream's cynical use of Islamophobia leads directly to death and heartbreak, argues Maz Saleem
Context is King - exhibition review

John Rees looks at the Royal Academy’s prestige exhibition, 'Charles I: King and Collector'
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
Britain is hardening its foreign policy

As the British state's new aircraft carrier, worth billions of pounds, springs a leak, Lindsey German takes a look at the war games being played
Extreme Podiatry: the situation for refugees in Calais and Dunkirk

The Jungle camp may have been demolished a year ago but refugees are still arriving in Calais and Dunkirk and suffering in intolerable conditions reports David Bailey
Rosa Luxemburg on the politics of poverty and homelessness

This winter people are dying needlessly. Rosa Luxemburg reminds us that politics is about more than negotiations between competing states.
Charges dropped against activists that shut down Israel arms factory

Having had the criminal charges for shutting down an Israeli arms factory against her dropped, Huda Ammori explains why this is a victory for BDS
Letter to Theresa May from a Palestinian refugee

A letter from an 11 year old Palestinian refugee to Theresa May asking her to rethink celebrating the Balfour Declaration centenary.
Racist Trump will never be welcome here

From the repeated attempts to pass the Muslim Ban to attacking NFL players, Trump is racist and is not welcome here argues Maz Saleem
Balfour 100 years on - nothing to celebrate

The Balfour Declaration was the prelude to violent settler colonialism in Palestine argues Alex Snowdon and explains why thousands will be protesting not celebrating.
The Balfour Declaration: Palestine, Empire and Resistance - video

Bernard Regan launches his new book "The Balfour Declaration" as the centenary of the infamous event that started the Israel-Palestine conflict approaches.
How the Establishment Lost Control - book review

Chris Nineham’s new book is both digestible for those new to radical politics and presents an engaging analysis for experienced activists, argues Martin Hall
'May Days' - poem

A poem by William Alderson on the current state of Britian
Is Britain breaking up? - video

With Scottish independence looking more likely, and murmurings in Northern Ireland too, Tom Griffiths looks at the prospects for Britain breaking up
Darcus Howe (1943 – 2017): the Mighty Lion remembered

A trailbreaking activist, writer and broadcaster is remembered by Madeline Heneghan
Class: Money and Power in Neoliberal Britain

Buy online: A short, sharp analysis of class structure and combativity after forty years of neoliberal offensive
Trotsky on 'gradualness' - key texts

Trotsky's polemic against gradualness shows Britain's history has been shaped by conflict and revolution. This 'key text' is introduced by Alex Snowdon
Jeremy Corbyn: anti-war protests have shaken British politics

Jeremy Corbyn discusses the impact of the anti-war movement on British politics with Stop the War Coalition convenor Lindsey German
'Marauding migrants': demonising the victims of western wars

The migrant crisis is not a threat to Britain but a human catastrophe for those fleeing for their lives, often as a result of Western intervention
Lenin and the Labour Party - lessons for today?

As Jeremy Corbyn's campaign for Labour leader gains seemingly unstoppable momentum, John Rees looks at some of the debates on the left at the time of the formation of the Labour Party
How Corrupt is Britain?

Lindy Syson finds that neoliberal capitalism extends corruption across society and the economy, reviewing the collection of studies, How Corrupt is Britain
Liberté, Égalité, Vélocité

Mark Perryman makes the case for a two-wheeled revolution
The Green surge and the new politics in Britain

The surge in membership of the Green party shows that British politics is not marching to the right - James Meadway looks at the implications for the Left
Video: The Crisis of the British Regime

Chris Bambery, Lindsey German, Liz Fekete and Danny Dorling discuss the crisis of the British regime, inequality and broken politics
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
Scottish Labour: living on borrowed time

Following Yes majorities in party heartlands Chris Bambery examines a Scottish Labour under threat of annihilation
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
UK undead: 10 reasons democracy is dying

Alastair Stephens looks at how democracy in the UK is dying at the hands of the neoliberal ruling elite
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
Scotland's vote and politics after the referendum

Lindsey German's take on the changed political landscape in the wake of the Scottish referendum result
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
The crisis of the British regime: democracy, protest and the unions

The British political regime faces a crisis of confidence. This report presents empirical evidence for the democratic deficit, growing protest, the state of the trade unions and the strategic implications for the left

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The British state would prefer we forget about the cold-blooded murder it sanctioned on Bloody Sunday, we can't let them escape justice, argues Chris Bambery

Rees-Mogg's obfuscation around imperial nostalgia is a cynical ploy to romanticise the atrocities commited under the British Empire, argues Dominic Alexander

Despite the furore over the Windrush scandal last year the Tories show no signs of scaling back their racist deportation policies, argues Sean Ledwith

Over a hundred people packed out a rally in London at short notice to oppose Trump's push for regime change in Venezuela and Britain's role in it, reports Shabbir Lakha

Explo Nani-Kofi gives a brief history of how British and French colonialism defined Cameroon's power structures and maintains its influence in a rigged political system

A valuable study of the Trotskyist tradition in Britain misses the importance of strategy in revolutionary organisation, argues Alex Snowdon

Even the Guardian's economics editor thinks staying in the EU is a bad idea

John Rees on how Brexit is an expression of a crisis for one set of establishment ideas

BBC One's Little Drummer Girl manages to cut through some of the usual BBC bias when it comes to Israel and even criticises Britain's role, argues Sofie Mason

Modern art was a way of actively willing war towards an end says Alistair Cartwright in his review of the Aftermath exhibition at the Tate

Brownlow and Mollo's alternative vision of Nazi-led Britain in the 1940s resonates powerfully today, Tom Griffiths finds

The political mainstream's cynical use of Islamophobia leads directly to death and heartbreak, argues Maz Saleem

John Rees looks at the Royal Academy’s prestige exhibition, 'Charles I: King and Collector'

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

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

As the British state's new aircraft carrier, worth billions of pounds, springs a leak, Lindsey German takes a look at the war games being played

The Jungle camp may have been demolished a year ago but refugees are still arriving in Calais and Dunkirk and suffering in intolerable conditions reports David Bailey

This winter people are dying needlessly. Rosa Luxemburg reminds us that politics is about more than negotiations between competing states.

Having had the criminal charges for shutting down an Israeli arms factory against her dropped, Huda Ammori explains why this is a victory for BDS

A letter from an 11 year old Palestinian refugee to Theresa May asking her to rethink celebrating the Balfour Declaration centenary.

From the repeated attempts to pass the Muslim Ban to attacking NFL players, Trump is racist and is not welcome here argues Maz Saleem

The Balfour Declaration was the prelude to violent settler colonialism in Palestine argues Alex Snowdon and explains why thousands will be protesting not celebrating.

Bernard Regan launches his new book "The Balfour Declaration" as the centenary of the infamous event that started the Israel-Palestine conflict approaches.

Chris Nineham’s new book is both digestible for those new to radical politics and presents an engaging analysis for experienced activists, argues Martin Hall

A poem by William Alderson on the current state of Britian

With Scottish independence looking more likely, and murmurings in Northern Ireland too, Tom Griffiths looks at the prospects for Britain breaking up

A trailbreaking activist, writer and broadcaster is remembered by Madeline Heneghan

Buy online: A short, sharp analysis of class structure and combativity after forty years of neoliberal offensive

Trotsky's polemic against gradualness shows Britain's history has been shaped by conflict and revolution. This 'key text' is introduced by Alex Snowdon

Jeremy Corbyn discusses the impact of the anti-war movement on British politics with Stop the War Coalition convenor Lindsey German

The migrant crisis is not a threat to Britain but a human catastrophe for those fleeing for their lives, often as a result of Western intervention

As Jeremy Corbyn's campaign for Labour leader gains seemingly unstoppable momentum, John Rees looks at some of the debates on the left at the time of the formation of the Labour Party

Lindy Syson finds that neoliberal capitalism extends corruption across society and the economy, reviewing the collection of studies, How Corrupt is Britain

Mark Perryman makes the case for a two-wheeled revolution

The surge in membership of the Green party shows that British politics is not marching to the right - James Meadway looks at the implications for the Left

Chris Bambery, Lindsey German, Liz Fekete and Danny Dorling discuss the crisis of the British regime, inequality and broken politics

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

Following Yes majorities in party heartlands Chris Bambery examines a Scottish Labour under threat of annihilation

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

Alastair Stephens looks at how democracy in the UK is dying at the hands of the neoliberal ruling elite

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

Lindsey German's take on the changed political landscape in the wake of the Scottish referendum result

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

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

The British political regime faces a crisis of confidence. This report presents empirical evidence for the democratic deficit, growing protest, the state of the trade unions and the strategic implications for the left