May 16 2013

The Islamic republic is bitterly divided at the top and subject to crippling international sanctions. Yassamine Mather analyses the political situation in the run-up to the June 14 presidential poll

May 09 2013

Ukip’s anti-EU nationalism is mirrored by the CPB. Michael Copestake takes a look

May 09 2013

Ukip’s success at the county council elections reflects its voters’ prejudices, but also long-term alienation from official bourgeois politics, argues Paul Demarty

May 02 2013

Toby Abse reports on the formation of yet another anti-working class administration in Italy

May 02 2013

Thatcher has been compared to Winston Churchill, and quite rightly - both were virulently anti-working class. Eddie Ford looks at Churchill’s toxic legacy

April 25 2013

Nigel Farage is in the process of rebranding his party in an attempt to shed its protest vote image. Michael Copestake wonders what his chances are

April 11 2013

Opponents of Paolo Di Canio’s appointment as Sunderland manager have been voicing a set of highly blinkered ideas and strategies, argues Lawrence Parker

April 04 2013

What position should communists take on next year’s referendum? Sarah McDonald urges a boycott

March 21 2013

The contending parties cannot agree on how to make workers pay for the crisis. Toby Abse reports

March 07 2013

The fruitcakes and loons of UKIP came second, Eddie Ford reflects on the Eastleigh by-election