A hugely successful ‘Make 2019 the year Corbyn becomes PM’ meeting in South Shields agreed a programme of action to take the fight against neoliberalism and for real democracy into other parts of the North East. Jointly organised by Momentum South Tyneside and the Real Democracy Movement, the event at the South Shields Museum and […]
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Videogaming – the good, the bad and the
If you thought global corporations just sold stuff like trainers or phones, think again. China-based Tencent is the world’s biggest Internet-related products company with a market value of US$850 billion, making it the largest enterprise in Asia. The phenomenon of online videogaming is key to its success. Tencent’s portfolio is said to involve more than […]
Everything you wanted to know about neol...
A profound crisis is threatening humanity. Democratic politics is being driven out by authoritarian populism in country after country. The planet’s fragile ecosystem is under unprecedented assault as a result of profit-seeking overproduction. International conflict looms more threateningly than at any time since the 1930s. Last, but not least, the global economic system has been […]
The case for a democratic revolution
1 The present political and economic system prioritises and serves powerful corporate and financial interests and not those of the majority. 2 Therefore the system cannot be regarded as democratic in a meaningful way, as is claimed by the ruling elites and others who endorse or support the status quo. 3 The capitalist type of […]
Theses – towards a Real Democracy Moveme
For the first time in history there is a real potential to create a society where everyone’s contribution is valued equally. Advances in digital and communication technology have created conditions for this. Staying where we are is not an option. It means eco-destruction, impoverishment for the many, authoritarian regimes and possible war including nuclear weapons. […]
The system crashed – reboot with real de
The aftermath of the fire at Grenfell Tower has shown that the state is no longer fit for purpose. It cannot help its citizens. It can only help the elite – and itself. Where is Kensington & Chelsea council? Where are all the people who work for the housing management company KCTMO, especially the directors […]
Stop May’s plan for rule by decree by vo
Tomorrow we face a crisis election The Tories want a massive majority to impose a Brexit fashioned to suit the corporations and the financial markets – a low wage, flexible labour force to compete with India, China and Pacific Rim economies. To achieve this they need to silence dissent and opposition to their policies. May […]
Get ready to defend a Corbyn government ...
If Labour wins next week’s general election, a Jeremy Corbyn government would come under immediate assault from the political establishment, the secret state and the financial markets to name just a few enemies of the people. We need to plan the resistance now. Corbyn’s manifesto may not overtly challenge capitalism – in fact the word […]
Voting cypher v. Real Democracy
The reason we obsess about where to place our vote is a symbol of our disempowerment not our power. I’ve been following/commenting in a LONG thread with Facebook friends and contacts about how to vote in Scotland – SNP, Corbyn, Westmonster, Holyrood. It entirely focuses on which party to vote for and entirely leaves out what happens […]
Southend launch for Democracy Unchained
Grassroots organisations came together in Southend to celebrate diversity and exercise practical democracy last weekend. The town’s magnificently ramshackle pub, the Railway Hotel, is perhaps best known as an occasional watering hole for punk singer-actor Wilko Johnson, whose face graces the pub sign. But on Saturday 6 May it hosted the Essex town’s first Radical Fair. A group […]
Real Democracy as an ideal whose time ha...
A critique of the system of representative democracy that has dominated the major capitalist economies and states over the last 150 years is not difficult to assemble. Much more of a challenge is coming forward with some outline proposals about where we go from here. That’s what confronted a group of activists when we set […]
Election 2017: Let’s campaign for REAL d
The June 8 General Election is aimed at giving the Tories an absolute grip on power as they struggle with the dramatic economic, political and constitutional consequences of last year’s vote to leave the European Union. As the old politics breaks up, ruling elites everywhere are moving towards autocracy and even dictatorship. May is following […]
Responding to acts of terror
As a Londoner, this week’s attack at Westminster came close to home. Like countless others, I have walked over Westminster Bridge and around the Houses of Parliament more times than I can remember. Westminster is more than just Big Ben and the MPs. It’s a historic site of protest, discussion, debate – and embodies not just self-seeking politicians, […]