Category: Critical Mass

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…

Spike: the virus versus the people could well have been subtitled, “The politicians versus the scientists.” The government is fudging its response to Covid again. Last year it refused to…

Five Minute Fiction. The more senior of the two people who sat and watched the static-ridden screens on the computer smiled to himself and nudged the other one. ‘There!’ he…

The real war we need is on poverty: it is killing thousands and costing a staggering £78 billion a year. In the month the government is set to snatch the pennies…

When Labour Party activists gather in Brighton this week, many will be excited at being at what appears to be the heart of Labour’s decision making process. Conference is an…