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A Response To Trade Union Betrayal Of Women Workers
“If facts hurt your feelings, you need new feelings, not new facts” – Ricky Gervais Ever since the Supreme Court ruling in April, we’ve seen a steady stream of incoherent liberal cope. A recent example comes from The Herald, in an article, titled “Trade Union Action on the Supreme Court Ruling Not Off the Table,”…
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Victory in Europe?
The following words are excerpts from a speech I gave at the Red Book Fair 2025. When Churchill spoke to the nation 80 years ago he said, “This is not a victory of any party or any class, but a victory of the Great British nation” And he was right. The victory against fascism has…
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Eurovision is Love
On the surface, Eurovision is a bit of fun. It’s sold as a family-friendly, inclusive, apolitical celebration of music, art and love. Now I like Eurodisco and Turbofolk as much as the next man. San Marino’s entry was performed by one half of Eiffel 65, who did Everton’s unofficial anthem Blue (da ba dee) My favourite…
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The Dark Birds Flew
Otto Gelsted was a young Danish communist who described seeing the German planes flying over his home during WW2. He was a communist writer, and intellectual, who had to flee to Sweden after the Nazi’s marches on Denmark as he had spoken out against Hitler and the Nazi’s in local publications. The symbolism of the…
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Jigger the Miner
It’s legend, the history of black country and why workers should be proud of their heritage. Introduction As I go to Walsall, I go past Brownhills (by bus no less), I am always inspired by the miner’s statue even when I was a kid. Even if I didn’t know of its significance until I write…
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The Scouser in Our Team
One of the major stories of this season has been the contract situations surrounding some of Liverpool’s biggest stars. Virgil van Dijk, Mo Salah, and Trent Alexander-Arnold all had contracts set to expire at the end of the season. It’s a bizarre situation for a club that has led the title race to have its…
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The Farce of Freedom Under Capitalism
Trump’s behaviour towards Canada results in a Carney victory and the Liberals being re-elected. Much smug satisfaction from the liberal left. All hail Mark Carney, a longtime multi-millionaire with 13 years in senior positions with Goldman Sachs who has worked in investment banking, emerging debt in capital markets and sovereign risk. What a noble career trajectory. Carney left…
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The Commodification of Education
Whilst a commodity is something that satisfies a human need, under capitalism, a commodity is something created for sale and not for one’s own use. Commodification means turning something (in the case of this article, education) into a market-driven product or service — something that is bought, sold, and consumed rather than a public good…
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Trans Women ARE Men!
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom has brought a muchneeded return of sanity with an unambiguous ruling that sex is binary,that trans women are men, something that has always been true infact, and following this ruling, we now have legal clarity bringing thelaw into line with biological reality.A brief summary of the case: For…
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The Wreckers
I watched them tearing a building down, A gang of men in a busy town.With a ho-heave-ho and lusty yell, They swung a beam and a sidewall fell. I asked the foreman, “Are these men skilled, As the men you’d hire if you had to build?”He gave me a laugh and said, “No indeed! Just common…
“ A class cannot exist in society without in some degree manifesting a consciousness of itself as a group with common problems, interests and prospects”
– Harry Braverman
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