Kemi Badenoch exemplifies the decades-long tradition in the UK of ‘pulling up the ladder’, practiced by class-ascendant immigrants on the right…
A black woman Tory leader? Sure, as long as she’s batshit right-wing
Tag: Tory Party
As night follows day, repression follows Thatcherism
The naïve ones believe that the economic system that is causing the trouble will also miraculously save us all.
A hard right turn that brings meltdown
In October 2021, Boris Johnson proclaimed that this “is the direction this country is going — towards a high wage, high skill, high productivit…
Fuel to the fire?
Will the energy crisis spark a wider revolt?
British Politics and Anarchism in 2022
I’ve been thinking recently about the various themes that I’ve written about since starting this regular column for Freedom in 2016.
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.
Johnson’s ‘levelling up’ agenda could end the era of neoliberalism in the UK but mark the start of something equally harmful
Back in 2010, when the Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government began, austerity was the order of the day.
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.
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.
Between the Covid spikes, the dark conservatism of Boris Johnson develops
Between the first two spikes of the Covid 19 pandemic, Boris Johnson’s true colours have started to appear.
Your perceptions are wrong
“That’s just your perception” is a phrase I heard a lot as a trade union activist.
Reflections on the incompetence of the Johnson government
Being ideologically opposed to government, or the very least top-down imposed upon us government, we can sometimes just criticise government action…
The gamble with workers’ lives
The Government has released new guidelines and new procedures regarding lockdown in recent days.
Remember on International Workers Memorial Day but also organise for a new economy
Today is International Workers Memorial Day, a time to think about workers that have been killed by capitalism.
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