AJA BurtArt and the revolution, a reviewVladimir Lenin—the man who went in a few short months from impoverished, anonymous exile in Zurich to leading a bloody revolution, that…Apr 21, 2017Apr 21, 2017
AJA BurtHow “fake” is “fake news”?Is the “fake news” phenomenon exaggerated? Why is it that it is treated as something “new”? The press in this country has engaged in…Feb 11, 2017Feb 11, 2017
AJA BurtChris Grayling — How is this man still in the cabinet?If it was not clear before, the events of the past week have shown that Chris Grayling has been the worst cabinet minister in recent…Dec 17, 2016Dec 17, 2016
AJA Burt“High sport for the masses” An obsession with Beckenham Place ParkFor the last year I’ve found myself being drawn to a South London park and public golf course (now closed) called Beckenham Place Park.Dec 11, 2016Dec 11, 2016
AJA BurtAs Leftists we need to accept, Castro’s Cuba was and is a failureAt the turn of the Nineteenth and Twentieth centuries the USA replaced Spain as Cuba’s colonial ruler. By the 1950s the island had become…Nov 27, 2016Nov 27, 2016
AJA BurtQuick thoughts on Donald Trump’s victoryFor several decades after the Second World War, American and European capitalists acquiesced — to varying degrees — in a series of reforms…Nov 10, 2016Nov 10, 2016
AJA BurtTorn between spoiling my ballot and voting for Jeremy Corbyn, I’ve chosen the latterLike many left-leaning people in this country I was devastated by last year’s general election result. I guess I’m privileged that the…Sep 1, 2016Sep 1, 2016