With the Second World War coming to its conclusion it naturally left an undignified political scramble in its wake
Radical Reprint: Stalin’s ‘left’ turn
Tag: Rob Ray
Labour’s housing solution is doomed to fail
Obsessing about how many homes are being built is a similar mindset to GDP-gazing – it fails to understand the true nature of the problem
All change in the councils: Except it isn’t
Oh garçon, I’d like Enoch-was-right Toryism with even more grifting, please. Yes of course I’ll have the side of self-sabotaging incompetence and unhinged shouting at clouds, that’s the flavour right there. ~ Rob Ray ~ Jordan Tarrant-Short, a man in his 30s who has somehow never quite managed to throw off that Young Tory look,
Anarchism and the New Military Wave (pt. 2)
As Europe’s ruling class responds to the post-Pax Americana world with anguish and armaments, here are the opportunities and threats facing British anarchists ~ Rob Ray ~ Part one of this article, covering strengths and weaknesses, is here. Opportunities Putting a cynical hat on, in many ways there has never been a more opportune time
Anarchism and the New Military Wave (pt.1)
A few thoughts on where we are as we teeter on the cusp of a decade-defining shift into armed nationalism ~ Rob Ray ~ In the deluge of capital-N News we’ve had over the last month, by far the most consequential for our war-distanced isles has been the announcement, Europe-wide, of massive rearmament. In the
Labour’s rose is as ash and smoke
Perhaps an anti-Labour sentiment is no surprise coming from an anarchist opinion column, but my atheism, this shower of spineless rejects from centrist central casting have had no compunction at all in sucking up to the newly-installed Imperial Orange ~ Rob Ray ~ After a furtive half-minute in a back room tickling Trump’s earhole last
Radical Reprint: Arrests and jail terms for Freedom Press editors
Following raids on Freedom Press by Special Branch, at the behest of the Home Office, which had been reported in January 1945 (recounted in last month’s column), pressure was kept up with a succession of court cases, reported on at length by the right-wing press ~ Rob Ray ~ That the February 24th edition of
A tsunami is made of many droplets
The mismanagement of Thames Water is not the first scandal of its kind, but when our very water is at risk why are we still letting rich people pretend they are best left in charge? ~ Rob Ray ~ Back in the 2000s, before it was all being run by TfL, I wrote a bit
Radical Reprint: Freedom struggles against government raids
The beginning of 1945 was a turbulent time for Freedom Press, along with anarchism in Britain and western Europe ~ Rob Ray ~ While the Germans were mounting their last, doomed offensive, the outcome of World War II was already no longer in doubt. The fascists had been routed in the East, invaded in the
Farage’s failed sell-out
A rare note of thanks goes to Elon Musk for his hilarious New Year farce turning Reform UK’s leader into a complete laughing stock ~ Rob Ray ~ What an excellent few days it’s been for far-right watching. Over in the US we’ve been seeing the hardline racist wing of MAGA screaming about betrayal because
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Anarchist News Review: Palestine Action Ban, Welfare Rebellion and Israel-Iran-US
It comes to something when even voicing support for a non-violent direct action group risks being designated as crossing the line, but Labour is no defender of freedom of speech and protest.
Assisted Dying Bill: The neoliberal politics of death
The Assisted Dying Bill cleared the House of Commons in the same week the government confirmed its commitment to slashing financial support for disabled and chronically-ill people ~ punkacademic ~ The Labour government’s commitment to finish the job started by its Tory and Liberal Democrat predecessors has taken vivid form in the proposed cuts to the health
Labour’s authoritarian urge
Labour’s desire for authority comes from an instinct to prove they can manage the workers best ~ Jon Bigger ~ Two themes have been ever-present in Labour Party history.
The dangerous precedent of Palestine Action’s attempted proscription
This decision is part of a campaign by the British state to quell direct action movements ~ James Horton ~ Palestine Action, it was announced on Friday, is set to become a proscribed group.
Palestine Action ban: Trolls on parade
The government’s attempt to brand non-violent direct activists as “terrorists” has already backfired ~ Tabitha Troughton ~ This was the week when language in the UK temporarily gave up.
