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I Do Not Care If Trump Is A Fascist?
Firstly, I would like to point out that Fascism is a political philosophy, and I have seen no indication that Donald Trump has a coherent […]
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Ukraine Background: The Dissolution Of The Soviet Union
When people talk about “peace and understanding”, I often think that they get it the wrong way round – we need some level of understanding […]
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Why I Don’t Wear Badges
I thought I would just write a quick explanation for people who wonder why I do not want a badge. People often look confused when […]
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Navalny v Leadership Of Ideas
One of the main principles behind my political thought is that of leadership of ideas rather than people. While, at some point, I may have […]
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The Rise Of The Apparatchiks
Political power and influence no longer relies on dazzling rhetoric or innovative policies, but the ability to control the disciplinary committee and other internal bodies. People with opposing political ideas can be sanctioned, expelled and denounced, producing a chilling effect on internal and external debate.
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The Consumerization of Politics
This post is about how political beliefs have become more about personal identity and profile rather than a debate about the best way to organize […]
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Where Does The Green Party Stand On Nuclear?
While I know many hard-working activists who are involved in The Green Party Of England And Wales (GPEW) (including my girlfriend – we do not […]
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Why I may argue with you even if I agree with you
While many people see argument as a way of convincing others that your view is correct I try to take a different approach. I am […]
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This Is Not The Time To Talk Politics?
I am writing this because I will get many people saying “this is not the time to talk politics”. In a certain way I agree […]
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Agricultural Work
Some people may argue that “this is not the time to talk politics” which I have covered here. This post is not saying that the […]
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In Defence Of Teresa May
This is not to mean that I do not find many of the policies of the present government wrong or that I somehow feel sorry […]
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Christmas: A Good Time To Hide A Consultation
The Stage 2 Consultation for the proposed Sizewell C nuclear power station runs from 23 November 2016 until 3rd February 20171. As with the Stage […]
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Not Believing Your Own Eyes
We all tend to live in a very small bubble of people we socialise with (both face to face and via social media) and of […]
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EU Expenditure – £350m per week
A few days ago on Question Time1 on the Michael Gove was asked “what billion are we talking about, is it a million million or […]
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Refugees in ‘1984’
April 4th, 1984. Last night to the flicks. All war films. One very good one of a ship full of refugees being bombed somewhere in […]
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Don’t Confuse Voting With Politics
On a recent anti-austerity rally in Norwich, some of the protesters had posters saying ‘Get The Tories Out!’. It was good in one way – […]
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Katie Hopkins – al Qaeda’s ‘Useful Idiot’
Katie Hopkins recent comments about refugees have definitely increased racial hatred – not against the refugees but against us. This post is not about the […]
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Election Debate – The EU
There is quite a bit you can say about the EU. In fact, it is one of the centre of the policy of some parties. […]
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Election Debate – Is There A Green Alternative
While this is a criticism of the Green Party I am not singling it out because it is worse than other parties but because it […]
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Human Rights, Worker Rights and the EU
In my previous post I noted a few things about the Human Rights Act and the European Convention on Human Rights. In this post I […]
Gender
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Trans-Ideology – The Wrong Way To Look At Gender
It seems to me that there has been a growing questioning of what gender roles we expect from the different sexes. This is particularly true […]
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Men – We Have A Problem
Our society has a long term and deep-rooted problem with gender. What we expect a real man and a real woman to be, and the […]
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Green Party: Updated – reaffirming Women’s Sex-Based Rights
SYNOPSIS – Final Text Sex refers to biology which is immutable , gender is a social constructionDiscrimination against women may be based on their perceived […]
Economics
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Unemployment Benefit: Getting Things Into Perspective
If you ask people what they think the biggest problem facing this country is you quite often get one of two answers. Either it is […]
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What Is Wrong With Austerity In One Graph
I think that this one graph shows what is wrong with austerity. The deficit is not just about government income – it is about the […]
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Election Debate – Debt
I had just gathered a few graphics and was about to write this post when I was alerted to a post by Simon Wren-Lewis1 which […]
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The Equality Trust Wealth Tracker 2014
http://www.equalitytrust.org.uk/sites/default/files/TET%20Wealth%20Report%202014.pdf
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Debt
A talk by David Graeber on his book ‘Debt the first 5000 years’ (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Debt-The-First-000-Years/dp/1933633867).
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Big Society – CUT
Suffolk Association of Voluntary Organisations – cut 10% Supports Suffolk’s voluntary and community sector. Local authority funding cut: £5,695.62. Relate – cut 10% Advice to […]
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Slavery Returns
Finding cheap labour with little or no employment rights does not just cut the wages bill for corporation it also acts as a downward pressure […]
Racism and Immigration
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Virtue Signalling – Here Be Dragons
A short post to explain why I think that we need to have empathy with the people we hate. Me At The Centre One of […]
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Running Away From Racism
This is mainly about racism and some problems that I have with a few anti-racists and parts of the anti-racist movement. However, some points I […]
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George Floyd, Racism and Police Violence
The death of George Floyd at the hands of the police in the USA has produced a wave of outrage and protests across the world. […]
War
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Security Guarantees for the Russian Federation
While there is much talk of security guarantees for Ukraine, there is very little, if any, talk of security guarantees for the Russian Federation in […]
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Why Nuclear Weapons Are Not ‘Immoral’
Although I have talked about the problem with ‘moral arguments’ in a previous post1, I have recently heard many people say nuclear weapons are immoral […]
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EU Signals Its Policy Towards Russia – No Diplomatic Solution
The European Union has signalled it future policy towards Russia by announcing the appointment of the hard line Estonian president, Kaja Kallas, as the new […]
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Party Consensus – War With Russia
There is one thing worse than planning a war with Russia, and that is mindlessly sleepwalking into it.
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Ukraine: Red Lines and Nuclear Warnings
Why is Russia so concerned that if Ukraine is given weapons to attack targets inside Russia, it could lead to direct Russia-NATO conflict and possibly […]
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Is The ‘Green’ Party For Or Against Nuclear Weapons?
The simple answer to the question is yes – it is ‘for or against’ nuclear weapons, however, it cannot make up its mind. It has […]
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Ukraine, The Middle East And Climate Change
When discussing tackling climate change, it is important to realize the role of fossil fuel in geopolitical power struggles. One of the reasons that reducing reliance on fossil fuel to combat climate change is the strategic advantage of controlling oil supply.
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Cluster Bomb Action – The Lakenheath 8
Although some of us had highlighted the use of cluster bombs in the Iraq and Afghan was as part of our anti-war campaigning, we had […]
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RAF Lakenheath
RAF Lakenheath is home to the 48th Fighter Wing. The base is used by F-15E and 54 F-35A fighter/bombers. As well as the base, the […]
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RAF Mildenhall
Mildenhall is largest USAF base in the UK but rarely gets the attention it deserves from the peace movement. Although it does not have large […]
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Peace Is Boring
From The Iliad to the present day, war has always been a spectacle, particularly for those who watch from afar. This does not mean […]
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Lest We Forget: Civilian Casualties of War
Although it is difficult to estimate the number of civilians killed due to war what is not difficult to realise is that they are usually […]
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Syria
A lot of the media coverage of the current situation in Syria is complete drivel which is often just regurgitating the crap spouted by politicians. […]
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Iraq / Syria – Humanitarian War?
“There never has been a war yet which, if the facts had been put calmly before the ordinary folk, could not have been prevented … […]
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Iraq / Syria background
It is disappointing that many comments on the current situation in Iraq and Syria, including many made by those in the ‘peace movement’ and ‘the […]
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Putting Thugs In Control
From the media and the announcements of various politicians, it is easy to see large areas of Syria and Iraq as being populated only by […]
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The Problems In Ukraine
The image on the right shows the voting pattern for the 2012 Ukrainian elections. The blue is for the ‘Party of Regions’ and the magenta […]
Green Party
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Where Does The Green Party Stand On Nuclear?
While I know many hard-working activists who are involved in The Green Party Of England And Wales (GPEW) (including my girlfriend – we do not […]
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Green Party: Updated – reaffirming Women’s Sex-Based Rights
SYNOPSIS – Final Text Sex refers to biology which is immutable , gender is a social constructionDiscrimination against women may be based on their perceived […]
