Tory ‘elective dictatorship’ taking shape
If you think dictatorship always arrives on the barrel of a tank, think again. In the UK, the framework of an autocratic state is being… Read More »Tory ‘elective dictatorship’ taking shape
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How the left can stick it to Starmer
By Paul Feldman While the Tories plough on with a series of state interventions associated with their spurious “levelling up” agenda, lacing them with a… Read More »How the left can stick it to Starmer
Ending state-sponsored sleaze
When the main business of government is business itself, don’t be surprised when sleaze, political favours, dodgy contracts and the rest surface on a regular… Read More »Ending state-sponsored sleaze
Kick Out Capitalism
The planned European Super League (ESL) – a self-contained format for elite clubs only – is probably on the point of collapse following the revolt… Read More »Kick Out Capitalism
Budget aims to prop up a system in ICU
Behind all the budget ballyhoo, the picture is clear: capitalism is in intensive care and the Tories have deployed the state to keep it afloat… Read More »Budget aims to prop up a system in ICU
Vaccine ‘nationalism’ exposes a rotten system
The unseemly dispute between the European Union and AstraZeneca over the supply of the Covid-19 vaccine just about sums up everything that is both wrong… Read More »Vaccine ‘nationalism’ exposes a rotten system
Time to make ‘we the people’ a reality for the many
By Paul Feldman Written in the name of “We the People of the United States”, the preamble to the original constitution says it is made… Read More »Time to make ‘we the people’ a reality for the many
Here’s a way to defeat Trumpism for good
Watching the excellent new film The Trial of the Chicago 7 as Donald Trump refused to acknowledge his election defeat at the hands of Joe… Read More »Here’s a way to defeat Trumpism for good
Putting profit first is a killer
By Paul Feldman The very idea that there should be a “trade-off” between public health and the economy is repellent and immoral. Yet as the… Read More »Putting profit first is a killer
Quarantine Johnson’s regime permanently!
The fact that top government scientific and health advisors have appeared on our TV screens by themselves to warn about the resurgence of the Covid-19… Read More »Quarantine Johnson’s regime permanently!
How the Tories are tooling up the state to deal with social discontent
An historically inept government, a state amassing arbitrary powers, a deepening economic crisis and a looming no-deal Brexit on January 1 that will bring certain… Read More »How the Tories are tooling up the state to deal with social discontent
Pandemic exposes system failure
As the coronavirus pandemic returns with a vengeance in mainland Europe and prompts a range of panic, emergency counter-actions in the UK, one thing is… Read More »Pandemic exposes system failure
Starmer dances to Johnson’s sinister tune
As the Tories lift the lockdown, principally for economic rather than public health reasons, some might expect a challenge to this business-led strategy from the… Read More »Starmer dances to Johnson’s sinister tune
Building the campaign for a democratic revolution
By Paul Feldman You don’t have to be told that the world has changed dramatically since the pandemic. The old “normal” was revealed as a… Read More »Building the campaign for a democratic revolution
If you want lasting change, here’s a way forward
By Paul Feldman “We can’t return to normal, because the normal that we had was precisely the problem”. That was the graffiti written on a… Read More »If you want lasting change, here’s a way forward
Make system change the new ‘normal’ after pandemic
By Paul Feldman and Corinna Lotz Now is absolutely the right time to consider what kind of society we want when, thanks entirely to the… Read More »Make system change the new ‘normal’ after pandemic