What we stand for
Socialists want socialism, but rarely say what that means or how they will achieve it. Perhaps we need to think it through.
Roots – “To lose your home is to lose part of your humanity”
The women of this village are deeply rooted, some of them are more than 90 years old, looking like their olive trees. They have lived through a lot, and, despite…
Garden update
Well I last wrote from my garden in April. So what is happening now and how have my suggestions worked out? Our potatoes have provided an ongoing harvest, with each bucket yielding…
The Hat, the Imp, the Beggar & the Wishing Well.
In days long gone, ordinary folk in need would throw a ha’penny into a well and make a wish. The people would wish for simple things, like for their children…
Parallels
The Nazis used propaganda to convince the population that disabled people were, in part, responsible for the economic problems of Germany during the 1930s depression. The propaganda came in the…
A Short Conversation About Power
The biggest kick from power doesn’t just come from repetition. It comes from extending power – from reaching further than you ever did before. From overcoming barriers and limits and…
Lost Burdens Chapter 7
When Churchill had died cowering in his bunker, his last remarks, whatever they were, had come after several delicious glasses of port mixed with brandy. At least, that’s what they…
Western Culture is Toxic and Damages All of Our Lives
The very idea that people are 'born bad' leads to the idea that they need to be controlled and punished, something that is still a feature of Western culture today.…
Religion and Revolution
Religion can be a force for reaction. But it can serve a revolutionary purpose at key moments in history like the Peasants' Revolt.
Book Review: Longer Days by Fred Roy
A handwritten memoir by Fred Roy, who spent the last ten years of his life in Manchester, lay for 23 years after his death in 1999 in an old captain’s…