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Fragments on the Mourning of Images

In the society of the spectacle, even death must pose for the camera, and what is buried is not only the body but the last fragile hope that anything might remain untouched by the churn of images

Farage drinking in a pub

The Commoner Myth

Nigel Farage’s rise is not simply the product of voter disillusionment but the result of a liberal media too fearful, too compromised, and too complicit to confront the reactionary politics they helped create.

Front cover of the 'Killing State'

The Machinery of Death

Lain’s forensic account of lethal injection reveals not a broken system, but a killing state operating exactly as intended. Where cruelty is bureaucratised, incompetence is institutionalised, and the violence of capital punishment is hidden beneath the theatre of medical procedure.

A Union Jack ballot box in which a hand is placing a voting card inside - below it says "Don't be fooled again"

Farage: The Enemy Within

Some might be fooled by the swivel-eyed sermons about “free speech” or “common sense.” But Farage is no friend of workers. His party would criminalise strikes, deregulate labour protections, and deport those without paperwork faster than you can say “hostile environment.” The deeper appeal comes not from anything tangible, but from the thrill of performative cruelty.

Front cover of the 'Killing State'

The Machinery of Death

Lain’s forensic account of lethal injection reveals not a broken system, but a killing state operating exactly as intended. Where cruelty is bureaucratised, incompetence is institutionalised, and the violence of capital punishment is hidden beneath the theatre of medical procedure.

A Union Jack ballot box in which a hand is placing a voting card inside - below it says "Don't be fooled again"

Farage: The Enemy Within

Some might be fooled by the swivel-eyed sermons about “free speech” or “common sense.” But Farage is no friend of workers. His party would criminalise strikes, deregulate labour protections, and deport those without paperwork faster than you can say “hostile environment.” The deeper appeal comes not from anything tangible, but from the thrill of performative cruelty.