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Is a new publication Edited by Arthur Bough. It aims to provide an insight on current events from a Marxist perspective. The name comes from the title of a Northern Soul favourite of the editor from the early 1970’s, by The Fuller Brothers, and sums up the fact of much to do.

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Boffy in Times A Wastin

Mar 23

Owen Jones Is Only Partly Correct

Owen Jones, in this recent video, is, more or less, 100% correct about why socialists, and even…

Boffy in Times A Wastin

Dec 7, 2023

The Debate On Two States Forty Years On

In 1985, the Workers Socialist League (now the AWL), began an internal discussion on our…

Boffy in Times A Wastin

Oct 26, 2023

Western Social Democracy Is Breaking

In the US, the failure of Biden and the Democrats has shamefully opened the door once more to Trump, despite the fact that the US ruling-class and its state has done all it can to put Trump and his fascistic supporters in the dock. But, even behind bars, Trump…

Boffy in Times A Wastin

Mar 15, 2023

Black Sea Incident and the Coming Imperialist World War

Yesterday, the media reported that Russian fighter jets had downed a US Predator in The Black Sea. Whether it was a Predator, given that the USAF retired it in 2018, or a Reaper that replaced it at that time, is not clear. Either way…

Boffy in Times A Wastin

Feb 3, 2023

Fighting Inflation With The Wrong Tools

Central banks say they are committed to reducing inflation. To that end, they are raising their policy rates. That misunderstands inflation, and means they are using the wrong tools to deal with the problem.

Boffy in Times A Wastin

Apr 7, 2022

Paul Mason ….. Swallows A Camel

A Lesser-Evil, Is Still Evil

Because Paul has tied himself to his idealist and subjectivist analysis of fascism, he was then led to exaggerate considerably the strength and potential of the fascists standing behind Trump. It is…

Boffy in Times A Wastin

Feb 13, 2022

Vindicated 1 — Inflation

In 2020, I wrote several posts ( A Global Weimar, Post Covid, Prices and Revenues, Covid Induced Inflation, Bank of…

Boffy in Times A Wastin

Feb 13, 2022

Inflation Surges, Wages Are Next

US Consumer price inflation has spiked higher again. The headline rate rose in January to 7.5%…

Boffy in Times A Wastin

Feb 13, 2022

Join A Union — Demand A Pay Rise — Switch Jobs

Yesterday, the Bank of England raised its policy rates by 100%, from 0.25% to…

Boffy in Times A Wastin

Sep 5, 2021

Paul Mason’s Idealism and Subjectivism

Paul Mason, in his latest essay, again gives us an analysis based upon idealism and subjectivism, not the materialism and Marxism he says he is promoting.

The essay is an attack on The Economist’s cover story that liberalism has been…