The Frog, the Elephant and the Jellyfish
In late 2015, I began work on the book which was finally published in 2019 as 99%: Mass Impoverishment and How We Can End It. The book’s original working title […]
From Nasty to Nat-Con?
This article looks at how far and how fast the Conservative Party has shifted to the extreme right, and what we can do about it: Leading Conservative Party members […]
What Can We Learn from the Council Elections?
The results of the Council Elections are now in, and it is a good time to ask: what have we learned? Our take is that: The results were worrying for […]
Safe in Their Hands!?
After 13 years in power, the Conservatives want us to believe that the UK is safe in their hands. This article explains how, given a just a few more years, […]
Why So Nasty?
In 2002, Theresa May famously said to the party faithful, “Yes, we’ve made progress, but let’s not kid ourselves. There’s a way to go before we can return to government. […]
The BBC: Balanced or Slanting Right?
We have been warned about this government, often not by the Left but by what used to be the voices of the Right: two former Conservative Chancellors and the editor […]
Is Market Fundamentalism compatible with Morality and Religion?
Article by Richard Playford PhD, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, Ethics and Religion, Leeds Trinity University and Mark E Thomas Traditional Conservative politics, as the name suggests, amongst other […]
Confidence, Yes. Complacency, No
Many former Conservative grandees have warned us about the current state of their party. Philip Hammond wrote: “the Conservative party has been taken over by unelected advisers, entryists and usurpers […]
2023: A Year of Opportunity
Happy New Year The year 2023 presents us with both continued threats and – increasingly important – new opportunities. The threats, both in the UK and internationally, include a continuation […]
How the Light Gets In
After 12 years of Conservative government, the UK faces serious and rapidly growing problems on multiple fronts: 1) economically, 2) in terms of the financial, physical and mental health […]