An open letter to Hazel Blears MP, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Category: politics
From the Bottom Up
A new mobilisation could revitalise politics in the UK – but only if you get involved.
Squandered
This is how a government elected to stamp out sleaze became worse than its predecessor.
Flying Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
How did Marxist class warriors end up fighting for the bosses’ right to fly?
The Triumph of Ignorance
Why morons succeed in US politics.
Free the Unborn!
A proposal for slowing down politics.
Nothing Left to Fight For
The most rightwing government Britain has had since the Second World War does not deserve to be re-elected.
Death of the Noble Idea
Big money trumps everything in politics, even the most dearly-held beliefs
An Idiot’s Referendum
People of all political colours are clamouring to answer a meaningless question.
Union With the Devil
The trade unions still rage about the class war, but keep funding their class enemies.
Who Runs Britain?
I nominate the CBI.
The Anti-Social Bastards in Our Midst
The car is turning us into a nation of libertarians
How to Stop Civil War
Nicaragua and South Africa, not the US, should be the inspiration for Iraq’s constitution.
Burnt Out
Kenneth Clarke’s work for British American Tobacco should disqualify him from office.
Signal Your Opposition
A vote for a minor party could be the most powerful one you could cast.
Paid-up Members
How can MPs represent us when they earn up to 95% of their income from outside interests?
Media Fairyland
The US media is creating a world of make believe.
Religion of the Rich
There is a precedent for the Bush Project, but it’s not fascism
The Paradox of Transition
How does the Global Justice Movement become effective without becoming New Labour?
The Bad or the Terrible
Those who insist that Nader supporters should vote for Kerry are holding back US democratisation.