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A couple of years ago everyone knew what the Labour Party stood for. It had a remarkable, radical, manifesto that would have transformed the country. Its leader, Jeremy Corbyn, had…
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A couple of years ago everyone knew what the Labour Party stood for. It had a remarkable, radical, manifesto that would have transformed the country. Its leader, Jeremy Corbyn, had…
The season of the political party conference has arrived. So I am going to spend the next 1500 words giving you my take on the annual political jolly. First up…
We often listen to the radio in the car (6 music preferably, when I’m not taking David Bowie or Spiderman theme tune requests). When the news comes on I sometimes…
Intersectionality is the idea that all forms of oppression are interconnected. At first glance,this is entirely correct. However, does it really stand up to scrutiny once critically analysed? The Origins…
The arms trade profits from war; that’s a fact. The weapons which we trade are specifically manufactured to kill, torture and maim and are often bought by corrupt, brutal regimes…
We all know the power of propaganda in our western world of supposed freedom. It really means a rubber stamp for those with the cards loaded in their favour to…
Economic imperialism and the fallacy of ‘development’. ‘The Divide’ by Jason Hickel is an excellent discourse on how poverty has been deliberately created and maintained across much of the globe through…
This is the second part of Harvey John’s novel The Lost Burdens. To read part 1 click here. Chapter 1 – The Ordinary Life of Fraser Daniels Fraser Daniels had…
WITH the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan and the anniversary of 9/11 last Saturday, there is of course a lot of talk about the ‘war on terror’ which led to…
This newly-published book is a very impressive critique of the Conservatives, stretching across 42 years, from the start of the premiership of Margaret Thatcher, in 1979, to the continued failure…