Tag Archives: UK
The Kurdish Stalingrad: Kobane and Western Inaction
The struggle in Rojava (Kurdish northern Syria) is really a struggle for humanity, freedom, and human dignity. The ‘coalition’ and its air strikes clearly do not aim to protect human life, because they’ve been useless at stopping ISIS from advancing … Continue reading
Posted in Anarchism, Autonomy, Bourgeois Democracy, capitalism, Democracy, dignity, Europe, ISIS, Kobane, Rojava
Tagged Anarchism, Bad Government, Bourgeois Democracy, Capitalism, Community Police Forces, Death, Democracy, Dignity, Exploitation, France, Germany, ISIS, Kobane, PKK, PYD, Rojava, Syria, The West, Turkey, UK, USA, YPG, YPJ
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Letter to MPs in Support of Kobane and Rojava
Below is a letter I recently sent to MPs in the UK… ———————————— I am writing to you because I believe that the experiences of democratic autonomy in the Kurdish regions of northern Syria (known as Rojava) are an example … Continue reading
Posted in Anarchism, Autonomía, Autonomy, Bourgeois Democracy, capitalism, Democracy, dignity, Education, Europe, Exploitation, ISIS, Kobane, Kobani, Kurds, PYD, Rojava, Syria, Turkey, YPG, YPJ
Tagged Anarchism, Autonomy, Bad Government, Bourgeois Democracy, Capitalism, Communism, Community Police Forces, Death, Democracy, Dignity, Exploitation, Fascism, ISIS, Kobane, Kobani, PYD, Rojava, Syria, Turkey, UK, YPG, YPJ
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Daesh, Imperialism, and Rojava
The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923) united much of the Arab World for centuries. In the 19th century, however, it began to decline, and the imperial powers of Europe tried to ensure their own political influence in the region. The UK, for … Continue reading
Posted in Anarchism, Arab Nationalism, Assad, Autonomy, Ba'ath, Ba'ath Party, capitalism, CIA, Democracy, dignity, Education, Environment, Europe, Exploitation, Iraq, ISIS, Islamic State, Kurdistan, Kurds, Libertarian Communism, Libertarian Socialism, PKK, PYD, revolution, Rojava, Saddam Hussein, Salafism, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, Wahhabism, YPG
Tagged Anarchism, Assassination, Authoritarianism, Autonomy, Bad Government, Bourgeois Democracy, Capitalism, Change, Colonialism, Communism, Community Police Forces, Counterinsurgency, Counterrevolution, Death, Democracy, Dignity, Education, Europe, Exploitation, Extremism, Fascism, France, Freedom, Globalisation, Government, History, Imperialism, Impunity, Independence, Injustice, Iraq, ISIS, Israel, Justice, Kurdistán, Libertarian Communism, libertarian socialism, PKK, PYD, Qatar, Rojava, Salafism, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, UK, USA, Wahhabism, YPG
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UK: March for the NHS (06/09/14)
Popular opposition to austerity and privatisation are on the rise in the UK, and unions, left-wing political parties, and civil society groups have all come together to assert that the NHS will not be given away to corporations. Today’s march … Continue reading
Gaza: A Capitalist Genocide (Essay)
[Note: This essay was written from a standpoint that seeks to decrease (and ultimately destroy) all discrimination (based on ethnicity, religion, or other factors) through the dissemination of information and reasoned analysis. Zionism is not synonymous with Judaism. Islamism is … Continue reading
Posted in Anarchism, Assassination, Autonomy, Bourgeois Democracy, capitalism, Conservative Party, Democracy, dignity, Education, Europe, Exploitation, Gaza, Imperialism, Impunity, independence, Injustice, International Relations, Israel, justice, Latin America, Libertarian Communism, Murder, Neoliberalism, Oppression, Palestine, politics, rebellion, revolution, socialism, The Media, Trade Unions, UK, USA, War
Tagged #FreePalestine, #GazaUnderAttack, #ICC4Israel, #SOSGaza, 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict, Capitalism, ethnic cleansing, Fascism, fascists, Gaza, Genocide, Israel, Operation Defensive Edge, Palestine, Palestinians, UK, USA, War crimes, Zionism, Zionists
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UK Strike: “If We Organise Together as Working People, We Can Win”
On July 10th, 2014, the UK saw a one-day strike of up to a million teachers, firefighters, civil servants, council employees, and health workers. This strike – the biggest that the Conservative/Liberal Democrat coalition has faced up to this point … Continue reading
Posted in Anarchism, Autonomy, Bourgeois Democracy, capitalism, Conservative Party, Democracy, dignity, Education, Europe, Exploitation, Imperialism, Impunity, independence, Injustice, justice, Labour Party, Liberal Democrats, Libertarian Communism, Margaret Thatcher, Neoliberalism, Oppression, Pedagogy, politics, socialism, Strike, Teachers, The Media, Trade Unions, UK
Tagged #J10, Austerity, Education, England, Health, Mass media, Northern Ireland, Opposition, Politics, Rally, Scotland, UK, UK Strike, Wales
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UK: Homes for the Homeless
Homelessness is a problem in the majority of capitalist societies. Thanks to the crisis and the dominance of neoliberal politics, it is on the rise, with shortages of affordable housing, evictions as a result of the bedroom tax, domestic abuse … Continue reading
Posted in Anarchism, Autonomy, Bourgeois Democracy, capitalism, Conservative Party, Democracy, dignity, Europe, Exploitation, independence, Injustice, justice, Libertarian Communism, Neoliberalism, Oppression, politics, rebellion, revolution, socialism, UK, War
Tagged Capitalism, Democracy, England, Homelessness, Socialism, Spikes, UK
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The 1984-1985 Miners Strike In Nottingham
“If Spirits Alone Won Battles: The Diary of John Lowe” is part of the familiar genre of a day by day diary, following in the footsteps of The Miners Strike Day by Day (2002) and Yorkshire’s Flying Pickets (2004). It … Continue reading
Posted in capitalism, Conservative Party, dignity, Europe, Exploitation, Impunity, Injustice, justice, Margaret Thatcher, Murder, Neoliberalism, Oppression, politics, socialism, UK, War
Tagged 1984, 1984-85 Miners' Strike, 1985, Arthur Scargill, Conservative Party, England, Labour Movement, Margaret Thatcher, Miners, National Union of Miners, Nottingham, NUM, Police Abuse, Scotland, Strike Action, Trade Unions, UK, Wales, Yorkshire
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‘Democracy’ in the UK and Europe
For those unfamiliar with the main political parties in the UK, this is my rough summary: ‘Left’ Labour – social democrats and ‘social’ capitalists of the so-called ‘third way’ (S&D in Europe) Lib Dems – social democrats focussed more … Continue reading
Posted in Anarchism, Autonomy, capitalism, Climate Change, dignity, Environment, Europe, Exploitation, Imperialism, independence, Injustice, International Relations, justice, Libertarian Communism, politics, revolution, socialism, UK
Tagged Anti-Immigration, Austerity, BNP, Bourgeois Democracy, bureaucracy, Capitalism, Communism, Conservatives, Cooperation, Discontent, England, European Elections 2014, Fascism, Great Britain, Greens, Horizontalism, Injustice, Internationalism, Labour, Left Unity, Left-wing, Lib Dems, Liberal Democrats, Nationalism, Nationalist, Neoliberalism, Northern Ireland, Participative Democracy, Plaid Cymru, Right-Wing, Scotland, SNP, Socialism, UK, UKIP, United Left, Verticalism, Wales
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UK: Chartism and a Sense of Working Class History
We are probably all aware of the horrific conditions which our ancestors worked under, and of the way in which they were exploited and oppressed so that the wealth of the ruling class of our country could grow. But the … Continue reading
Posted in Anarchism, Assassination, Autonomy, Bourgeois Democracy, capitalism, Conservative Party, Democracy, dignity, Europe, Exploitation, Impunity, independence, Injustice, justice, Labour Party, Libertarian Communism, Murder, Neoliberalism, Oppression, politics, rebellion, revolution, socialism, UK, War
Tagged Bourgeois Democracy, Bourgeoisie, Capitalism, Change, Chartism, Chartists, England, Exploitation, Great Britain, History, House of Commons, Injustice, Ireland, Justice, Left Unity, Oppression, Parliament, Peace, People's Charter, Petitions, Politics, Progress, Proletariat, Protests, Rebellion, Revolution, Riots, Ruling Class, Scotland, Socialism, UK, United Kingdom, Uprising, Wales, Workers, Working Class Struggle
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Resistance Is Fertile 