Category Archives: Politics

Crocodile tears

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Big Brother

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Columbus

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Extremism and moderation

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Paradox

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.    27 March 2012 There are causes worth dying for, but none worth killing for. Albert … Continue reading

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After the revolution

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.    26 March 2012 The most radical revolutionary will become a conservative the day after the … Continue reading

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What is a Communist?

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Hard work

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.    23 March 2012 When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, … Continue reading

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We’re all in this together

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.    22 March 2012  UK BUDGET: ENRICHING THE RICH AND STUFFING THE POOR The UK’s right-wing … Continue reading

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Anarchy

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.    20 March 2010 Anarchy: decentralised direct democracy. ————- You might perhaps care to view some … Continue reading

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