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Why do I have an aversion to identity politics?
There’s a caricature in politics that people on the left have to be sympathetic to the aims of liberal identity politics and that they must rebuke anyone who disagrees as far right and in some cases, as I myself have experienced, a fascist. This is a caricature not in line with my own perspective as … Continue reading “Why do I have an aversion to identity politics?”
The Politics of Experience
Often people ask me, why do you support Labour? Why are you a socialist? I know many people have asked that of my podcast co-host Bradley, to which he wrote an article similar to this in reply to such questions. This is my attempt to answer these questions not just for the benefit of you … Continue reading “The Politics of Experience”
A State of Flux: The Hegemonic Status of Ideas, Their Role In History and The Rebirth Of Populist Methodology
When we woke up over the last year or so and turned on the news, the stories were predominantly the same. Aside from the coronavirus pandemic there is another common trend. In the UK they were probably reporting on Brexit or the fallout from the Conservative austerity program. In the US it was most likely … Continue reading “A State of Flux: The Hegemonic Status of Ideas, Their Role In History and The Rebirth Of Populist Methodology”
STOP MOANING ABOUT JOHNSON AND GET ON WITH OFFERING UP AN ALTERNATIVE
After a week away I’m back and I must say it was a strange return to politics. I went up toCumbria for a much needed getaway and whilst there I decided to visit Workington. A typicalformer industrial working class town in the north of England which, aside from a brief spell in thelate 1970s, has … Continue reading “STOP MOANING ABOUT JOHNSON AND GET ON WITH OFFERING UP AN ALTERNATIVE”
UBI: AN IDEA WHOSE TIME HAS COME?
Ideas are, far and away, the single most important thing in politics. They are an essential part of elections and policy. They can come to define failed leaders or great statesmen. They are a higher power which have the ability to inspire followers and bridge political divides. Decisions made today about issues such as Brexit, … Continue reading “UBI: AN IDEA WHOSE TIME HAS COME?”
