17 April, 2012 // Category: Book Review, History, Labour movement, Vision/Strategy
Socialism with a Northern Accent: Radical traditions for modern times, by Paul Salveson, Lawrence & Wishart, 2011 George Galloway’s recent triumph in the Bradford West by-election probably wasn’t, as claimed, “the most sensational victory in British political history”. But it was an undeniably...
30 January, 2012 // Category: Activism, Book Review, International
Why It's Kicking Off Everywhere: The New Global Revolutions, by Paul Mason, Verso, 2012, p237 Anyone who experienced first-hand the student occupations and protests at the back end of 2010 will find themselves – upon reading the chapter on that subject in Paul Mason’s new book, 'Why It's...
16 January, 2012 // Category: Activism, Book Review, Culture, Europe, History, Philosophy and Theory, Politics, Racism, The Right
The Crisis of Multiculturalism: Racism in a Neoliberal Age by Alana Lentin and Titley, Zed Books, 2011, 284 pp. Defending Multiculturalism: A Guide for the Movement by Hassan Mahamdallie (ed.), Bookmarks, 231 pp. In 2011 David Cameron brought neo-Powellite racism to the heart of Government. ...
09 June, 2011 // Category: Book Review, Corporate power, Employment & Welfare
Ross Perlin’s new book, Intern Nation: How to Earn Nothing and Learn Little in the Brave New Economy, offers an alarming picture of the global internship explosion. But it also shows why this is a class issue that an invigorated Left should see as a priority, and one where it can win. You would...
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