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Ultimate Racists”: A Catalogue of Racism, Xenophobia, Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia in the British Conservative Party, 2015-2018
Former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson’s remarks about veiled women looking like “letter boxes” is the tip of a very large iceberg... [read more]
General Election disaster for working people as Tories stay in power
Big business and the fat cats of the City of London are celebrating the victory of their friends in the Tory Party... [read more]
Tories and Cuts: The Dangers Ahead
Whatever David Cameron may be saying publicly, massive public sector cuts will be a certainty if the Tories win the next election, as Steve Jones explains.... [read more]
Conservatism in a nutshell
It’s not enough to defeat Tory ideology. We also have to defeat the Tory propaganda machine that brainwashes people with their slogans and catch-phrases... [read more]
Political Crisis Deepens in Britain
Rob Sewell picks apart the media furore over the MPs' expenses scandal which has rocked British politics over the past fortnight.... [read more]
Junior doctors’ struggle escalates as Tory desperation shows
So far this year, junior doctors – for the first time in over 40 years – have taken two days of industrial action in defence of their terms and conditions, and to defend the NHS against Tory cuts and privatisation.... [read more]
Mr Cameron, The Tories & the mirage of compassionate conservatism: compelled to justify neoliberal politics at #ge2015?
As the British election campaign gathers momentum, it is of interest to reflect upon some aspects of the key debates... [read more]
Twenty-Five Years On
John Haylett looks back on the struggle which defined the politics of a decade and paved the way for the rise of New Labour.... [read more]
Is Brexit Ready to Exit: Mayhem and changing opinions in the UK
A year ago the UK voted to leave the EU after a stupid, unnecessary referendum. Not only that, but it has emerged that the Brexit campaign was funded by some secretive and dodgy deals.... [read more]
Marching Against Austerity: London 20 June 2015
Up to 250,000 people came to London and no one can argue that the demonstration, organised by The People's Assembly, wasn’t representative of the broad spectrum of people’s anger against Tory policies... [read more]
Why are Labour's leadership hopefuls so right-wing?
Bryan Gould, former Labour shadow cabinet minister, asks why the Labour Party throws up would-be leaders who are clearly so reluctant to rock the boat... [read more]
On Democracy and Strike Ballots
Given the bloody nose Boris Johnson received from the well supported actions of RMT members in their dispute over the closure of ticket offices, it is not surprising that he should be lobbying Cameron to neutralise the union's opposition... [read more]
Farage's demagoguery obscures UKIP's reactionary nature
Dr Tomasz Pierscionek discusses how UKIP seek to plug an electoral void that ought to be filled by a Labour Party offering a socialist programme... [read more]
Police & Crime Commissioners and the Tories
The chaotic and rambling drumbeat of the Tory march has been laid bare for the questioning ears of the world once more, says Karl Davis... [read more]
Lies, Damned Lies and Opinion Polls
Stephen Gilbert challenges the so called 'accuracy' of ICM opinion polls and shows how Labour continues to miss classic opportunities to rebut Conservative policy. ... [read more]
The Cleggameron Coalition Comes to Power; the New Labour Era Ends.
Socialist Appeal's Rob Sewell reflects on the historic events of the past few days at Westminster.... [read more]
The Damian Green Affair: What are the Issues?
Steve Jones dissects the controversy surrounding the recent arrest of the Conservative politician Damian Green.... [read more]
Election Analysis from the Left List
Left-wing coalition group Left List offer their verdict on the local elections.... [read more]
Tory austerity has killed more people than ISIS: Austerity as State-terrorism
Islamic State is frequently referred to as the biggest threat facing Britons. But an even bigger one, in terms of death and social division, is austerity... [read more]
Silver Foxes
Tally and also Ho! Sound the horn, unleash the hounds. We must arise and protest that flimsy Tory manifesto. Not because it goes too far. Nope, it just doesn't go far enough.... [read more]
Corbyn Wins Despite All The Negative Reporting
After all the biased and negative predictions, all day and every day before the local elections, leading people to believe that under Jeremy Corbyn the Labour Party would suffer, the media are now busy ignoring what they said and wrote... [read more]
Labour’s Lost Soul: the UK and the Labour Party leadership election
I’ve done it, pushed out my boat on to uncharted seas and voted for Jeremy Corbyn to be leader of Britain’s Labour Party... [read more]
Labour and benefit cuts
Bryan Gould, former Labour shadow cabinet minister, asks how voters are likely to view a party that so manifestly lacks the courage of its convictions... [read more]
Nothing to Lose But Our Fears
Former MP and member of the Labour shadow cabinet, Bryan Gould, explains the need for Labour to break free from the neo-liberal consensus that has long imprisoned the left in an intellectual straitjacket... [read more]
How the Election Was Won
Bryan Gould, former member of the Labour shadow cabinet, explains how popular sentiment on political issues can be manipulated... [read more]
Aiming At The Wrong Target
Former Labour cabinet member, Bryan Gould, takes to task recent comments made by Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Rachel Reeves on the subject of the unemployed... [read more]
Why Miliband and Balls have got it wrong
The capitulation by Labour to the austerity and cuts agenda of the Tories and the right-wing press has been confirmed by shadow chancellor Ed Balls' statement that Labour would not be able to reverse the Tory cuts and would maintain the pay freeze within the public sector if they come to power at the next election, says John Wight.... [read more]
Thatcher and the Last Tory cuts
Eric Hollies puts today's coalition government in historical perspective by looking back on the brutal public spending cuts imposed by the Thatcher government.... [read more]
Our Hollowed Out Democracy
Thus far, the Tory and Labour election campaigns have been a showcase of the hypocrisy at the heart of British politics, writes Richie Nimmo.... [read more]
Welcome to Austerity Britain
Whoever wins the next election, 'austerity' - i.e. cutting back services for those who need them most - will be the watchword of British politics for the next few years, as Rob Sewell explains.... [read more]
How the NHS was Founded – the Fight Against Private Medicine
As Britain's National Health Service celebrates another milestone anniversary, Barbara Humphries reviews sixty years of struggle against encroaching privatisation.... [read more]
Brexit and the Labour Party
One of the things people were promised under Corbyn’s leadership, was a genuine member-led party, where members’ views were listened to and acted on.... [read more]
Branded
Perhaps the most sadly significant sign among the daily deceits currently stinking up the White House, is the redefinition of "presidential."... [read more]
An Australian Health Warning for UK MPs
A national health service is not a discretionary budgetary expense but rather it is a non-discretionary investment made in retaining or gaining a seat in parliament.... [read more]
Remain or Brexit: the UK’s referendum on the European Union
The only reason the UK is having a referendum on whether the UK should stay in (Remain) or leave (Brexit) the EU, is because of the difference of opinion within the Conservative Party.... [read more]
A major factor in Jeremy Corbyn’s appeal to voters
It is Labour’s long-standing support for, and failure to challenge, the central tenets of neo-classical orthodoxy that has disabled any challenge they have tried to make to any other aspect of the Tory progamme... [read more]
Which direction for Labour?
Bryan Gould, former Labour shadow cabinet minister, says Labour's leaders must be prepared to do the hard work needed to produce a convincing alternative in line with much current and developing economic thinking... [read more]
The Labour leadership election
Bryan Gould, former member of the Labour shadow cabinet, describes what is missing from the leadership contest... [read more]
Just when hope and courage are called for, Labour promises bean-counting
Labour’s focus on cutting the deficit means progressive voters will have to look elsewhere for inspiration, writes George Monbiot.... [read more]
Transylvanian Count to Chair Bloodbank
The government wants a chairman who can flog nature and have chosen a Tory party donor with a background in investment banking and housing developments, writes George Monbiot.... [read more]
Edmund Burke would be Labour in 2013
A new biography of Edmund Burke has been written by Jesse Norman, and it has attracted favourable comment from Charles Moore, official biographer of Margaret Thatcher... [read more]
The strange death of the Tory north
Congratulations to the Conservative Party on having delivered its South Shields leaflets in Jarrow. Everywhere beyond the Mason-Dixon Line that runs from the Bristol Channel to the Wash is now just "the North," to the Tories, isn't it? David Lindsay reports.... [read more]
One Nation- Ed's Third Way
David Eade reports on Ed Milliband's speech at the Fabian Society conference today... [read more]
Ash Cloud
There was a time when conservatism meant what the word suggests. It was an attempt to keep things as they are: to arrest economic and social change, to defend the position of the dominant class. Today conservatism has become a nihilistic festival of destruction, writes George Monbiot.... [read more]
A future of Labour
Karl Davis suggests how Ed Miliband could give a big boost to Labour’s chances of winning the next General Election... [read more]
Boom at the top
At a time when the poorest are being hit hardest, W Stephen Gilbert comments on the obsence bonuses enjoyed by those at the top echelons of the financial sector and puts paid to the reasons most commonly used to justify such unfair practice.... [read more]
The Incontinent of Europe
W Stephen Gilbert analyses recent events in Europe and makes the case for Britain to remain part of the EU... [read more]
UK riots: Missing the bigger picture
Tomasz Pierscionek examines a variety of proposals to deal with the rioting that swept London and reveals gaps in the logic of those calling for the usual knee jerk reaction.... [read more]
Vote Livingstone For Mayor
Steve Jones on why Londoners must vote for Ken despite his flaws.... [read more]
You can’t have human rights in a neoliberal economy: Britain and the Universal Declaration at 70
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 1948... [read more]
Joining The Labour Party
In September 2016 I did something I never believed I would ever do. I joined the Labour Party.... [read more]
UK Government Bribes its Way to Climate Change
Despite falling apart at the seams over its Brexit ‘negotiations’ with the EU, and its internal fights and scandals, bringing shame and embarrassment to the UK, Theresa May’s government is determined to carry on with its money-oriented and earth-trashing policies... [read more]
Reasons to Be Cheerful 2017
2017 is almost done. Many things have changed in the world whilst others remain the same. Capitalism and greed are still rife... [read more]
London Bridge Attack – Hypocrisy, Double Standards and Double Dealing
When she spoke after Manchester’s tragedy: “May’s speech did not address allegations that in 2011, while she was Home Secretary, Libyan Islamists previously under surveillance in Britain were given back their passports and helped by the government to fly to Libya to fight Muammar Gadaffi’s administration.... [read more]
Putting Labour Together Again
Former Labour shadow cabinet minister, Bryan Gould, explains how a parliamentary party ready to unite behind its leader would in turn invite and deserve a considered response from Corbyn... [read more]
Brexit: The UK’s referendum on EU membership delivers a self-inflicted wound
This constantly troublesome and disloyal bunch of Labour MPs don’t care about the country or their Party. They cannot see that it is they, not Corbyn, who are making the Party unelectable... [read more]
A Gerrymandered Election and A Flawed Mandate
To the great puzzlement and consternation of pundits and pollsters, the British general election produced what seems a great democratic victory for the Conservative party... [read more]
An economy ruled by the mob
It is not easy for any of us to get our heads around the complexities of modern economics. Many capitalists themselves and certainly most politicians no longer understand how the system really works... [read more]
The Tory Party and Media Xenophobes
In recent days I have read a Tweet saying that if the next British General Election is fought on the issue of immigration then Labour will lose... [read more]
Gibraltarians Demand Vote in EU In-Out Referendum
Dsvid Eade writes about the battle to ensure Gibraltarians are allowed to vote in the Conservative’s EU In-Out Referendum should the Tories be returned to power at the next UK election... [read more]
The race to the bottom of the political barrel continues as claimants head for food banks
Felix McHugh describes how Tory policy is rolling back the clock to the Victorian era... [read more]
A Capitalist Command Economy
Forcing schools into the hands of unelected oligarchs is the latest contradiction of everything the market fetishists claim to stand for, writes George Monbiot.... [read more]
After Eastleigh
Labour’s disastrous showing at Eastleigh is a self-inflicted wound but it still needs a friendly critic and a critical friend, writes David Lindsay.... [read more]
Labour should keep up momentum against a Eurofederalist project
Even if there were nothing else to do, the solution to an alleged electoral bias against the Conservatives cannot be the abolition of scores of Shire Tory seats. Instead, we need constituency members, county members, regional members and national members, writes David Lindsay.... [read more]
ASLEF Tube Driver Strike: Look beyond the picket line to see the real story..
On Boxing Day, ASLEF members employed by London Underground Limited (LUL) staged a 24 hour strike and the press have been predictable in attempting to whip up hysteria and outrage, reports Karl Davis... [read more]
Democracy is licking its wounds but the fight for social justice is gathering momentum
Sadly, the resounding feature of the 2012 local elections is one of a weak democracy. It’s true that of the 32 per cent of people who decided to vote, more voted Labour than any other party. But the dominant characteristic of 2012 is that almost seven in every 10 people decided that the election wasn’t worth the walk to the polling station writes Alfie Stirling.... [read more]
Ed Miliband's party funding proposals
Karl Davis makes the case for the Labour Party to embrace its Trade Union roots as part of its challenge to show there is an alternative to the unpopular austerity programme implemented by the Tory dominated Coalition... [read more]
Don’t Quota Me
Is there a single reputable argument in favour of positive discrimination? The fact that so many of our institutions are unrepresentative of the make-up of society is of course deplorable, but manipulating recruitment in order to create an artificial balance is no way to put this right, writes W Stephen Gilbert.... [read more]
Saltley Gate 1972
Terry McPartlan recalls how forty years ago coordinated and determined action by unions halted the Conservative government's plans to drive down living standards... [read more]
The Lady Doth Screech too Much
Rhys Harrison reviews 'Iron Lady', a recent film about the life of Margaret Thatcher ... [read more]
A Conservative Christmas Carol
The London Progressive Journal gives its take on current events in the latest fortnightly editorial... [read more]
Why I think students fees are a good thing...
In an ideal world (one in which The X Factor is but a terrible dream, foisted upon us by a vengeful Satan), students wouldn't have to pay tuition fees, says Chris Mason-Felsing.... [read more]
Medics Resist Tory NHS Plans
Tomasz Pierscionek looks back on last month's demonstration against Tory plans to privatise the National Health Service.... [read more]
Bewildering Times!
From student fees to taxes, the Liberal Democrats are increasingly being seen as cheerleaders for hard-line Tory policies, writes Chris Mason-Felsing.... [read more]
Students Lead the Way in the Fight Against Austerity Measures
The two huge student protests that rocked London were just the tip of the iceberg, writes Ben Maisky.... [read more]
Election 2010: A First-Time Voter's View
Chris Mason-Fielding voted in his first election on May 6th. He reflects on an entertaining and eventful campaign.... [read more]
Choice… or No Choice: We Say John4leader!
Steve Jones calls on the left to get behind John McDonnell's candidacy for the Labour leadership.... [read more]
Election 2010: Media Gets it Wrong ... Again
Nathaniel Mehr considers the UK media's skewed coverage of the post-election political landscape. ... [read more]
Election 2010: Don’t Mention the Class War
'New' Labour is too close to big business to deliver the radical change the country needs, but it is by far the lesser of the two evils on offer, writes Richie Nimmo.... [read more]
Election 2010: Don't Let the Tories In
Socialist Appeal's Mick Brooks says the radical left must rally behind Labour on May 6th.... [read more]
Michael Foot and his Legacy for Labour
Michael Foot stood head and shoulders above the men who succeeded him as Labour leader, argues Barbara Humphries.... [read more]
Return to Family Values is Way Out of Crisis say the Tories
The Conservative Party started their election campaign on familiar ground, as John Green explains.... [read more]
End the Embargo on Cuba
Rob Miller calls on the US and UK governments to end the anachronistic, brutal and illegal blockade of Cuba.... [read more]
Cuts, Cuts ... And Yet More Cuts!
Steve Jones argues that Britain's three main political parties are engaged in a 'race to the bottom' on public spending.... [read more]
We Must Fight to Keep the Post Public
With both mainstream political parties apparently united in their determination to privatise the UK postal system, Mick Brooks makes the case for resisting so-called "part-privatisation".... [read more]
We Must Escape the Neverland of Market Fundamentalism
Neal Lawson, Chair of the campaign group Compass, believes the Labour party must free itself from New Labour's fixation with market fundamentalism and return to social democratic values.... [read more]
The Failure of New Labour was to Ignore Society
Compass's Jonathan Rutherford believes New Labour has lost touch with society.... [read more]
Ken is a Loss for London
Despite his flaws, Ken Livingstone was a mayor Londoners could be proud of.... [read more]
National Interest or Personal Interest: Theresa May’s Spat with Tony Blair
The war of words between Tony Blair and Theresa May over the last few days is quite revealing – not of Blair’s known position regarding the Brexit mess, but because the Prime Minister’s rant showed her weakness.... [read more]
THE F WORD
RTFM? Baffled by those initials? No, it's not the latest in cool social media acronyms, but an older caveat, dating back to early 20th century military slang... [read more]
What's the Big Idea?
A little riddle for your amusement. It has more to do with class capitalism than you might suppose... [read more]
Natural England Loses Credibility
How often will Natural England (NE) be told by judges to release information about the ongoing badger culls?... [read more]
Momentum's Night of the Long Knives
And so the Bonaparte of Momentum was born. At a stroke, Momentum’s democratic structures have been abolished; the tireless work of thousands of Corbyn supporters over the past year-and-a-half thrown out the window... [read more]
Expelled for being a socialist: victim of the #LabourPurge
UNISON activist Terry McPartlan arrived home one day to find a letter stating that he’d been expelled from the Party after 36 years of continuous membership.... [read more]
More Equal Than Others
Our society thrives on inequality, insofar as it thrives at all... [read more]
The Left Will Only Win the Argument When It Takes Back Control of the Conversation
Let the Left fracture into smaller pieces, and then let it unite in a coalition determined to change the minds of the voters... [read more]
Fracktured Britain
By downplaying all the issues that adversely affect the environment, the politicos have been mutually assuring our own demise - and theirs!... [read more]
The British Chicken Coup: 172 Labour MPs against a pro-Corbyn party
As soon as the result of the EU referendum was announced, the attempted coup – or Chicken Coup, as some named it – was in full swing.... [read more]
Looming Dangers
Only by developing a set of radical and progressive alternative political solutions can Labour be able to challenge effectively this upsurge on the right... [read more]
The Effect of David Cameron On The BREXIT Referendum
What we now appear to be witnessing is the final bitter breakup of the Conservative Party into two warring factions, neither of which have any care for the continued integrity of the United Kingdom... [read more]
Polls versus principles
"How sad if Labour’s courage should fail it, so that it lags behind progressive opinion, just as a new mainstream is developing." A commentary by Bryan Gould, former Labour shadow cabinet minister... [read more]
Truss’s Decision: Badger Culling Will Continue
Lesley Docksey reports on the government's plans to continue culling badgers... [read more]
The Benn Speech
While lauding the courage of the Kurds in resisting ISIS “on the ground”, Benn studiously avoided mentioning that those doing most of the serious fighting are led by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)... [read more]
Building the Fight against Austerity
It has been a depressing few weeks for the supporters of the Labour Party’s new leader Jeremy Corbyn... [read more]
What’s wrong with Britain?
One glance on Sunday morning at The Guardian website demonstrated quite clearly what is wrong with Britain – and, probably, the rest of the ‘developed’ world... [read more]
Lord Mandelson Speaks
The most damaging aspect of Lord Mandelson’s initiative, however, is not what is said, but what is not said... [read more]
What Labour can learn from the Corbyn campaign
Bryan Gould, former Labour shadow cabinet minister, shows what lessons Jeremy Corbyn can teach the Labour Party... [read more]
Here’s to a Pretty Pink Nation
The all-Tory government has only been in place for four weeks. The amount of daft and non-think policy statements coming out would be laughable if they weren’t so dreadful... [read more]
New Labour is the Problem, Not the Solution
After Labour’s dismal performance in Thursday’s election there have been a lot of theories on why it turned out to be such a terrible night for the party... [read more]
Now for the Rise of the Republic of The North!
It’s not only the Scots who are disillusioned with Westminster politics. The 2015 election once again doomed the north to five more years under a leadership it hasn’t voted for... [read more]
Absolutely Bloody Bonkers!
At a Badger Trust seminar a few days later a great debate took place between both pro and anti-cull experts... [read more]
Has Democracy Gone Missing? Or was it ever here?
People are suffering from a deficiency which is as unbalancing as a hormone or vitamin deficiency. What we are severely lacking in is democracy... [read more]
Labour's vision
Labour leaders have often been eloquent in articulating a vision of the kind of society they want; it is explaining how that vision is to be realised that seems to be the problem... [read more]
Compassion Should Extend Beyond The Home
Former MP and member of the Labour shadow cabinet, Bryan Gould, provides a riposte to Roger Scruton’s piece in The Guardian... [read more]
Owen Paterson Sacked: Is this the end of “badger bashing”?
All those working to protect our precious (and valuable) environment were greatly cheered to hear that finally we can wave goodbye to Owen Paterson... [read more]
Nigel Farage's UKIP and the Mainstream Media are Preventing an Honest Debate on the European Elections
Ruben De Sai on how Nigel Farage's UKIP and the mainstream media are preventing an honest debate on the European elections, and the economic issues that no one is talking about.... [read more]
The Disenchantment Of British Voters With Democracy
Former MP and member of the Labour shadow cabinet, Bryan Gould, explains the need for politicians to restore public faith in the value of government and democracy in order to cure voter disaffection ... [read more]
Parties to the left of Labour
In both, the Labour votes remain solid enough to provide realistic bases for recapture in 2015. The main party that has lost ground is demonstrably the other one... [read more]
The Sins Of Our Fathers
David Eade reports on the Daily Mail campaign to vilify the father of the Labour Party leader Ed Miliband... [read more]
Britain can do better
This afternoon [Tuesday] Labour Leader Ed Miliband made his keynote speech to his party’s annual conference in Brighton. Speaking as is now usual for more than hour without notes Miliband set out his vision of how “Britain can do better” under Labour, writes David Eade.... [read more]
Book review: The Socialist Way
Former shadow cabinet member and Labour MP Bryan Gould reviews a stimulating and thoughtful collection of essays... [read more]
Media prejudice
The 6 o'clock news may not have mentioned it but an investigation by the BBC Trust criticised John Humphrys' The Future of the Welfare State... [read more]
Michael Gove and Antonio Gramsci
It is fashionable to claim that Michael Gove has been influenced by Antonio Gramsci says David Lindsay... [read more]
There is a war on ordinary people and feminists are needed at the front
The problem with media-run "conversations" on gender is not merely the almost total absence of male participants, but the suppression of class, writes John Pilger.... [read more]
Repealing the Health and Social Care Act
The last ditch attempt by the House of Lords to stop wholesale privatisation of the NHS has failed... [read more]
Together, We Can Save Our Post Office
For 20 years, central government has been privatising the postal service by stealth. In reaction, the idea of mutualisation does the rounds, writes David Lindsay.... [read more]
Together, We Can Save Our Post Office
For 20 years, central government has been privatising the postal service by stealth. In reaction, the idea of mutualisation does the rounds says David Lindsay... [read more]
Margaret Thatcher's Contribution to Neoliberalism
Former Labour MP and Shadow Cabinet member, Bryan Gould, reflects on the tendency to lionise and exaggerate the importance of Margaret Thatcher's contribution towards promoting free market economics... [read more]
Peter Tatchell - Margaret Thatcher: Extraordinary but heartless
Former British Prime Minister's fee market policies paved the way for current economic crisis and she legislated the UK’s first new anti-gay law in over 100 years: Section 28, writes Peter Tatchell, Director, Peter Tatchell Foundation.... [read more]
An uninformed MP and a bigoted Judge
Ungrateful as I feel for bashing someone who was actually trying to be helpful, it was difficult not to (a) laugh and then (b) groan at a short letter I recently received from a client’s local MP, writes Felix McHugh... [read more]
Labour's chance. Will they take it?
Jim Murphy may speak truer than he knows. Labour is on course for a majority of over 80, with UKIP quite capable of handing scores of Conservative seats to the Lib Dems, writes David Lindsay.... [read more]
uk eurosceptics
Labour kept Britain out of the euro. Labour MPs have elected three Eurosceptics out of three to represent them on the party’s National Executive Committee... [read more]
A Telling Silence
They parasitise us from above. But landowners and the Tory party's idle rich are spared the fairest and simplest of taxes, writes George Monbiot.... [read more]
Hard-working families. Aincha just sick of them?
Felix McHugh shines a spotlight on the propaganda spread by the mainstream parties that seeks to demonise those made unemployed or those who are too ill to work... [read more]
Copying our neighbour's work ethic
I may be guilty of being unkind towards David Cameron, but I take his comments on emulating German industry under the suspicion that he is being his usual ‘selective’ self when referring to our European neighbours, Karl Davis explains... [read more]
As Gaza is savaged again, understanding the BBC's historical role is vital
We must understand the BBC as a pre-eminent state propagandist and censor by omission, says John Pilger.... [read more]
“It was so bad you just wanted to laugh”
LPJ French political affairs correspondent, David Eade, comments on the recent leadership election within France’s Conservative opposition party, the UMP... [read more]
Beer, Vomit And Lipstick: Revolting Acts In An Age Of Crisis
'Freedom' within the confines of what increasingly resembles an open prison isn't much to celebrate. The actual reality in Britain is economic meltdown and social crisis, writes Colin Todhunter ... [read more]
Britain: BMA strike - The Truth
Last month's day of action by doctors in Britain attracted a lot of criticism from the Tory press - no surprise there! Dr Tomasz Pierscionek puts forward the case for the doctors' strike and explains what really happened.... [read more]
Murdoch, Mensch and a new England Manager
The London Progressive Journal gives its take on current events in the latest editorial... [read more]
Easter Rising 1916
John Wight provides the historical background to the Easter Rising of 1916 that paved the way for Irish independence... [read more]
UKs French set to oust Sarkosy
In his latest article on the upcoming French Presidential elections, David Eade looks at the crucial role French voters living in Britain will play in determining the winner... [read more]
Straight to the heart
Gay marriage: 'oh dear, oh lor’, how did this become the issue of the hour? The world appears to have divided itself into two camps and I find myself in neither'- journalist and writer W Steven Gilbert shares his thoughts... [read more]
Political policing
Still needs a lot of editing, especially last part...... [read more]
The problem with ‘Workfare’
Karl Davis discusses the unfairness and flaws inherent to the Workfare scheme... [read more]
The NHS will last as long as there are folk left with the faith to fight for it
The London Progressive Journal gives its take on current events in the latest fortnightly editorial. (Dr Tomasz Pierscionek encourages the campaign to derail the Health and Social Care Bill).... [read more]
How Independent Would An Independent Scotland Be?
Britain’s history of war and imperialism, and its current role as junior partner in service to US hegemony, has had a deleterious impact on British society at home, writes John Wight.... [read more]
No shortage of jobs?
Felix McHugh looks at the extraordinary and insulting comments made by the Minister for Disabled People... [read more]
The Politics of the Psyche
BBC 4’s Saturday night primetime slot is cornering the market in excellent European drama but we don’t need Denmark to point out how impotent we feel. However idealistic were its ancient Roman origins, the UK’s version of representative democracy has become as distorted as a burning pillar of wax, says outRageous!... [read more]
An outRageous! essay on The Arts, Education and The People.
This rant is aimed at your crassness, Cameron. It goes to the heart of what is art, and why it's so important in preparing people for democracy, says outRageous!... [read more]
Protest Movement or tourist attraction?
David Eade contrasts the Occupy movement in the UK with the 15-M movement in Spain... [read more]
Damned Scroungers
Dr Tomasz Pierscionek reviews a book challenging one of the last remaining forms of prejudice deemed ‘socially acceptable’ in modern Britain. (This book is now free to download from this review.)... [read more]
Cancer patients: throw off the chains of dependancy
Felix McHugh looks at the how the Coalition government plans to cut Employment and Support Allowance to further impoverish those who have the least... [read more]
The call for a UK amendment on the EU
There is a rising tide of Euroscepticism within mainstream political parties and on the floors of national Parliaments throughout the European Union, says David Lindsay.... [read more]
Wearing Your Heart on Your Lapel
W Stephen Gilbert reflects on the politics of poppy wearing, its dissociation in popular society from what it actually represents and its hijacking by politicians. ... [read more]
Wealth Destroyers
The Corporation of the City of London has harmed you more than you know, says George Monbiot.
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Slavery for Dummies
OutRageous! takes a look at the slavery endemic in modern society. ... [read more]
The tilted scales of justice
Dr Tomasz Pierscionek looks at how the state reacts when it feels its authority being usurped.... [read more]
Protests turn to Riots as Working Classes Vent Their Anger
As the dust settles on the UK riots, Ben Maisky considers the possible causes of the recent civil unrest. ... [read more]
Defending the NHS Against Privatisation: John Lister talks to London Progressive Journal (Part Two)
The second part of Tomasz Pierscionek's discussion with prominent anti-privatisation campaigner John Lister.... [read more]
Defending the NHS Against Privatisation: John Lister talks to London Progressive Journal (Part One)
Tomasz Pierscionek talked to veteran health campaigner and London Health Emergency information director Dr John Lister.... [read more]
Britain's Coalition Government: Unleashing the Forces of Hell
It's now several weeks since the Tories swept into office, propped up by the Liberal Democrats. Chris Mason-Felsing looks at the story so far.... [read more]
Budget for Bosses: Workers under Attack
Socialist Appeal's Steve Jones reflects on George Osborne's emergency budget.... [read more]
Talking Politics with Hratche Koundarjian
First-time voter Chris Mason-Felsing met with Labour's Hratche Koundarjian to discuss Labour's Gernal Election prospects.... [read more]
The Greek Crisis and the Threat to the Euro
Can the EU afford to let Greece withdraw from the Eurozone? Socialist Appeal's Mick Brooks considers the significance of the Grek Crisis.... [read more]
Voting Reform Will Empower the Left
Changing Britain's electoral system would benefit Labour and radicalise politics, says Peter Tatchell... [read more]
Time for BAE to Face Justice
Symon Hill examines what is possibly the biggest case of corporate corruption ever heard by a British court.... [read more]
A Scandal a Day Keeps the Voters Away!
Steve Jones talks us through New Labour's latest sleaze mess.... [read more]
Interview: Greg Maughan, Campaign for a New Workers' Party
Cristina Brooks spoke to Greg Maughan of the Campaign for a New Workers' Party about his views on recent developments in the economic sphere.... [read more]
£50bn Bail-out Will Not Stop the Rot
Socialist Appeal's Mick Brooks on the UK government's financial bail-out package.... [read more]
The Contradiction of Choice from the Government
The Government offers us 'choice' as 'empowerment' but are they really giving us less choice as a result?... [read more]
Labour Must Endorse Living Wage Campaign to Win Back Popular Support
Matt Genner argues that committing itself to a national living wage would help restore Labour's credentials as the mainstream party most committed to social justice. ... [read more]
Hedge Funds, Speculation and Capitalism
With market speculation very much in the news at the moment, Mick Brooks examines the phenomenon of the hedge fund, and its role in the current economic malaise.... [read more]
Local Election Failure Shows the New Labour Project is in Decline
Darrell Goodliffe believes Labour's flop at the polls shows they have lost the confidence of the public.... [read more]
Interview: Labour Councillor James Alexander
Cristina Brooks talks to Labour Councillor James Alexander.... [read more]
