Category: Capitalism
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Church and King
The state needs two things to continue existing: a divided working class and the ability to use force. The state is not identical to the government. The elected government is the visible, changeable face of the state. Thatcher Out, Starmer Out, doesn’t matter, the state remains. In 1780 the state was weak. Globalism was in…
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Wake up and smell … the class war
The removal of an England flag from a Portsmouth housing block is exactly the kind of minor incident that the far right seizes upon and inflates into a national outrage. A dispute about communal property or fire regulations is presented as proof that “you are no longer allowed to be English”. The facts become secondary.…
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How the Mental Health Crisis is Being Weaponised Against Workers
A dangerous world In the west today it is common to hear acronyms such as ADHD, PTSD and OCD surrounding mental health and especially in discussions of depression and anxiety. While a wider discussion about mental health is useful to those suffering, the question of its cause and origination is often neglected. For instance, what…
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Misinformation is a Weapon of Mass Destruction
On 19th June in Leith, Edinburgh, a bare-chested loony tried to “protect our country” by stabbing five innocent people. Local man Kenny said that Leith’s only problem was drugs, a problem starting in the 80s. These people weren’t suspected drug dealers, they were attacked for one reason. I’m not going to give it credibility by…
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Andy Burnham and the search for a working-class hero
The Makerfield by-election was never really about Makerfield.It was about a growing crisis inside British politics. Labour’s enormous parliamentary majority has not delivered popularity. Quite the opposite. After two years of attacks on workers, continued austerity, support for Nato’s war agenda and unwavering backing for Israel’s genocide of Gaza and slaughter in Lebanon, public faith…
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TRICKS OF MANIPULATION
Distraction or Diversion The Systematic Shaping of Our Consciousness The main element of social control is the distraction of our attention from important problems and decisions through the constant saturation of the information space with insignificant messages. In other words, our minds are subject to an intense and constant bombardment of covert ideological messages from…
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Mental Health and Capitalism
The Depressing Nature of Capitalism One of the many and possibly more disturbing facets of decaying moribund capitalism is the mental health crisis. And the decay of the system and the rise of mental health crisis is no coincidence. It is a very common thing in society, particularly in young people. Societal Decay With ongoing…
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Why Eurovision is Political
And Israel needs to be in it Bulgaria was the surprise winner of Eurovision 2026, less of a surprise if you remember that Bulgaria adopted the Euro at the start of this year. The European Broadcasting Union is separate from the EU, but 22 countries whose broadcasters are members are also in both the EU…
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Long overdue extension coming for the Tyne & Wear Metro
The era of late-stage capitalism in which we live is exemplified by an almost non-existent manufacturing base and in its stead, the export of capital to countries where cheaper resources and labour maximise profits. Today, the main source of profit generation in Britain comes from capital flows into the City of London, and through stocks…
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Beware Palantir!
Reposted with thanks from CPGB-ML On 25 November 2025, the Guardian published an article, written by columnist Arwa Mahdawi, entitled ‘JD Vance might want to run in 2028 – but does he have a Palantir-shaped problem?’. The article explained that US vice-president JD Vance, with aspirations to run for president in 2028, may find himself compromised…