@thephilippicsAre we all covid communists now?Or, critical notes on the coming covid corporatism.Mar 23, 20201Mar 23, 20201
@thephilippicsWe already had Empire 2.0 — it’s called the EU.This piece was originally published by @tfbrexit here. I am republishing it here.Feb 2, 20192Feb 2, 20192
@thephilippicsI may be a Brexit Bolshevik, but I’m no Lexiter‘Lexit’ is being heard more frequently in British politics at the moment, often as a term of abuse. ‘Lexit’ is now usually invoked by…Dec 18, 20181Dec 18, 20181
@thephilippicsLenin and the Problem of Political PowerKeynote Lecture delivered at CCCU workshop on the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution, CCCU, Canterbury, 21 November 2017.Nov 12, 20181Nov 12, 20181
@thephilippicsPersonal Reflections on the Great University Strike of 2018What follows are some brief personal reflections on the recent industrial action in UK universities, which ended on Friday 13 April after…Apr 19, 2018Apr 19, 2018
@thephilippicsLife is getting better, comrades!…Or, towards a critique of Neo-Whiggery…Mar 5, 2018Mar 5, 2018
@thephilippicsRetraction rather than Refutation: the dangerous new mode of academic disagreementA short reflection on the imbroglio over the pro-colonialism essay published in the journal Third World Quarterly, and my having composed a…Dec 13, 2017Dec 13, 2017
@thephilippicsIn the red: picturing a world order in which revolution worked.The following piece was originally published in the East Kent print edition of Kent on Sunday on 12 Nov 2017. It is reproduced here with…Nov 16, 2017Nov 16, 2017
@thephilippicsPopulism at the Core of Europe: Quick Thoughts on the German ElectionOnly a few months ago, commentators were hailing the end of the era of populism in Europe, following the electoral victory of French…Sep 28, 20171Sep 28, 20171
@thephilippicsVouchsafing Varoufakis: A Review of ‘Adults in the Room’A little over two years ago as the Greeks prepared to vote in a referendum on whether or not to accept another European Union (EU) bailout…Sep 27, 2017Sep 27, 2017