Is it any wonder? We’re oh so grateful when asked to choke down yet another poison pill. Our friends, who claim to care for us, tell us it’s for our own good. Originally it was wars killing millions of brown people far away, or selling things we need
We need to talk about Jeremy Motherhood and apple pie A few months ago, I went to the Liverpool Community Independents meeting. People were very excited because Jeremy Corbyn was speaking and it was rumoured that he might be (finally) announcing the creation of a new political party. In the
It really isn't complicated The story we are told * There aren't enough resources to go around and look after everybody's needs. * Because of this: people can't get what they need to survive and thrive * Some people will have more because it'
No-one is taught this in school any more, if they ever were, but just after the first world war, when millions died to preserve the imperial empire of our owners, the British government promised the returning soldiers that they would live in a land that's fit for heroes.
I was recently contacted by Critical Mass, asking for my opinions about a few things. They're contacting all their readers, I'm not special. I wrote a reply to their questions, so here it is: * What would you say have been the political highlights of the past
But it won't be that cold For those few of you who aren't Game of Thrones aficionados winter is coming is the motto of House Stark. In that universe winter also means that various creatures that don't want humans to live start to wake,
Birkenhead Blues have just released a new single Leave it in the ground, clown. This is a Green Plenty side project and we hope you like it. Lyrics Chorus Emergency, emergency, emergency Leave it in the ground, clown Leave it in the ground, clown Leave it in the ground, clown
Some points to note: 1. Trump got less votes than last time 2. In places where Harris said "I'm speaking" over people protesting genocide she comprehensively lost, despite Biden getting 80% there last time. Folks didn't turn up to vote for people who speak
Dear readers, I watched the excellent documentary For Land by my friends at Prolekult a couple of months ago and it knocked me for six. It explains how modern industrial capitalism's use of fossil fuels made it possible to draw together the people who became the modern working
I recently wrote an email to my MP, Alison McGovern, asking that she vote against the government's proposed plans to remove the winter fuel payments from pensioners. She sent me back a copy of Rachel Reeves' press release. This is my reply: Dear Alison, First, let me
Simple but not easy Environmentalism without class struggle is just gardening. Chico Mendes Contents Capitalism bad Markets, profits & other delusions The big con The ecocide Accountability Green nationalism Socialism Why "eco"? The choice What you can do right now Capitalism bad There are a couple of really
Here I republish a slightly edited book review I did of David Whyte's Ecocide. There is a book called The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind that I have never read. It was made into a film, and that I have seen. If you have never seen the