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2024-04-15 16:35
Welcome to the new dystopia, same as the old dystopia. It's Monday, and less than forty-eight hours ago Iran, in conjunction with Hezbollah and the Houthis, launched a series of missile and… Read More
2024-03-25 16:34
Labour loves ThatcherDo you remember the miners?They went on strike 40 years agoTrashed by Thatcher and her bullyboy police forceInfiltrated by MI5Starved and beaten in a class warNow Reeves… Read More
2024-02-24 15:24
Did you know that your oppressors are the real victims? The people that keep you poor, without access to a dentist or healthcare, and living in grotty rented accommodation. That's what we le… Read More
2024-02-11 15:35
Today, we have some good news for you! Andrew Feinstein, who lived in South Africa and was a friend of Nelson Mandela, has been selected by OCISA to stand as a candidate against Keir Starmer… Read More
2024-01-29 18:31
On the 26th January, a few days ago, the International Court of Justice delivered its interim verdict on the charges of genocide in a case brought by South Africa against Israel. The outcome… Read More
2024-01-13 14:32
The big news this week was the hearing at the International Court of Justice (IJC). South Africa, a state which itself has been a victim of apartheid, brought a case of genocide against Isra… Read More
2023-12-26 14:07
One of my best cultural highlights arrived on screen recently. It’s an episode of Imagine on iPlayer which deals with the cultural and economic revival of Manchester in the late 70s an… Read More
2023-11-26 16:22
I need to start this post by explaining that I don't condone the killing of anyone, anywhere, anytime. I'm against wars and for peace. Likewise, I don't support the death penalty and wouldn'… Read More
2023-11-02 14:45
Last Sunday I attended a rally and march in Liverpool calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and an end to the terrible bombing and destruction which has cost so far an estimated 9,061 Gazan l… Read More
2023-11-02 14:16
A while ago, I wrote a post about western culture. It was called "Western culture is toxic and damages all of our lives". Here is a link. In it, I explored the way our culture actually harms… Read More
2023-10-12 15:48
I'm a bit late in posting this, but on Sunday the 8th of October I had a day out in Liverpool - something I always enjoy - to meet up with a group of activists from Transform Politics. We as… Read More
2023-09-14 11:54
When the welfare state started post WW2. Most people who were in receipt of old age pensions from the state weren't expected to live very long. It wasn't unusual for men, who worked hard in… Read More
2023-09-02 13:49
Kid StarverThere once was a manCalled Kid StarverWho always went onAbout his fatherHis dad made other toolsAs well as himAnd he crawled up the greasy poleDespite being dimHe said what he nee… Read More
2023-08-14 14:52
The Red WallI am sad to sayI’ve visited the red wallWhere knobhead working class Tories And the petty bourgeoisieLive in thrallTo Rupert Mordoch’s ScumAnd the Daily HeilThey… Read More
2023-07-09 13:23
It's been a busy week for George Osborne., ex-MP, ex-Chancellor of the Exchequer, ex-editor of the Evening Standard, and now the co-host of a 'frenemies' podcast with ex-Labour MP Ed balls… Read More
2023-06-23 12:51
In just over 40 years, the Tories and New Labour destroyed the UK. Here's how they did it:1979 - the advent of Thatcherism.Council house salesPrivatisationAnti-trade union lawsDeregulationTh… Read More
2023-05-27 11:02
When most people vote, it's not a rational decision, it's an emotional one. People vote with their hearts - not their heads. Most voters don’t read party manifestos. They may want nati… Read More
2023-02-13 14:10
I've just been reading this editorial article in the Guardian about the horror that is happening in Lebanon. The ruling class - the business and political class - have run the country i… Read More
2023-02-12 13:41
2023-01-05 16:43
Another annus horribilis. Another year of Tory disaster - lies, corruption, tax dodging, public sector destruction, swimming in sewage, and dumping on all workers. Where to st… Read More
2022-12-21 15:35
Today I was listening to Helen Lewis's programme about gurus - The New Gurus - on BBC Sounds. The show was about productivity gurus. How can you make the most of your time? You onl… Read More
2022-12-20 14:50
What does Xmas mean to me? In a word nothing. I loved Xmas when I was a child. I was lucky enough to have a loving family and a Mum who was a very good cook. The tree, decorations, the prese… Read More
2022-12-06 16:49
In 1840 Pierre-Joseph Proudhon famously said, "Property is theft". He was right. The worst event in human history occurred when somebody put a fence around a piece of land and said "this bel… Read More
2022-11-01 16:16
CoP27, taking place this year in Egypt, is now on the horizon. Our new PM Rishi Sunak has said he won't attend. This is shocking but not surprising, and he may well yet be forced to change h… Read More
2022-10-24 16:10
What a week! What another grim week! After the Trussonomics mini-budget fiasco, the departure of chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng, and the 'resignation' of Suella Braverman after a row with Truss a… Read More
2022-09-21 15:36
What is history anyway? It's a human creation for sure, stories of happenings from our collective past. Given how old the Earth is our recorded history doesn't go back very far, a few tens o… Read More
2022-09-12 15:13
The MSM has lost interest in the pandemic, and coverage is poor. Last time I checked about a month ago, deaths from Covid were about 210,000. It's hard to find the latest figures. Deaths may… Read More
2022-08-25 13:55
In this blog, I’ve stressed the importance of solidarity, not charity and working at the grassroots to build community wellbeing, provide work and housing and combat climate change thr… Read More
2022-08-23 11:07
I haven't posted on here for a while partly because things are so dystopian and reading the news at the moment is hard work. The situation in the UK seems to deteriorate by the hour, and wit… Read More
2022-07-04 14:20
Firstly, I want to start with a disclaimer. This is a short post. But this topic could easily be the subject of a long essay or even a book so I'll just concentrate on what I think are some… Read More
2022-06-22 14:22
Yesterday, 21st June, was the summer solstice. It was also Mick Lynch day. Lynch, the general secretary of the RMT was on the picket line with his members on the first day of the national ra… Read More
2022-06-22 13:28
Members of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) are taking strike action over pay, conditions at work, and proposed redundancies. Predictably there has been a mai… Read More
2022-06-09 14:11
On Monday 6th June Boris Johnson won a no-confidence vote of Tory MPs. The vote was triggered by submission of letters by 54 or more Tory MPs to the 1922 committee. Many, including the MPs t… Read More
2022-06-05 16:09
It is high time we demonstrated our rage against the Tories. The TUC has called a national demo on June 18th. This lying, cheating, corrupt government partied while millions were locked down… Read More
2022-06-05 16:03
Today, as I write this, it's May 17th, the International Day against homophobia, transphobia, lesbophobia, and biphobia (#IDAHOBIT2022), and I’m reading about Jake Daniels, the 17-year… Read More
2022-06-05 15:55
New data released today by The Food Foundation shows the shocking impact on families of the cost of living crisis, with millions of families going without regular meals. The data… Read More
2022-06-05 15:50
The Supreme Court of the USA (SCOTUS) draft majority opinion on Roe v Wade has been leaked to Politico. The leak sparked outrage and protests outside the supreme court building. Politico rep… Read More
2022-04-27 10:52
According to the Guardian, the International Monetary Fund’s World Economic Outlook is ‘sobering’. It predicts a fall in growth, rising inflation, and increasing inequ… Read More
2022-04-26 11:51
There are liars, damned liars, and Tory politicians. And then there is Boris Johnson. And we know with Boris Johnson it's not just his honesty that is the problem. He regards himself as immu… Read More
2022-04-26 11:50
As the UK grapples with the energy 'crisis' - a crisis caused by speculators and suppliers and not the Ukraine war - and with increases in costs for consumers of 54%, attention has turned to… Read More
2022-03-15 13:02
While the war rages in Ukraine the UK has been hit by a cost of living crisis. High inflation, rents and energy bills, and low pay, benefits, and pensions after a decade of Tory austerity ha… Read More
2022-03-01 17:09
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2022-02-28 15:56
How well is Putin's war in Ukraine going and what is he really going to gain from it? Several days into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, after Russia attacked on 24 February, it's already c… Read More
2022-02-17 13:59
Welcome to Tory Britain. A dozen years after the Tories returned to power in 2010 we have a cost of living crisis, with millions struggling to pay rent, buy food, and heat their homes. At th… Read More
2022-02-03 16:55
Well, what a day! First, we learned that energy bills are set to rise by 54% - that's about a £700 rise for the typical household to about £2000 p.a. In case you haven't guessed… Read More
2022-01-19 15:48
Just a quick blog today on #PartyGate - the ongoing scandal in which it has been revealed that during the covid lockdowns of 2020 a number of boozy parties took place at 10 Downing Street in… Read More
2021-12-16 17:04
In many ways, Covid is the perfect storm. An infectious virus that is more deadly than the flu. Easily transmissible, it can kill and cause long-term health effects. Thankfully we have vacci… Read More
2021-11-10 11:50
Welcome to the climate con which is CoP26 in Glasgow. Here, governments, NGOs, and corporates are supposed to be working together to limit global warming to the 1.5º centigrade target s… Read More
2021-10-28 16:32
Much has been said and written about the disastrous failure of the Tory government's Test & Trace system. It's not just the fact that it hasn't been as effective as it should be that mat… Read More
2021-08-16 13:05
Last year, before Covid struck, Australia was blitzed by devastating bushfires. Over 30 people died, many had to be evacuated from beaches, and it is estimated that more than one billio… Read More
2021-07-06 16:15
Yesterday Boris Johnson announced that from the 19th July the government was ending most covid restrictions. The key points are that the wearing of masks will no longer be compulsory and tha… Read More
2021-06-30 16:23
Do you think of Canada as being a hot country? I never have, but as I type this some Canadians are experiencing record-breaking temperatures as high as 47.9ºC. The Guardian reported:&nb&hell…Read More
2021-05-21 14:18
After eleven days of horror and death, a 'ceasefire' has been declared in Israel. Of course, a ceasefire suggests that there are two combatants but this is hardly the case. On the Israeli si… Read More
2021-04-11 16:35
On Friday 9th March Prince Phillip died. He was ninety-nine years old. I wanted to write a brief post about his death and the reaction to it.When anyone dies you can feel sympathy for their… Read More
2021-04-06 14:45
I'm posting this late, after the events, but I wanted to reflect on what happened in a terrible week in March 2021. On Wednesday the 3rd of March, Sarah Everard disappeared while walkin… Read More
2021-02-01 16:22
This is the third in my series of posts about building a democratic socialist party. In this post, I want to focus on policies. What policies should a party have? Of course, that i… Read More
2021-01-19 12:32
In a previous post, I blogged about three key principles for setting up a democratic socialist party, which are:1. horizontalism2. member-led3. consensusIn addition, such a party needs to be… Read More
2021-01-16 18:19
This is a post about setting up a new democratic socialist party. But it's a lot more than that, it's about rethinking what a political party should be and how it should work. To do that, we… Read More
2021-01-12 11:53
When Jeremy Corbyn was LOTO we were told by centrists and much of the media that if only Labour had a 'moderate' leader the Party would be 20 points ahead in the polls. Now that Corbyn has b… Read More
2020-11-24 15:59
If you are a Labour Party member you will have a party card which states: "The Labour party is a democratic socialist party". But there is a problem - Labour is not a democratic socialist pa… Read More
2020-11-04 16:22
As I write this, the US presidential election is in the balance. Biden is ahead but there is no certainty he is going to win. Trump could still win a second term. The big question is - how?… Read More
2020-10-16 13:24
As if the threat of the coronavirus weren't enough to cause you some anxiety - perhaps unless you are young and healthy - the manifest failure of this government to suppress the virus makes… Read More
2020-09-04 15:26
I've never written an obituary before. I'm not sure that I know how to. But what I do know is that I was gutted to hear that David Graeber is dead at the age of 59.
I found him inspir… Read More
2020-08-20 14:24
Covid-19 isn't going away anytime soon. It may be around for many years. There may never be a vaccine. We, and particularly older and more vulnerable people, may have to adapt the way we do… Read More
2020-08-09 13:26
We live in a consumer-capitalist society. Consumption is what drives our economy. That is why the Tory government is so anxious to return to 'normality', to get people back to work, commutin… Read More
2020-07-08 14:11
I'm reading The Divide by Jason Hickel which is an excellent discourse on how poverty has been deliberately created and maintained across much of the globe through colonialism, and how the e… Read More
2020-06-08 14:21
Incredible scenes in Bristol yesterday as hundreds of people gathered in Bristol to pull down the statue of slave trader Edward Colston and threw it in the river. This was an uplifting event… Read More
2020-06-03 14:22
A video is doing the rounds on social media of George Floyd who was accused of passing a counterfeit bill and was arrested by four police officers in Minneapolis. It's horrific, sobering vie… Read More
2020-05-05 13:52
The coronavirus crisis grinds on and will continue for many months yet. Today the official figures are 32,000 coronavirus deaths - the highest in Europe. Governments are spending to prop up… Read More
2020-04-16 12:18
Its time we began to think about what kind of economy we’re going to have after the coronavirus. What we can’t do is allow the Tory government to introduce a new round of austeri… Read More
2020-04-01 15:26
Antonio Gramsci was a member of the Italian parliament and General Secretary of the Italian Communist Party. He was imprisoned by the Italian Fascist dictator Mussolini in 1928. In poor heal… Read More
2020-03-26 16:08
So here we are. The Coronavirus pandemic rumbles on and we haven't reached the peak yet. Our incompetent and malevolent government still hasn't managed to source and distribute to NHS staff… Read More
2020-03-17 10:26
This is one of the most difficult posts I’ve ever written. I have a vested interest in survival. Because of my age and underlying medical conditions, I am a vulnerable person. I intend… Read More
2020-01-09 16:47
Anyone who has read my posts on this blog will know there is a common theme and that is economic democracy, which means businesses being owned and controlled by the people who work in them… Read More
2019-12-16 21:26
Friday the 13th was a very dark day indeed. Not just because of the size and scale of Labour's defeat in the election but because of what Britain has become as a result. Britain is now a mea… Read More
2019-11-26 16:17
I'm sixty-two years old so I've been around a bit. I grew up in the swinging 60s and lived through the industrial strife of the 1970s. In the 1980s I witnessed Thatcher asset-strip the publi… Read More
2019-09-06 17:17
I have to start this post off by saying that I am a member of the Labour Party and that I think a Labour win the forthcoming general election (GE) is essential for the future of the UK. Only… Read More
2019-07-02 14:29
There's been a lot of talk about zero carbon recently. Extinction Rebellion is demanding the UK moves to zero carbon by 2025. The government has committed to 2050. What would I do?… Read More
2019-05-10 17:02
After the recent Committee on Climate Change report on the UK moving to zero carbon by 2050, I watched news reports on the BBC and ITV. Both of them were singing from the same hymn sheet. In… Read More
2019-03-01 15:04
I think Chris Williamson is working hard for a Labour government. I like what he is doing touring the UK. I don't believe he's a racist or antisemite. I don't think he should have been… Read More
2019-02-27 16:19
Revolution is defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary as:
a sudden, radical, or complete change and;
activity or movement designed to effect fundamental changes in the socioeconomic si… Read More
2019-02-05 15:50
Readers of this blog will know that one of the dominant themes is economic democracy - by that, I mean businesses owned and controlled by the people that work in them. I believe&nb&hell…Read More
2019-01-27 16:27
As we approach March 29th and the Brexit clock ticks down a group of Labour, Lib Dem, Conservative and Green politicians are still banging on about a so-called Peoples Vote.&n&hell…Read More
2019-01-09 17:22
What is a centrist? I looked up several definitions and the common view appears to be - a person who has moderate political views. This isn't very satisfactory because it leads us to an… Read More
2018-11-16 16:35
Brexit, even hard Brexit, is trivial compared to the climate crisis we are facing. There, I've said it. Why? Because the recent report IPPC report gave us twelve years to reduce our car… Read More
2018-09-19 14:09
Ok, ok, I know I nicked that post title from someone famous - or infamous if you prefer. But this post is about what the left needs to do in the UK today, and what it can be doing now.
Firs… Read More
2018-06-12 10:39
I voted to remain. I have lots of things I don't like about the EU but, for me, the right thing to do was remain and reform. I wrote a post about it here. The referendum result didn't g… Read More
2018-06-08 14:31
Almost every day we see articles in the media about the lack of money governments have, and how things like nationalisation of the railways is 'unaffordable'. Then there's that famous '… Read More
2018-03-04 14:08
Since the exposure of Harvey Weinstein as a serial sexual abuser and the #MeToo campaign on Twitter, there have been many other exposures of sexual abuse, most recently in the charity sector… Read More
2017-12-28 12:40
I voted to remain. I have lots of things I don't like about the EU but, for me, the right thing to do was remain and reform. I wrote a post about it here. The referendum result didn't g… Read More
2017-12-20 10:59
Once you pass the big six-o you can no longer pretend to be young. In your fifties, you can just about get away with thinking you could go clubbing, even though you never do. It's not&n&hell…Read More
2017-11-18 13:21
There's a lot of talk in the media nowadays about driverless cars. This, apparently is the future. As someone who has passed middle age, I can see the advantages. I recently had to drive fro… Read More
2017-10-26 18:06
On Monday 2 October my political partner in crime, Peter Allen, and I went to see John McDonnell at Manchester Cathedral talking with Gary Younge on the theme of - 'An Economy That Works for… Read More
2017-10-01 15:09
For the vast majority of people in the world, after more than 200 years of capitalism, the so-called 'free' market has delivered little but poverty. The 'free market' economy is meant to del… Read More
2017-10-01 14:00
Guest post from my comrade and Green Party member Peter Allen:
The Sunday night Compass meeting at the Labour Party Conference was called Alliance Building For A Progressive Future and wa… Read More
2017-07-23 13:40
Politics has recently become all about what we 'can afford' to do as a nation. This is a political agenda pushed by the Tory Party and its neoliberal friends in the media. And what we 'can a… Read More
2017-06-22 18:51
Wow what an election! Its been unlike any I can ever remember with an incredible turnaround which floored the 'expert' pundits - most of whom still don't understand what happened. Since 2010… Read More
2017-04-17 14:51
Many people, including me, were outraged when Theresa May produced a sanctimonious 'Easter message' this weekend. May claims to be a Christian and is often heard pontificating about how much… Read More
2017-04-03 16:40
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 Mac: - "control of &hell…Read More
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