Nightmare on Downing Street
Submitted by Gabriel Levy on Dec 16 2019 10:11
Johnson may get more extreme as his problems pile up. He now has a parliamentary majority, but the fundamental problems with his Brexit strategy – from capital’s point of view – still remain: the north of Ireland, Scotland, the economy."
Zealots and ditherers
Submitted by Gabriel Levy on Aug 15 2019 08:44
The UK government seems hell-bent on crashing out of the European Union without a deal on 31 October. What does this say about the politics of the ruling class?
What does “climate emergency” mean? Let’s define that OUTSIDE parliament
Submitted by Gabriel Levy on May 2 2019 07:41
The UK parliament declares a "climate emergency" while supporting Heathrow airport expansion, fracking, and fossil fuel subsidies. We need to make our own decisions about what the emergency is and how to deal with it
Climate change must be a thing: it's on prime time TV
Submitted by Gabriel Levy on Apr 23 2019 09:04
The political establishment will try co-opting new climate protest movements, such as Extinction Rebellion and the school strikes. Let's stop that happening
What would Corbyn do?
Submitted by Steven. on Jul 10 2017 07:28
Gabriel Levy on the phenomenon of Jeremy Corbyn, the 2017 UK election result and what it means for the prospects of the working class.
Break the silence on Azerbaijan oil workers' deaths
Submitted by Gabriel Levy on Aug 4 2016 08:27
In Azerbaijan, oil workers and their families are demanding answers about offshore safety standards, but the authorities have stayed silent for nine months about the causes of a disaster that killed 31 people
Ukrainians, Russians and Europeans against Putin's war
Submitted by Gabriel Levy on Mar 2 2014 17:44
Ukrainians, Russians and Europeans were on the streets today protesting against the Putin regime’s attack on Ukraine.
"Roza is a leader: that's why they jailed her"
Submitted by Gabriel Levy on Dec 7 2013 17:56
An interview with TATIANA M., an independent trade union activist in Kazakhstan, about the case of Roza Tuletaeva and other oil worker activists jailed after the 2011 strike and massacre at Zhanaozen
The trouble with “economic growth” – Gabriel Levy
This article (edited version of a talk) argues that the idea of “socialist economic growth” should be junked. Socialism is about human happiness, not simply about more stuff. The article suggests socialist responses to arguments about “sustainability” and the environment.
