
Mark Perryman puts the case for flying the St George cross at the World Cup, while Mike Marqusee explains why he’ll be rooting for any other country to win it

Richard Seymour considers where UKIP’s vote is coming from and how the left needs to respond, whilst James O’Nions provide perspectives on UKIP’s rise at the European and local levels

Ece Bulut gives us the latest from Istanbul’s Gezi Park, and looks at how the movement is organising – and changing people

Sami Ramadani argues that counter‑revolution has gained the upper hand in Syria and across the Arab world

Sami Ramadani considers the response to the Arab Spring from the region’s dictators and other reactionary forces, as well as the role of imperialism




