Democracy: Theory & Practice

Ben Wray examines democracy in the context of the Scottish independence referendum and the decline of democratic participation within the UK. He makes the case for socialist democracy and intermediate steps that can work in that direction.

Cops Off Campus | Stop the Assault on our Education

Mya Pope-Weidemann explains why thousands of students took to the streets of London today in protest at recent incidents of police brutality and high police presence on campuses across the country, and why we must fight back against the assault on our education.

The Left Case for Scottish Independence

Chris Bambery examines some of the leftist reasons for Scottish Independence.

Nelson Mandela: 1918-2013

Gareth Beynon looks at the life and times of Nelson Mandela who died yesterday at his home in Johannesburg.

David Hayman reads the Radical Independence Declaration

RIC, the White Paper and the ‘Movement of Movements’

Ben Wray analyses the independence movement in wake of the Radical Independence Conference and the Scottish Government's White Paper on Independence.