Tuesday, 29 November 2016

Some reflections on Castro's Cuba

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Fidel Castro died at 90 years old three days ago . His death has sparked predictable rows about his legacy and the state of human rights in ...
Friday, 24 June 2016

The chickens of Thatcherism are coming home to roost... via UKIP

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I started writing this post on the day Jo Cox was killed but I struggled to finish it because I was feeling too down at the time. Well now, ...
Friday, 10 June 2016

Why I'll be holding my nose and and voting for Remain

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I really don't like the EU. In simple terms the EU is a neoliberal stitch-up, a club for the corporations. The fiscal waterboarding hand...
Monday, 6 June 2016

So journalists should be protected from legitimate concerns about impartiality?

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Jeremy Corbyn gives a pro-EU speech on worker's rights which was generally well received and what were the headlines? - "C orbyn s...
Sunday, 27 March 2016

How Blairite MPs can destroy the Labour Party

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In a week which has seen yet another attack on Jeremy Corbyn by a Labour MP it's clear that those who oppose Corbyn have learnt nothing...
Thursday, 3 March 2016

Baffled by Trump's popularity? - neither am I

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Donald J Trump appears to be sweeping all before him in the GOP primary , so much so, that pundits are claiming he has the party nomination ...
Sunday, 10 January 2016

Corbyn: you can smell the fear

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Its really about time I blogged about something other than Jeremy Corbyn's leadership of the Labour Party but I have to admit that I...
Friday, 18 December 2015

Jeremy Corbyn Bashing - Award of the Week

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Jeremy Corbyn was elected leader of the Labour Party on 12 September with a whacking great mandate from the Party and its supporters. The ...
Wednesday, 9 December 2015

ISIL's useful idiots

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Donald J Trump's recent announcement that all muslims should be barred from entry into the USA makes him one of ISIL's prime useful...
Friday, 21 August 2015

What is 'aspiration'?

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Everybody has heard of 'aspiration'. It's the word on all our politician's lips. Every political party in the UK must appeal...
Wednesday, 12 August 2015

Corbyn's policies are moderate, sensible and can win an election for Labour

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Today at 3pm the chance to vote in the Labour leadership election closed. Ballot papers go out on Friday and then the result is announced o...
Wednesday, 8 July 2015

The EU is determined to crush Greece and enforce austerity

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I intended to write this post prior to the Greek referendum but so much has happened recently I hadn't the chance to do it. The referend...
Wednesday, 27 May 2015

To win the left needs to get its act together and frame the political debate

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Today in the Guardian, Owen Jones is urging the left to 'speak Spanish' , and he makes a valid point - talk to people in terms they ...
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Friday, 8 May 2015

A huge failure for Labour but will they learn anything from it?

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I ought to be pleased. The Green Party had a good 2015 general election: a record number of candidates; a much increased majority for Caroli...
Wednesday, 22 April 2015

Why Owen Jones is wrong to urge people to vote for Labour

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I've got a confession to make - I'm an Owen Jones fan . I've read Chavs and The Establishment and I think they're both good...
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