Democracy on Trial Postscript: Focus on Turkey.
And so, with officers being wrenched from the turrets of their tanks and most men in uniform with their hands …
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A Tale of Middle-Class Hysteria.
“Nigel Farage has told a session of the European Parliament that “the little people” had rejected “big politics” in order …
Nicola Sturgeon: The Politics of Hate.
Following the Brexit vote, hatred has been unleashed across the nation. Demagoguery is currently at its most nimble, in seeking …
How to tell if you are still really on the Left after the Brexit vote.
Yesterday was not so much the “dawn” of democracy as the lights flickering back on after a lengthy and thoroughly …
Democracy on Trial: The Verdict.
Democracy on Trial: The Future of Democracy.
It is after midnight and the Orkney Islands have just declared for Remain. As we wait for the results of …
Democracy on Trial: Campaign Butterflies.
The anticipation is immense. The suspense is spellbinding. Although it is conventional to look down upon democracy as being dry …
Democracy on Trial: Stem Cells For Brexit.
Last week I was lucky enough to join the Kyrgyz author Shahsanem Murray for coffee. I have been invited to …
The Secret Tribulations of the Peat Worrier.
The thistles were dozing pleasantly in the late afternoon sunshine as the Lallands Peat Worrier and his students cantered down …
Democracy on Trial: The Realities of Power.
From the way that the leading Brexiteers are currently carrying on, you would think that they are soon-to-be cabinet ministers …
Democracy on Trial: Brexit and the Spirit of Scotland.
On 21 May 1838, at least a hundred thousand trade union members and supporters gathered on Glasgow Green, to listen …
A Personal Message From Your Prime Minister.
Hi guys, With twenty-two days remaining until that historic EU vote, I’m touring up and down the country, fighting hard …
EXCLUSIVE: Another British Empire is Possible.
Tychy today publishes the founding statement of “Another British Empire is Possible.” This new campaign, which aims to get beyond …
Democracy on Trial: Lessons from Iraq.
The referendum on our membership of the European Union seems to have become a national festival of nonsense. You would …
Democracy on Trial: What is the Correct Marxist Interpretation of Brexit?
A spectre is haunting communism – the spectre of Europe. Lenin would have surely thought the class divide which currently …
