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The continuing necessity of Black anarchism
May 17th: We can work with others, but we must be able to speak for ourselves ~ Lorenzo Kom’boa Ervin ~ I have identified myself as an anarchist since …
At Filton trial, reality is barely a defence
May 14th: The state is crushing the tenets of UK law to silence opponents of genocide ~ Tabitha Troughton ~ Dogs savaged children.
Reform is coming: Representation on parole
May 13th: Behind the electoral turbulence lies the decomposition of liberal democracy, as representation becomes less effective in securing stability ~ Blade…
Protest injunctions: A quiet weapon against activism
May 9th: Corporate Watch briefing warns of “two‑tier” system where civil injunctions pre‑empt dissent and criminal law punishes persistence ~ Scott …
Scottish election: Stay home or spoil your ballot
May 6th: Political parties are never coming to save us, we can actively resist in our everyday lives ~ Paul Haw ~ Even though well-meaning comrades have bee…
The King and the Emperor
April 30th: The press was ecstatic over Charles III’s visit to America – but fawning can’t mask the reality of British subservience ~ punkacademic ~ …
The underwhelming Posie Parker roadshow
April 25th: Notes on an Ipswich Saturday, in which a widely disliked political activist tried, and largely failed, to play her usual game of “look look I…
Liberal Zionism, packaged in Green
April 24th: Zack Polanski spreads definitional fog instead of confronting a settler-colonial regime ~ Georgio Lee ~ He is nothing short of a sensation.
Mónica Caballero: “Never let vulnerable comrades be or feel alone”
April 15th: The Chilean anarchist prisoner talks about her situation, views on patriarchy and speciesism, and anti-prison politics ~ La Zarzamora ~ La Zarazamo…
The 2026 Anarchist Bookfairs List
April 12th: Now into its ninth year, the increasingly venerable Freedom bookfairs list offers a healthy showing of old and new events.
Starmer’s Invisible Man act on Iran is fooling no-one
April 9th: A prime minister who takes umbrage at people holding cardboard signs was curiously silent as Iran was threatened with genocide ~ punkacademic ~ On …
Stop talking about AI – start talking about techno-fascism
April 8th: Technocracy and fascist politics are being embraced by megalomaniac elites scheming for their own survival ~ Ned Ludd ~ A couple of weeks ago I joi…
Trump’s racist rant against Somalis shows his imperialist ignorance
April 4th: During a White House Easter lunch, US President Donald Trump called people of Somali origin “low-IQ” and “bad people” ~ Thomas Tews ~ On We…
Anarchist News Review: Anti-Palantir rebellion in the NHS
April 3rd: ~ Tab, Andy and Simon ponder o’er yonder as NHS staff are in revolt over Palantir’s involvement in the system, while the Palestine soli…
Why do Leninists and capitalists sound the same online?
March 31st: A shared style of argument reveals something deeper about how people relate to ideology, authority, and criticism ~ Slow Burning Fuse ~ Spend enoug…
