Richard GarsideWhat is Karl Marx’s Capital about? Volume threeHere’s the video for volume three (and below that the transcript), part of my three-part short video series looking at all three volumes of…Mar 4, 2022Mar 4, 2022
Richard GarsideWhat is Karl Marx’s Capital about? Volume twoOne of the things I have been doing during lockdown is undertake a close reading of all three volumes of Karl Marx’s Capital. As part of…Mar 3, 2022Mar 3, 2022
Richard GarsideWhat is Karl Marx’s Capital about? Volume OneA three-minute primer on Volume One of Karl Marx’s CapitalFeb 27, 2022Feb 27, 2022
Richard GarsidePrisons and politicsThe politics of prisons in England and Wales from the 1970s to the present daySep 18, 2020Sep 18, 2020
Richard GarsideMore police, more prosecutions, more punishmentTo 1945, 1979 and 1997 might be added 2019: a pivotal General Election with the potential to reshape policy and politics in the UK for a…Dec 21, 2019Dec 21, 2019
Richard GarsideLet female prisoners decide who can share their spacesFemale prisoners should be the ones to decide on whether male-born transgender prisoners are held in women’s prisonsAug 21, 20191Aug 21, 20191
Richard GarsidePrison violence and the limits of reformIt is time to close down prisons like BrixtonJul 4, 2019Jul 4, 2019
Richard GarsideThe only “good” prison is one that is closed downPrisons are austere, dehumanising, frightening and traumatic places to be. We need to close them.Jun 30, 2019Jun 30, 2019
Richard GarsideOn building a movement for prison abolitionThe point of prison abolition is to close prisons, and prevent new ones from being opened, not get into squabbles over identity politicsMay 23, 2019May 23, 2019
Richard GarsideGetting out of the prisons crisisThe unthinking acceptance of prisons as inevitable social institutions is preventing us from thinking beyond themApr 17, 2019Apr 17, 2019
