Where is politics? This question might seem odd to some. To seasoned libertarian communists, the answer ‘everyday life’ trips off the tongue without a second…
The tendency of state legitimacy to fall This blog has been planned for ages, but has somewhat been superseded by the shift to ‘technocratic’ rule in Greece and Italy. Nonetheless,…
‘Anarchists are like Tories’ and other fairy tales Anarchism has been getting a lot of attention lately, including some oft-peddled but easily refuted myths.
Charting the class struggle I was looking into the historical data on strike days in Britain for a feature in Catalyst, but there's a lot more to discuss than we could fit…
What makes a revolutionary union revolutionary? A discussion document (2/2) I wrote a few months back, which may be of interest in light of the 'Direct Unionism' debate.
Thinking about unions: association and representation A discussion document (1/2) I wrote a few months back, which may be of interest in light of the …
Liberalism, realism and the class struggle A discussion I've been having with friends lately is whether opposing liberalism from a class struggle perspective is just another form of…
The penguin history of Brighton SolFed-thought A brief and incomplete account of the evolution of ‘Brighton SolFed thought’, so if you don’t get what we’re on about you might have some context…
From mobilisation to 'massification' A text produced during the successful 8-day occupation at Sussex University in March 2010.
Pragmatism as ideology Whenever I get into a political discussion these days I find myself accused of ‘dogma’, ‘ideological blinkers’, ‘detached ultra-left purism’ and…
Bailouts, co-operatives or class struggle - a debate A debate between Iain McKaye and the libcom group about an adequate workers' response to the credit crunch - should we advocate nationalisation,…
Anti-militarism: an anarcho-syndicalist perspective A discussion document from the Brighton Class Struggle Forum 18/08/09.
