If there’s a general election in 2019 I’m starting to feel really uneasy about it.
The next UK election could be terrifying
Tag: Labour Party
As the shine rubs off Labour, what next?
The Autumn of 2015 and the election of Jeremy Corbyn as Labour Party leader was as much of an earthquake for the anarchists as it was for what is now known as the “centrist tinge” of party politics.
Bristol IWW defends whistle blowers and free speech in Bristol City Council
In March 2018 a worker employed in Child Protection for Bristol City Council (BCC) was suspended from his post.
The myth of momentum
There is no doubt that Momentum helped secure Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour leadership in the 2017 general election.
A rethink about Labour
For most of the last 40 years it has been quite simple making anarchist arguments against the political system.
A Person Related to the Ripper Museum Awarded Labour Party LGBTQ Lead Advisor Post
Linda Riley was awarded the post of Labour Party LGBTQ Lead Advisor.
Democracy and the NHS
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.
A Radical 2017 – All We Need To Do Is Join In
Jon Bigger writes on direct and effective alternatives to the opportunism and whining of the liberal left Since the Brexit and Trump results one thing that’s been glaringly obvious about any mainstream response is that it amounts to nothing but liberal bedwetting.
Anarchy in the UK: A Changed Political Landscape
This article is the first in a series by Jon Bigger looking at gains the voices of social conservatism have made in recent years and what that means for anarchist politics.
The current crisis and the rise of the Corbyn dogma
A few days ago Freedom published an article called, “The End of Dogma #keepcorbyn as a Transitional Demand.”
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.
France blockades: The leaderless escalate
Yesterday’s day of action saw Bloquons Tout stepping out of the shadows nationwide—and facing major police repression ~ punkacademic ~ Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in France on Wednesday (10 September) as the first day of action organised under the banner Bloquons Tout (“Block Everything”) saw widespread protests and blockades in defence
