As 2022 comes to an end I reflect on some of the major events.
Five times in 2022 when British politics (almost) provided hope, only for it to be quickly replaced by despair
Tag: Boris Johnson
The spectacular demise of Boris Johnson and what comes next
Boris Johnson’s demise as prime minister was destined to be spectacular.
Boris Johnson: the King Midas who turns everything to shite
No sooner than Boris Johnson tried to look statesmanlike, it all fell apart.
We need to stop Boris Johnson before it is too late
Boris Johnson is the most dangerous prime minister I’ve suffered.
The tensions in Johnson’s government provide opportunities
As the political year ends, it’s worthwhile to reflect on the utter incompetence of Boris Johnson.
Why Boris Johnson still isn’t a libertarian
Monday has been dubbed ‘Freedom Day’ by the Prime Minister.
Cummings confirmed what we all knew. So where is the anger?
Last week could have been a pivotal moment in British politics.
Demanding the impossible: why sleaze in UK politics will never go away
The UK political system is a history of scandal after scandal.
Incompetence, Cronyism, Repression: One Year On, What is the Covid State?
Last year, I wrote in this blog that the UK government’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic crisis was one of ‘callous incompetence’.[1] In hindsight, that was no surprise: their incompetence stemmed from the deliberate underfunding and privatisation of public health services; their callousness was baked-in to the structurally violent principles of Tory ‘austerity’.
The current variant of Thatcherism is more deadly than the original
In a liberal democracy, it’s hard to imagine a more dangerous prospect than neoliberals running a country during a global pandemic.
Recent Articles
Nantes: 4,000 on the streets for Bloquons Tout
French police directed the demonstration with flash grenades and tear gas ~ from Contre Attaque ~ Saturday, 13 September, a rainy day in Nantes.
Facing down the flagshaggers
To resist normalisation, we need enduring groundwork with attacked communities—and spaces for open strategising ~ Blade Runner ~ On Saturday 13 September, between 110,000 and 150,000 turned out in response to Tommy Robinson’s call, a mobilisation framed as a defence of “free speech” but saturated with white nationalist, Islamophobic and anti-migrant rhetoric.
London arms fair disruption: A stark contrast to mass arrests for Palestine
Well-coordinated direct action catches the police off guard, showing the power of secure and strategic organising ~ Kevin Blowe ~ On 9 September, at around 7.30 in the morning, an advance bloc of about 150 protesters, their faces covered, suddenly appeared by London City Hall in east London, near to where Britain’s largest arms fair,
Anarchist prisoner released from Belarus
The regime deported 52 political prisoners in exchange for sanctions relief ~ Nikita Ivansky ~ Anarchist Nikolai (Mikola) Dziadok was among 52 political prisoners released and deported from Belarus to Lithuania on 11 September, following negotiations between dictator Alexander Lukashenko and US envoy John Colae.
