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 …
Tag Archives: Opinion
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 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 …
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 …
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: 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 …
Tunisia: Getting Down To Business.
“Is there anything wrong with this page?” The UK FCO’s Travel Advice on Tunisia. Over April, Tychy ran a series …
Democracy on Trial: Lessons from Scotland.
The 2014 referendum on Scottish independence was won, or so the chroniclers and balladeers now attest, because the Unionists had …
Democracy on Trial: On the Bendability of Norway.
In the run up to the 2014 referendum, we were offered an enticing preview of what an independent Scotland would …
The Named Person Mysteries: The Case of the Teetotal Teenager.
[It has just occurred to me that there has never been, in the entire history of detective fiction, a detective …
Democracy on Trial: Labour’s Ignominy on the EU.
[“Democracy on Trial” is a new series of occasional missives about the EU referendum.] Why is the Left, or at …
