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Manchester CS: Marx and the Lessons of the Paris Commune

Communists in the French Resistance

Communists in the French Resistance
Manchester CS has kicked off the ‘Revolutionary France’ series with a discussion on the lessons of the Paris Commune of 1871, after reading chapter 5 of Karl Marx’s ‘Civil War in France’. Around 20 attended and debated the National Question, a programme to win the Peasantry, the revolutionary party and why [...]

Parliament, politicians, porn, pigs, and the people

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Scandals involving Jacqui Smith, Tony Macnulty, and Geoff Hoon are just the tip of an iceberg, says Ben Lewis

Against a backdrop of popular outrage over ‘greedy bankers’, there has been a rash of scandals over MPs’ expenses.
Whereas it was the Conservatives who came under fire in January 2008 when it was revealed that Tory MP [...]