D. Hunter looks at the difficult but necessary task of building working class solidarity in the aftermath of the general election
“All we have is each other”: Working class solidarity in the face of a Tory future
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The left’s generation crisis: How can we grow without seeds?
Now they’re definitively out of the driving seat at Westminster many of the usual left pundits are having (another) Damascene conversion to a long term project of “rebuilding class power” at the grassroots — but who’s going to do it? The day after the election I wrote an article about the failure of many social
The battle’s done – and we need more weapons
It’s not fun to weigh in today amid the sadness of watching a triumphant, smug parade of Tory scumbags mouthing off about how they intend to stick it to the poor this time — but we can’t sit still when the new class war is on its way. The reasons why Labour lost are going
The British general election of 2019 finally begins
As mentioned in a recent column and throughout Brexit, the divisions in the UK on membership of the European Union is a Conservative Party issue that the public was invited to get itself embroiled in. The public obliged but in doing so many people voted in such a way to cause the maximum damage to
Notes on the 2017 General Election Campaign
In his latest column, Jon Bigger muses on one of the weirdest general election spectacles in living memory. This has been a remarkable general election, whatever the result (I’m writing this the day before the UK votes). In my adult lifetime there hasn’t been such a difference between the two main parties and there hasn’t been
Do not vote, it only encourages them
Cartoonist and longtime Freedom contributor Donald Rooum has seen more “radical” governments than today’s offerings come and go, and has a little reminder for people who get too excited by Statist “democracy.” Do not believe the media which exhort you to vote for Theresa May or Jeremy Corbyn. Only a very small minority, of about 100,000
Why I’m not voting – I represent myself
Jon Bigger reflects on his experiences, as a voter, non-voter and even Class War candidate, with general elections Two years ago today (May 7th) I turned up at a polling station in Croydon and put a cross next to my name. This time round I’m not even on the electoral register. I’ve had an odd
Good gravy not another bloody election…
As I write, a million words are being typed on the same subject as quickly as fingers can slam downwards, in a quest to shovel something regarding Theresa May’s election plans onto front pages around the world within the next few minutes. The hottest of takes are being prepared, barely thought-through analysis and nuggets of
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