Tag: democracy
The Socialist Alliance, George Galloway and Respect: left electoralism the last time around
After George Galloway’s Rochdale victory, David Renton reflects on past left electoral vehicles, and why democracy and accountability are essential.
Whither Poland
Dan Davison analyses the new Polish government, the Polish left, and the rise of the far right.
Review | Mussolini’s Grandchildren
Italy's far-right government has roots stretching back a century. Colin Wilson reviews Broder's book.
‘Lack and longing’: an interview with Satnam Virdee and Brendan McGeever
Satnam Virdee and Brendan McGeever answer questions about race, nation, working class struggle and the breakdown of Britain’s democratic settlement.
Voter suppression and protest repression: the Tories’ attack on democracy
The government is swiftly and systematically destroying the rights on which ordinary people rely: to vote, to protest, to strike.
Britain’s new PM Sunak is as wealthy as the king — and as distant...
Britain has a newly-unelected prime minister. Gareth Dale looks at how we got here, and what to expect from the coming months.
Municipal politics and the revolutionary left
Danny Schultz reviews Paint Your Town Red, by Matthew Brown and Rhian E Jones, finding an interesting discussion of the possibilities of radical local politics.
Extracts from Revolutionary Rehearsals in the Neoliberal Age
On the possibility of socialist revolution and the tragedy of the Egyptian revolution.
Kill The Bill: the day of action
rs21 members took part in a social media campaign as part of the #KillTheBill day of action against the new Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill on Saturday 21 August 2021,
Amending the Police Bill won’t be enough
Kate Bradley summarises the scrutiny report by the Joint Committee on Human Rights on the Police Crime Sentencing and Courts Bill, considering how this might impact this new repressive legislation.