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Mutual Aid in London: A Cautionary Tale
March 21st: At the onset of the COVID-19 crisis, I was heartened to see a network of mutual aid groups springing up, mostly autonomously, around the country.
Coronavirus is not a natural disaster
March 19th: For those of us of a certain age the empty city streets that have come to characterise the corona virus pandemic tend to elicit a simple question: …
Covid19 exposes the evil nature of conservatism
March 18th: The Tory government has totally mishandled the outbreak of Covid 19.
To the MAN: Zero evictions call-out!
March 17th: The mutual aid networks are in a unique position to defend the homes - and the lives - of those facing eviction during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Give ‘Em Enough Rope
March 15th: A (Late) Valentine to Jeremy Corbyn and Boris Johnson by Joe Reynolds.
The editor is on strike today. Here are some of the reasons why.
March 8th: As I’m writing this text on Friday evening (rather than on the day of its publication in order not to break the Women’s Strike cyber pi…
Climate change, displacement and Australia’s punitive immigration system
March 1st: In Australia, deadly fires have been devastating the country since September 2019.
The anti-NGO discourse in Greece and anti-Semitic conspiracy theories
February 11th: These days in Greece an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory has successfully infiltrated the public discourse.
For all the macho posturing, the British establishment is weak and fractured
February 7th: The UK has a bullish prime minister with a strong majority in parliament.
De-TERFing Speaker’s Corner
January 31st: [CW for violence; descriptions of trans misogyny; racism] Over two and a half years have passed since a confrontation at Hyde Park Corner between t…
On solidarity and strategy against Prevent
January 20th: The UK counter-terrorism police recently released an official 12-page guide to “Safeguarding young people and adults from ideological extremism”.
Class Traitors
January 16th: Since I published Chav Solidarity, plenty of people have either asked me what I think constitutes middle class, or suggested that, in targeting mid…
100 Days of Freedom: A new year’s message from Sarah Jane Baker
January 15th: Last week, Sarah Jane Baker celebrated her 100th day as a free woman, having served 30 years in men’s prisons.
Under Johnson the dark forces of conservatism are coming and we must be prepared
January 8th: Much has been written about the 2019 UK general election regarding the need for the left to regroup.
