After the Trump shooting, outright denunciations of political violence ignore the violent foundations of the political order
Rejecting liberal reconciliation
Tag: Violence
Second day of violence as Cuadrilla lashes out at anti-fracking protectors
As a blockade against fracking in Lancashire continues to block roads and hinder operations the gloves seem to have come off from gas mining fir…
MPs Are Scared. So They Should Be!
The recent report into violence and aggression shown towards MPs reveals an astonishing lack of awareness amongst our elected representatives when …
Notes from the USA: September 2015
Spying Documents continue to emerge from Edward Snowden, the former employee of the National Security Agency (NSA).
Notes from the US: July
Louis Further rounds up the news from the US you may have missed in the month of July. Violence Occupy Wall Street activist Cecily McMillan, on w…
Notes from the US: Economics, Violence and Environment
Louis Further rounds up the news from the USA you may have missed. Environment A review published in mid-June by the Associated Press foun…
Notes from the US: Racism, Politics, Violence and Economy
Monthly roundup on the state of the USA by Louis Further
Recent Articles
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.
