Oct 6, 2017Catalonia: Referendums and RepublicanismOn 1st October, police shipped in from all over Spain by the countries ruling ‘Popular Party’ led by Mariano Rajoy, violently repressed the Catalonian referendum on Independence from Spain. The country has been gripped by a constitutional crisis leading up to Sundays events. …Politics6 min readPolitics6 min read
Sep 1, 2017On CharlotsvilleThe Neo Nazi display of hatred in Chartlosville, in which activist Heather Heyer was killed, served as a painful reminder of what the Republican Parties racist agenda and Donald Trump’s pandering to the far right, has done to embolden both the views and actions of white supremacists. …Donald Trump5 min readDonald Trump5 min read
Jun 6, 2017Two Different Visions, One Simple ChoiceThe Labour and Tory manifestos. Unlike what we saw with under the Blair, brown and Miliband years of the Labour Party, these manifestos seem to offer a clear and distinct choice. This is not just seen in policy but in the parties overall approach. One is a very carefully costed…Labour Party7 min readLabour Party7 min read
Jun 6, 2017Judge Them On Their RecordPerhaps the best Tory campaign slogan we have heard from this election is the repeated use of ‘judge us on our record’. The phrase is designed to paint an image of the Tories as reasonable and open to criticism from the electorate. The phrase was notably used by Theresa May’s…Politics11 min readPolitics11 min read
Apr 24, 2017GE17: Why this Election is ImportantTheresa May has called a snap general election. It should come as no surprise that she has done this not only to increase her parliamentary majority but so that the people of Britain will judge her on her empty platitudes and flag waving, rather than her actual handling of the…Politics8 min readPolitics8 min read
Jan 25, 2017Why the Idea of a Trump trade deal for Britain is a fantasyLast week, ex Justice Secretary, Brexit campaigner and failed Tory leadership contender, Michael Gove, interviewed recently inaugurated President of the US Donald Trump, in Trump tower. The interview, which you can read in the Tory propaganda rag the Times, consisted of Trump smooth talking Gove by telling him that he…Brexit5 min readBrexit5 min read
Jan 25, 2017Theresa May’s Brexit SpeechTheresa May’s January 2017 Brexit speech was absolute codswallop from start to finish. When it was finally announced last week that we would be getting the details soon, we all held on to the hope that some sort of plan might actually exist, and that Theresa May wasn’t going…Brexit8 min readBrexit8 min read
Oct 19, 2016Clinton or Trump? The US election and the Dangerous Politics of Lesser EvilismNow that the selection of the presidential candidates for both the Republicans and the Democrats in the U.S is done and the first formal debates have taken place, people are beginning to take sides. In less than one month from now voters will be asked to decide who they want…Bernie Sanders9 min readBernie Sanders9 min read
Sep 14, 2016What Is the Tory’s Economic Plan for Brexit?Last week, David Davis (pictured), the minister for Brexit, was supposed to lay out a detailed and cohesive plan for withdrawing from the EU without harming Britain’s infrastructure. I have never been pro EU, because I essentially see it as a vehicle for forcing neoliberal policies on member states. However…Brexit7 min readBrexit7 min read
Sep 14, 2016No Blood for Oil: Chilcot’s Missed OpportunityFebruary 23rd 2003 saw one of the biggest protests take place in British history. This was of course the protest against the invasion of Iraq by Tony Blair’s government. We can have a debate about the effectiveness of demonstrations in light of the Iraq war another time, needless to say…Iraq8 min readIraq8 min read
