How Our Sham Democracy Works
So you think you live in a democracy? Well, you are right, you do. But it’s not quite the democracy you probably think. I just pulled this definition off my…
Ideology in the 21st Century
The concept of ideology in the 21st century is an elusive one. To Francis Fukuyama, the collapse of the Soviet Union meant the “end of history”[1]—and too the end of…
A short conversation about populism
Populists pretend complex problems have simple answers. They like things so simple they become stupid. And they would do, wouldn’t they? ‘Stupid’ is easy to handle.
Alain Krivine: Le Président Est Mort
Alain Krivine, the French socialist who never deviated from his belief that revolution is possible, has died aged 80. His importance can be gauged from the obituaries in all the…
To Win The Left Needs To Frame The Debate.
The left have some real lessons to learn about campaigning. Let’s go back to 2015 to a time after Ed Milliband’s Labour’s disastrous general election loss to the Tories. Owen…
A short conversation about privilege
Instinct Societies reinforce privilege. It’s a natural phenomenon. Doing favours for friends. Helping out relations. Passing what we’ve worked so hard for on to our children… It’s instinctive, even. But…
What Is Work And What Is It Really For?
What is work, what is it for, and what is it going to look like in the future? Do we need to work and how much work should we do?…
Self Preservation Necessitates Risk
Much of our interaction with society isn’t thought about through risk, but how we expect it to work and how we fill the gaps.
The Myth Of Choice Under Capitalism
CAPITALISM prides itself on being a provider of choice. Whereas socialist regimes allegedly restrict, capitalism liberates the individual, enabling them to make free choices in the economic sphere. Yet, it…
