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BRITAIN takes a step towards its first vote on European Union membership in 40 years today with the government’s publication of its referendum Bill.
The question which will be put to the people is: “Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union?”
A Downing Street source said Prime Minister David Cameron was delivering on his promise of an in/out referendum before 2017.
JOHN CALLOW examines what went wrong for the Czech communist party in the recent parliamentary elections, where it failed to meet the threshold to return deputies and some now talk of the party abandoning its commitment to socialism
CLAUDIA WEBBE argues that Labour gains nothing from its adoption of right-wing stances on immigration, and seems instead to be deliberately paving the way for the far right to become an established force in British politics, as it has already in Europe
Deep disillusionment with the Westminster cross-party consensus means rupture with the status quo is on the cards – bringing not only opportunities but also dangers, says NICK WRIGHT
In the run-up to the Communist Party congress in November ROB GRIFFITHS outlines a few ideas regarding its participation in the elections of May 2026