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Knowing our left from our right, Part Five: Get real, get utopian!
Hi! Welcome to this series of posts about the left-right divide in politics. Here’s the story so far… In the first post, I argued that the media portrays anything even remotely left-wing as ‘extreme’,...
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Knowing our left from our right, Part Six: human nature and society
Dear readers, This is the final post in a six post series exploring the differences between the left and right in politics. Here’s a brief recap of the argument so far… In the first post, I argued that...
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On value and values
Hi there, I’ve decided to produce a Soundcloud podcast of each blog I write. If you’re like me, you enjoy listening to things as much as reading them. I also spend a lot of time cooking and cleaning,...
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Is austerity ideological?
Hello! I know this post isn’t immediately topical, particularly with the focus on the fallout from the ‘Panama Papers’. But, sadly, austerity remains topical after eight long years now and it’s a point...
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On Jeremy Corbyn: let’s end cynicism and embrace (critical) hope
Dear friends, Feel free to listen to a recording of this blogpost above… I just want to make three points about Jeremy Corbyn and his re-election. I want to argue the following: (1) Ultimately, we...
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Let’s call time on Liberalism! We need to talk about Capital
Dear friends, I wish each and every one of you a very happy and healthy new year! I’m sorry I haven’t been blogging recently. My last post explains why, but I hope to be back into the swing of blogging...
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On Comic Relief and charity generally: make charity history!
Here’s a post I wrote two years ago at the time of the last Comic Relief Day in 2015. I re-read it and it still resonated with me, so I’m reposting here. Sorry I’ve not been writing. I will start...
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Dousing the fires: On the crisis of hegemony, the forthcoming war of...
Dear readers, If you prefer to listen to this blogpost, you can do so right here… Part One: Introduction and understanding ‘hegemony’ The world is ablaze!! In Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Somalia, Portugal,...
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Dousing the fires, Part Two: The UK’s economic, social, and political crises
Dousing the fires: On the crisis of hegemony, the forthcoming war of manoeuvre, and how only love can win this war Part Two: The UK’s economic, social, and political crises As usual, if you prefer to...
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Dousing the fires: Part Three
Dousing the fires: On the crisis of hegemony, the forthcoming war of manoeuvre, and how only love can win this war Part Three: The ideological crisis – a crisis of hegemony As usual, if you prefer to...
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