Sunday, 4 March 2018

As long as there are power imbalances people will continue to be abused

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Since the exposure of Harvey Weinstein as a serial sexual abuser and the #MeToo campaign on Twitter, there have been many other exposures ...
Thursday, 28 December 2017

Only one party is to blame for #Brexit - the #Tories

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I voted to remain. I have lots of things I don't like about the EU but, for me, the right thing to do was remain and reform. I wrote a ...
Wednesday, 20 December 2017

A remembrance of things past

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Once you pass the big six-o you can no longer pretend to be young. In your fifties, you can just about get away with thinking you could go c...
Saturday, 18 November 2017

On Driverless cars

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There's a lot of talk in the media nowadays about driverless cars. This, apparently is the future. As someone who has passed middle age...
Thursday, 26 October 2017

An evening with John McDonnell

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On Monday 2 October my political partner in crime, Peter Allen, and I went to see John McDonnell at Manchester Cathedral talking with Gary ...
Sunday, 1 October 2017

The so-called free market has failed we now need a democratically driven alternative

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For the vast majority of people in the world, after more than 200 years of capitalism, the so-called 'free' market has delivered lit...

Brighton Rocks!

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Guest post from my comrade and Green Party member Peter Allen. Peter attended some events organised by The World Transformed at the Labour ...
Sunday, 23 July 2017

We can afford a decent pay rise for public sector workers

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Politics has recently become all about what we 'can afford' to do as a nation. This is a political agenda pushed by the Tory Party a...
Thursday, 22 June 2017

Reflections on the election #GE2017

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Wow what an election! It's been unlike any I can remember, with an incredible turnaround from Labour which floored the 'expert' ...
Monday, 17 April 2017

Theresa May the sanctimonious dealer in death

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Many people, including me, were outraged when Theresa May produced a sanctimonious 'Easter message' this weekend. May claims to be a...
Monday, 3 April 2017

How our sham democracy works

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S o you think you live in a democracy? Well, you are right, you do. But it's not quite the democracy you probably think. I just pulled t...
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Thursday, 26 January 2017

Some remain 'lefties' are busy doing the Tories work for them

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As one who voted remain in the 'Brexit' referendum last June I was riled by the use of the term 'remoaner' by those who ...
Friday, 13 January 2017

All you need to know about Brexit

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It's now over 6 months since the referendum on membership of the EU. I voted remain but I made it clear I was a 'reluctant' rem...
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, ...