Running through Paul Mason’s chronicle of communism lurks a regret that things didn’t turn out better

In an exclusive extract from Paul Mason’s new book, Reds: A Global History of Communism, he warns that, in the struggle between democracy and dictatorship, the entire history of the left is now in pla...

In an exclusive extract from Paul Mason’s new book, Reds: A Global History of Communism, he warns that, in the struggle between democracy and dictatorship, the entire history of the left is now in…

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Karl Marx was never the original architect of the communist tradition, which traces deeper roots from French revolutionary thought and the utopian ideals of Babeuf and Blanqui.

If modernity is going to shred the birth-rate, what happens to capitalism?

A world-spanning examination of communism and the many forms, none quite right, that it has taken.

A new threat assessment says the country’s water system faces a new, more troubling level of threat – the only answer is nationalisation

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Benedict Baxendale-Smith and Paul Mason outline structural habits and false assumptions within the United Kingdom’s strategic culture.

Disruption has failed – and America looks diminished and declining

Defence is a public good: it creates jobs, economic value and security. Learn to count.

When citizens are the targets of direct military action, humanity suffers alongside those under fire. First-hand insights of travelling to Ukraine’s war zones are reminders of just how close Russia’s ...

Burnham could end Treasury stagnation with a single department that centralised water, energy, transport and telecoms

Ellis, 28, was executed in 1955 after fatally shooting her abusive partner David Blakely

Carlo Rovelli's call for Europe to disarm is based on a revisionist reading of the 1930s

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John Healey's resignation fuels demands for a U-turn before the Ankara summit

A brutal murder in Southampton has exposed the way political extremists influence and distort politics in other countries

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The Intelligence and Security Committee demanded a full inquiry into Russian meddling in British politics. It never happened. A new report makes clear that it needs to happen – now

The Intelligence and Security Committee demanded a full inquiry into Russian meddling in British politics. It never happened. A new report makes clear that it needs to happen – now

The attack coincided with the beginning of the 2026 St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, an annual conference of business leaders and government officials hosted by Russian President Vladimir ...