In October 2021, Boris Johnson proclaimed that this “is the direction this country is going — towards a high wage, high skill, high productivit…
A hard right turn that brings meltdown
Tag: liz truss
Five times in 2022 when British politics (almost) provided hope, only for it to be quickly replaced by despair
As 2022 comes to an end I reflect on some of the major events.
Farewell to Comrade Truss
Freedom can now exclusively reveal that Liz Truss is in fact an undercover anarchist who has been working for years to not only successfully assass…
The Trustterfuck begins
Having started this column in 2016, I’m now onto writing about the fourth Tory prime minister in a row, each one spectacularly less competent tha…
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Starmer’s downfall – long time coming yet inevitable
The outgoing PM is a textbook example of a public figure who jettisoned principles in the search for power ~ Paul Gravett ~ The revolving door of U…
EU votes to speed up deportations
Removal of undocumented people becomes easier as far-right international continues to rise ~ Blade Runner ~ An alliance of centre-right and far-rig…
Notes from the US: Sadistic idiocy
MAGA apologists square multiple circles just in order to ‘live with themselves’ ~ Louis Further ~ A new study by members of the School …
Dissident Russian artist murdered in Poland
Assassination of Semyon Skrepetsky is a threatening message to the entire Russian opposition in Europe ~ Nikita Ivansky ~ Bashkir artist Semyon Skr…
Lament for a lost revolution
A century since the General Strike of 1926 ~ punkacademic ~ In the opening week of May 1926, Britain had its first, last, and only General Strike.
