The People’s Pyre
Diana became a mirror for a country no longer sure of itself, her image absorbing the griefs of a declining empire and turning them into daytime TV.
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Diana became a mirror for a country no longer sure of itself, her image absorbing the griefs of a declining empire and turning them into daytime TV.
A fighting union doesn’t necessarily need a celebrity leader but it does need militant democracy at every level.
May Day is not a memory to be preserved but a future to be fought for, a collective insurrection against every border, boss, and boot
Tony Blair’s so-called “reset” on climate policy is nothing more than a polished plea to preserve the capitalist system that created the crisis, sacrificing the planet to protect the profits of the few
On Natasha Brown’s Universality
In Notes to John, Joan Didion records the slow failure of the defences she spent a lifetime building — and in doing so, leaves behind a final, unflinching act of courage
This is how Putin wages war: deliberate strikes on civilian centres, on housing, schools, power stations, hospitals.
As Putin wages a war without end, Britain prepares for conflict in the only way it knows how, by cutting everything except the military.
Donald Trump claimed he would end the war in Ukraine on “day one,” yet 54 days into his presidency, the conflict rages on, because his so-called peace plan is nothing more than a capitulation to Putin’s imperial ambitions.
The left’s long struggle against empire has often been distorted by its own blind spots, nowhere more so than in the contradictions of campism, where opposition to Western imperialism too often becomes an excuse for silence, or worse, complicity, in the face of other empires.
In a world where Trump’s transactional imperialism jeopardises peace, NATO’s legitimacy is in crisis, and Britain’s dominant class chooses arms over welfare, can workers forge a genuine alternative? This article explores why confronting militarism demands international solidarity and socialist transformation.
Donald Trump has returned to power, and his vision for American dominance is clearer than ever. His latest move, demanding $500 billion in rare earth minerals from Ukraine, exposes the raw, extractive logic of his administration.
In this blog post, I delve into the complex dynamics of the Labour Party’s response to the war in Ukraine and challenge the oversimplified critiques presented by Kevin Bean in his Weekly Worker article. I emphasise the importance of a nuanced approach, party unity, and pragmatism, exploring the diverse perspectives within the Labour left and their contributions to the broader political discourse.
My frustration with those on the left refusing active solidarity with the Ukrainian people.