The great advantage of single-issue groups is that they can build broad coalitions of people who otherwise agree on little … Continue reading “Why are so many successful social movements anti-capitalist? (Part 1)”

It has been three years since the release of my book Socialism – The Failed Idea That Never Dies. Since … Continue reading “Socialism – three years on”

During the 1970s, in the bourgeois suburbs of north-west London where I lived during a part of my childhood, youngsters … Continue reading “What type of socioeconomic system do Extinction Rebellion (XR) and Black Lives Matter (BLM) want?”

The Report of the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities has attracted predictable controversy. Some are hailing it as an … Continue reading “Some initial thoughts on the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities’ report”