20 theses on workfare Blog post in which I pass off 140-character bursts from Twitter as enigmatic libertarian communist analysis.
Workers of the world unite! - Some notes on class unity and identity politics There's been several articles posted lately critical of identity politics from a class struggle…
Why can’t anybody say ‘depression’? This is a short blog inspired by the news that the UK is officially in ‘double-dip’ recession (as predicted by pretty much everyone on the left).
The rise of the British culture warriors This post was prompted by Joseph Kay's "bodies as a site of class struggle." As well as raising some interesting questions regarding the right to…
Bodies as a site of class struggle? This is a short blog prompted by recent events in Brighton, as well as wider discussions I’ve been having about the (possible) relationship of…
Conversation on general strikes This is part of a discussion on Facebook that started off some questions on the topic of general strikes. I thought the conversation was…
The new social workhouse? Workfare, the labour market, prison Workfare isn’t just an austerity measure, it’s part of a longer term restructuring of the labour…
S01E008 - Anarcho-syndicalism – a new world in the shell of the old? An edition of the Novara radio show discussing anarcho-syndicalism with Joseph Kay of Solidarity Federation.
Thoughts on David Graeber’s ‘Debt: the first 5,000 years’ I finally finished this book after reading it on and off for months. First, I'll say this is a very…
Climate change and capitalist growth Does the failure to reach an agreement to keep global temperature rises below 2 degrees celsius prove that capitalism has no answer to man-made…
Witch-hunts and the transition to capitalism? I remember when I first Silvia Federici's Caliban and the Witch I liked its synthesis of autonomist Marxist emphasis on class struggle and…
Wages go negative: graduate pays for internship The news that graduates are now paying to work for free just adds to the feeling that something has to give.
