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Five articles on Brexit
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Five articles on Brexit

It’s impossible at this stage to give a proper analysis of the new Brexit deal. But here are five articles that give the background.
24 December 2020
Brexit—is it all over?
Features

Brexit—is it all over?

As Britain leaves the European Union, Sophie Squire and Sarah Bates look at the problems that lie ahead for the Tories, big business and Labour
27 January 2020
Labour is wrong to back second referendum
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Labour is wrong to back second referendum

The Labour Party’s left wing leaders have given in to pressure from the right to support calls for a second Brexit referendum.
25 February 2019
Use Brexit rows to get the Tories out
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Use Brexit rows to get the Tories out

Government ministers were summoned to an emergency cabinet meeting to discuss a Brexit deal. It was unclear whether it would be approved by the cabinet, and still more uncertain what will happen when it goes to parliament. May's crisis is far from over.
13 November 2018
Anti-Tory vote was no revolt of Remainers
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Anti-Tory vote was no revolt of Remainers

Some right wingers and liberals are trying to paint the election result as the revenge of Remain voters who want to stay in the European Union (EU).
13 June 2017
The Brexit that we want
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The Brexit that we want

There are specific demands around Brexit that the whole working class movement needs to unite around. Alistair Farrow sets out Socialist Worker’s contribution to an urgent debate
03 January 2017
The Tories fear Brexit - we need to shape it
Comment

The Tories fear Brexit – we need to shape it

The left must start to contest the debate about what will happen when Britain leaves the European Union (EU). At the moment the argument is dominated by competing right wing visions.
23 August 2016
We must overcome the dangerous divisions in the working class
Alex Callinicos

We must overcome the dangerous divisions in the working class

The Brexit referendum revealed a united ruling class and a divided working class. A few eccentrics aside, big business backed Britain’s membership of the European Union (EU). They are now united in mourning the result of the vote.
12 July 2016
Tory thieves fall out in chaotic leadership campaign
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Tory thieves fall out in chaotic leadership campaign

Divisions in the Tories have made their race to select a new leader chaotic.
05 July 2016
Good riddance as Farage says goodbye at long last
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Good riddance as Farage says goodbye at long last

Nigel Farage “stepped aside” as leader of the racist Ukip party on Monday saying he wanted his “life back”.
05 July 2016
Don’t let the elite’s crisis go to waste
What We Think

Don’t let the elite’s crisis go to waste

Boris Johnson and Ukip politician Nigel Farage have followed David Cameron into the sunset.
05 July 2016
Brexit vote was a revolt against the rich
Features

Brexit vote was a revolt against the rich

The vote to leave the European Union last week defied the establishment and revealed a deep disaffection towards a system that has failed working class people, argues Charlie Kimber
28 June 2016
Tories set to knock lumps out of each other
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Tories set to knock lumps out of each other

Bungling chancellor George Osborne once looked like a shoe-in to succeed David Cameron. Now he has backed down from threatening another austerity budget because of the Leave vote.
28 June 2016
Eton mess David Cameron’s reign of error has left the Tories weaker than ever
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Eton mess David Cameron’s reign of error has left the Tories weaker than ever

The EU referendum was meant to reunite the split Conservatives and save their leader’s bacon. Too bad for them it did the opposite, writes Simon Basketter
28 June 2016
Fight to stop the Labour right’s scheme to oust Jeremy Corbyn
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Fight to stop the Labour right’s scheme to oust Jeremy Corbyn

As Labour MPs line up to overturn their leader, Nick Clark argues that the left must mobilise to defeat them
28 June 2016
Social change never comes without turmoil—we have to seize the time
What We Think

Social change never comes without turmoil—we have to seize the time

Britain’s rulers face seismic political questions after the Leave vote—and none have any answer.
28 June 2016
After EU vote and Cameron goes: unite to shape revolt against establishment
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After EU vote and Cameron goes: unite to shape revolt against establishment

David Cameron has resigned and the Leave vote in the EU referendum has hurled the establishment into a profound crisis.
24 June 2016
The ruling class is terrified of leaving the rotten EU
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The ruling class is terrified of leaving the rotten EU

Bosses have fought to defend their interests ahead of the referendum this Thursday, writes Dave Sewe
21 June 2016
Don't leave anger at the establishment to the racist right in EU referendum
Alex Callinicos

Don’t leave anger at the establishment to the racist right in EU referendum

Labour MP Jo Cox’s horrible murder has haunted the final days of the European Union (EU) referendum campaign. It is now known that her attacker is an open Nazi.
21 June 2016
Workers must reject our rulers' racism
What We Think

Workers must reject our rulers’ racism

Both the official Remain and Leave have shown utter contempt for working class people.
21 June 2016
Let’s take advantage of the establishment’s crisis
What We Think

Let’s take advantage of the establishment’s crisis

The European Union (EU) referendum has exposed the depth of the crisis in the British political establishment—and that's good
21 June 2016
Workers are right to reject Cameron’s EU
Comment

Workers are right to reject Cameron’s EU

David Cameron has handed his fate to the Labour Party. According to the Financial Times newspaper, he is “passing the baton to Labour’s leading figures to try to lure back working class voters veering towards Brexit”.
14 June 2016
By backing the EU, Corbyn only helps his enemies
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By backing the EU, Corbyn only helps his enemies

Labour leader’s speech threw away a chance to reshape the referendum, reports Tomáš Tengely-Evans
07 June 2016
Leave vote will weaken our right wing enemies
What We Think

Leave vote will weaken our right wing enemies

What is the European Union (EU) referendum really about? According to some of the leading campaigners,
07 June 2016