Capitalism Creates Poverty

Ok, ok, I know I nicked that post title from someone famous - or infamous if you prefer. But this post is about what the left needs to do in...

Almost every day we see articles in the media about the  lack of money governments have, and how things like nationalisation of the railway...

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

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 ...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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

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...