Category: politics

The New McCarthyism

Charges of anti-Americanism are themselves anti-American

By refusing to engage with its critics, the government makes reason redundant.

It should be illegal to influence an MP’s vote

Labour’s determination to please the corporations is stifling political debate

Politics is moving out of Westminster, as our representatives avoid the real issues

William Hague’s bold new vision for Britain is to put us in the same position as Mexico

The only hope for American democracy is if Nader takes votes from Gore

The destruction of the Countryside and Rights of Way Bill by the “new” House of Lords shows that it’s just as bad as the old one

Councillors in Britain must be paid for the work they do.

At last the British Government is starting to protect the environment

The Government claims to be stamping it out: in truth it is encouraging it

The British National Party reinvents itself

Living Marxism’s interesting allegiances

The new Regional Development Agencies have no democratic legitimacy

Government agencies are making us pay throught the nose for our right to know

An appointed House of Lords is just as bad as an hereditary one

The direct action movement is giving rise to a new and thrilling politics of empowerment

The main political parties have little to offer young people

Britain’s direct action movements have become a force for cultural and even economic renewal