The mythology regarding the 1945-51 Labour governments dies hard on the left, particularly in the era of Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour which often sees itself taking up the mantle of an older, less compromised, form of state socialism. The foundation of the welfare state and the National Health Service is a special touchstone, with both it
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Book review: The Displaced
A poignant story of a couple struggling to understand each other with the backdrop of Europe as a crossroads
Live election results watch-along: July 4th from 9:45pm
Join us on election night for anarchist analysis and reactions as the results come in.
The Pergamon: Love is the end and cause
In the summer of 2022, I gained insight into the British penal system when I was jailed for a month following direct action against Elbit---this is my prison diary (pt.2)
Palestine Action occupy Elbit supplier and target Leeds banks
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New Caledonia: The Kanak insurrection and the nickel industry
New Caledonia has a quarter of the world’s nickel reserves, and each faction—separatists, loyalists and the State—have possessed one of the major factories Despite ongoing repression and the French colonial authorities’ announcements of a return to normal, the situation in New Caledonia is far from being resolved.