RED PEPPERWE STAND WITH JEREMY CORBYNGET INVOLVEDA COMPLETE COCK-UP BY

GOVERNMENTCLIMATE

Video games and anti-capitalist aesthetics. As more and more video games infuse their narratives with explicitly political themes, B.G.M. Muggeridge asks why so

VACCINE NATIONALISM

Vaccine nationalism. Despite tired refrains of ‘We’re all in this together’, the coronavirus pandemic has offered a stark reminder of the deep-seated inequalities that underpin our societies. In Britain, people of colour are still disproportionately contracting and dying from the virus. Reflecting historical patterns, and exacerbated by WOKE JOKES | RED PEPPERSEE MORE ON REDPEPPER.ORG.UK THE POLITICS OF BOB DYLAN The Politics of Bob Dylan. Forty years ago, on 26 October 1963, Bob Dylan premiered ‘The Times They are A-Changin”, his generational anthem, to a sold-out house at New York’s Carnegie Hall. The song is founded on a conviction that the movement for social change is unstoppable, that history will conform to morality. HOW TO KNOW IF YOU’VE BEEN BLACKLISTED AND WHAT YOU CAN DO If you wish to check whether you are on the Blacklist held by the Consulting Association you can call the ICO’s helpline on 0303 123 1113 between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday. If your details are not on this list, unfortunately it is very difficult to discover if you are on a blacklist; however, here are a few things to bear in mind and

some

A MAD WORLD: CAPITALISM AND THE RISE OF MENTAL ILLNESS Mental illness is consistently associated with deprivation, low income, unemployment, poor education, poorer physical health and increased health-risk behaviour.’. Some commentators have even suggested that capitalism itself, as a way of being or way of thinking about the world, might be seen as a rather ‘psychopathic’ or pathological system. TEN THINGS YOU CAN DO TO COMBAT RACISM AND You must be ready to redress the balance. 10. Be ready to critique the EU. Over recent weeks, accusations of racism and xenophobia have been laid solely at the feet of Leave voters and campaigners. By implication, the EU has been reimagined as a beacon of tolerance—a place of open borders, free from racism. REBEL RAMBLERS: THE POLITICS OF WALKING Rebel ramblers: The politics of walking. By Alex Berger, under a CC license. Every journey begins with a single step. When 250,000 people congregate in central London, then walk from one pre-determined place to another to protest about a visit from a foreign politician, we call it a march or a demonstration. When a million attend a Pride march AGE OLD TRIBAL BLOODLUST Africa is tribal. The traditional tribal hatred in Kenya was what caused the violence in 2007 and 2008 – it wasn’t the massive inequalities of an economic system that was designed for settler and metropolitan power enrichment, the grinding poverty of the poor and affluence of the rich or the land problems resulting from colonial

land

WHY I RESIGNED FROM THE GREEN PARTY Why I resigned from the Green Party. Joseph Healy, in a Green Party publicity photo. I joined the Green Party ten years ago as I believed that it had something new and radical to say in British politics. I was also a founder member of Green Left, which was formed in 2006, and I helped draft the Headcorn Declaration, the group’s mission

statement.

RED PEPPERWE STAND WITH JEREMY CORBYNGET INVOLVEDA COMPLETE COCK-UP BY

GOVERNMENTCLIMATE

Video games and anti-capitalist aesthetics. As more and more video games infuse their narratives with explicitly political themes, B.G.M. Muggeridge asks why so

VACCINE NATIONALISM

Vaccine nationalism. Despite tired refrains of ‘We’re all in this together’, the coronavirus pandemic has offered a stark reminder of the deep-seated inequalities that underpin our societies. In Britain, people of colour are still disproportionately contracting and dying from the virus. Reflecting historical patterns, and exacerbated by WOKE JOKES | RED PEPPERSEE MORE ON REDPEPPER.ORG.UK THE POLITICS OF BOB DYLAN The Politics of Bob Dylan. Forty years ago, on 26 October 1963, Bob Dylan premiered ‘The Times They are A-Changin”, his generational anthem, to a sold-out house at New York’s Carnegie Hall. The song is founded on a conviction that the movement for social change is unstoppable, that history will conform to morality. HOW TO KNOW IF YOU’VE BEEN BLACKLISTED AND WHAT YOU CAN DO If you wish to check whether you are on the Blacklist held by the Consulting Association you can call the ICO’s helpline on 0303 123 1113 between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday. If your details are not on this list, unfortunately it is very difficult to discover if you are on a blacklist; however, here are a few things to bear in mind and

some

A MAD WORLD: CAPITALISM AND THE RISE OF MENTAL ILLNESS Mental illness is consistently associated with deprivation, low income, unemployment, poor education, poorer physical health and increased health-risk behaviour.’. Some commentators have even suggested that capitalism itself, as a way of being or way of thinking about the world, might be seen as a rather ‘psychopathic’ or pathological system. TEN THINGS YOU CAN DO TO COMBAT RACISM AND You must be ready to redress the balance. 10. Be ready to critique the EU. Over recent weeks, accusations of racism and xenophobia have been laid solely at the feet of Leave voters and campaigners. By implication, the EU has been reimagined as a beacon of tolerance—a place of open borders, free from racism. REBEL RAMBLERS: THE POLITICS OF WALKING Rebel ramblers: The politics of walking. By Alex Berger, under a CC license. Every journey begins with a single step. When 250,000 people congregate in central London, then walk from one pre-determined place to another to protest about a visit from a foreign politician, we call it a march or a demonstration. When a million attend a Pride march AGE OLD TRIBAL BLOODLUST Africa is tribal. The traditional tribal hatred in Kenya was what caused the violence in 2007 and 2008 – it wasn’t the massive inequalities of an economic system that was designed for settler and metropolitan power enrichment, the grinding poverty of the poor and affluence of the rich or the land problems resulting from colonial

land

WHY I RESIGNED FROM THE GREEN PARTY Why I resigned from the Green Party. Joseph Healy, in a Green Party publicity photo. I joined the Green Party ten years ago as I believed that it had something new and radical to say in British politics. I was also a founder member of Green Left, which was formed in 2006, and I helped draft the Headcorn Declaration, the group’s mission

statement.

VACCINE NATIONALISM

Vaccine nationalism. Despite tired refrains of ‘We’re all in this together’, the coronavirus pandemic has offered a stark reminder of the deep-seated inequalities that underpin our societies. In Britain, people of colour are still disproportionately contracting and dying from the virus. Reflecting historical patterns, and exacerbated by

SPORTING POLITICS

Another summer of sport is upon us. Well, maybe. We know better by now than to put dates in the diary without a ‘tbc’ alongside – even erstwhile calendar fixtures like the Olympic Games and European Championships. But while pandemic-induced decisions to NOT READY FOR TAKE-OFF Imagine you’ve had your heart set on a particular career since you were a child. Having done your research on how to train for your dream career, you find out what the relevant trade union is. What would your reaction be if you discovered that this trade union was actively discouraging people from WHERE’S LEFT IN CORNWALL? Enshrined in Cornish folklore are stories of rebellions against cases of English government encroachment, such as the Battle of Blackheath in 1497 and the Prayer Book Rebellion in 1549. Yet, unlike in other Celtic nations, there emerged no successful movement to achieve any

degree of Cornish

UNIONISING YOUR WORKPLACE Unionising your workplace. 1 Keep it quiet at first. When faced with mistreatment in the workplace, it is tempting to respond angrily and spontaneously. It is much more effective, however, to step back and think strategically about long-term solutions. Dissent from an individual may result in that person being singled out as a

troublemaker

INJUSTICE IN COURT

Injustice in court. At the end of last month, Amnesty International warned of ‘a terrible day for British justice’ after the justice and security bill, which extends so-called ‘secret court’ powers into the main civil courts in England and Wales, passed through the House of Lords. The bill has nothing to do with ‘justice’ or THE MYTH OF THE 1970S MYTH: In the 1970s Britain was an ungovernable ‘failed state’. Britain was so far from being a ‘failed state’ in the 1970s that a survey by the New Economics Foundation – based on social inequality indices, investment in public services, levels of pay and other benefits to ordinary workers – found that 1976 was the ‘happiest

year

ROJAVA’S EVERYDAY DEMOCRACY Located in north eastern Rojava, Amûdê County demonstrates what decentralisation and self-administration can look like in practice. Starting at the end of government rule in 2012, its communes, district people’s council and the municipality (Şaredarî) were all subjected to processes of

SEAN MELEADY

Not ready for take-off. 7 June 2021 The trade unionists of the skies have been saving jobs as their industry taxis on the runway, writes

Sean Meleady

NAOMI RESCORLA-BROWN Where’s left in Cornwall? 9 June 2021 Shifting Cornish landscapes have brought with them substantial social change writes Naomi

Rescorla-Brown

REFUGEE FAMILY REUNIFICATION DURING A PANDEMIC WOKE JOKES | RED PEPPERSEE MORE ON REDPEPPER.ORG.UK

INJUSTICE IN COURT

Injustice in court. At the end of last month, Amnesty International warned of ‘a terrible day for British justice’ after the justice and security bill, which extends so-called ‘secret court’ powers into the main civil courts in England and Wales, passed through the House of Lords. The bill has nothing to do with ‘justice’ or CLASSIC BOOK: IF THEY COME IN THE MORNING Angela Davis’s seminal collection of essays If They Come in the Morning loses none of its urgency or prescience nearly 50 years on. From the likes of Black Panthers Bobby Seale, Ericka Huggins and Huey Newton to Soledad Brother George Jackson to philosopher Herbert Marcuse, we are given a scathing analysis of the American prison system that remains sadly applicable today. KENNY BELL: FROM LOSS TO LIVING LEGACY Participatory, empowering organisation . Kenny’s starting point, and returning point, was the need constantly to build, renew and develop a strong and creative trade union in the workplace; an organisation able also to reach out to the city and fellow citizens, to be a strong base for a regional strategy and to be a resource for international

solidarity.

HOW TO KNOW IF YOU’VE BEEN BLACKLISTED AND WHAT YOU CAN DO If you wish to check whether you are on the Blacklist held by the Consulting Association you can call the ICO’s helpline on 0303 123 1113 between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday. If your details are not on this list, unfortunately it is very difficult to discover if you are on a blacklist; however, here are a few things to bear in mind and

some

CLASSIC BOOK: POLICING THE CRISIS Policing the Crisis, first published in 1978, remains one of the most thorough, powerful and persuasive accounts of how ‘public consent’ for new forms of statecraft and state reform is manufactured. It is a remarkably ambitious and rich study of policing and race relations in the 1970s, collaboratively written by members of the Birmingham REBEL RAMBLERS: THE POLITICS OF WALKING Rebel ramblers: The politics of walking. By Alex Berger, under a CC license. Every journey begins with a single step. When 250,000 people congregate in central London, then walk from one pre-determined place to another to protest about a visit from a foreign politician, we call it a march or a demonstration. When a million attend a Pride march A MAD WORLD: CAPITALISM AND THE RISE OF MENTAL ILLNESS Mental illness is consistently associated with deprivation, low income, unemployment, poor education, poorer physical health and increased health-risk behaviour.’. Some commentators have even suggested that capitalism itself, as a way of being or way of thinking about the world, might be seen as a rather ‘psychopathic’ or pathological system. FORCING MPS TO TAKE AN OATH OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE MONARCHY Pledging allegiance to the British monarch is a necessary prerequisite for all members of Parliament to take their seats at Westminster. There is an alternative pledge, of ‘solemn affirmation’, which removes the religious element of the oath. MPs who wish to represent constituents at Westminster without endorsing an unelected monarchy REFUGEE FAMILY REUNIFICATION DURING A PANDEMIC WOKE JOKES | RED PEPPERSEE MORE ON REDPEPPER.ORG.UK

INJUSTICE IN COURT

Injustice in court. At the end of last month, Amnesty International warned of ‘a terrible day for British justice’ after the justice and security bill, which extends so-called ‘secret court’ powers into the main civil courts in England and Wales, passed through the House of Lords. The bill has nothing to do with ‘justice’ or CLASSIC BOOK: IF THEY COME IN THE MORNING Angela Davis’s seminal collection of essays If They Come in the Morning loses none of its urgency or prescience nearly 50 years on. From the likes of Black Panthers Bobby Seale, Ericka Huggins and Huey Newton to Soledad Brother George Jackson to philosopher Herbert Marcuse, we are given a scathing analysis of the American prison system that remains sadly applicable today. KENNY BELL: FROM LOSS TO LIVING LEGACY Participatory, empowering organisation . Kenny’s starting point, and returning point, was the need constantly to build, renew and develop a strong and creative trade union in the workplace; an organisation able also to reach out to the city and fellow citizens, to be a strong base for a regional strategy and to be a resource for international

solidarity.

HOW TO KNOW IF YOU’VE BEEN BLACKLISTED AND WHAT YOU CAN DO If you wish to check whether you are on the Blacklist held by the Consulting Association you can call the ICO’s helpline on 0303 123 1113 between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday. If your details are not on this list, unfortunately it is very difficult to discover if you are on a blacklist; however, here are a few things to bear in mind and

some

CLASSIC BOOK: POLICING THE CRISIS Policing the Crisis, first published in 1978, remains one of the most thorough, powerful and persuasive accounts of how ‘public consent’ for new forms of statecraft and state reform is manufactured. It is a remarkably ambitious and rich study of policing and race relations in the 1970s, collaboratively written by members of the Birmingham REBEL RAMBLERS: THE POLITICS OF WALKING Rebel ramblers: The politics of walking. By Alex Berger, under a CC license. Every journey begins with a single step. When 250,000 people congregate in central London, then walk from one pre-determined place to another to protest about a visit from a foreign politician, we call it a march or a demonstration. When a million attend a Pride march A MAD WORLD: CAPITALISM AND THE RISE OF MENTAL ILLNESS Mental illness is consistently associated with deprivation, low income, unemployment, poor education, poorer physical health and increased health-risk behaviour.’. Some commentators have even suggested that capitalism itself, as a way of being or way of thinking about the world, might be seen as a rather ‘psychopathic’ or pathological system. FORCING MPS TO TAKE AN OATH OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE MONARCHY Pledging allegiance to the British monarch is a necessary prerequisite for all members of Parliament to take their seats at Westminster. There is an alternative pledge, of ‘solemn affirmation’, which removes the religious element of the oath. MPs who wish to represent constituents at Westminster without endorsing an unelected monarchy NOT READY FOR TAKE-OFF Imagine you’ve had your heart set on a particular career since you were a child. Having done your research on how to train for your dream career, you find out what the relevant trade union is. What would your reaction be if you discovered that this trade union was actively discouraging people from

RESISTANCE AND AID

‘Resistance and aid’ is part three of three from a collection of essays on ‘social solidarity’ that were originally featured in issue #231, ‘People, Power, Place’, published in March 2021. Read parts one and two. A decade of consecutive crises in Greece has generated three grassroots WHERE’S LEFT IN CORNWALL? Enshrined in Cornish folklore are stories of rebellions against cases of English government encroachment, such as the Battle of Blackheath in 1497 and the Prayer Book Rebellion in 1549. Yet, unlike in other Celtic nations, there emerged no successful movement to achieve any

degree of Cornish

REFUGEE FAMILY REUNIFICATION DURING A PANDEMIC For two decades, the Republic of Ireland operated a system whereby refugees were entitled to apply for family reunification with grandparents, parents or guardians, siblings, and children. In 2016 the law changed to only include spouses and children under 18, and parents if the applicant is a minor. This restriction was in part

justified by

THE CASE FOR NORTHERN INDEPENDENCE The case for Northern independence. The so-called United Kingdom is on the verge of collapse. The Republic of Ireland led the way; the next break is only a matter of time. It could be Scottish independence or Irish reunification – only time will tell. But one thing we know for sure is that the Westminster elite will not quench our collective ROJAVA’S EVERYDAY DEMOCRACY Located in north eastern Rojava, Amûdê County demonstrates what decentralisation and self-administration can look like in practice. Starting at the end of government rule in 2012, its communes, district people’s council and the municipality (Şaredarî) were all subjected to processes of OUR BODIES, OUR CHOICE Our bodies, our choice. This article is from Red Pepper Issue 223: Feminist Futures. Subscribe now for the best in news, views and cutting-edge analysis. Across the world, a battle for bodily autonomy rages. Feminists are on the frontlines, demanding that all of us should be able to determine what happens with and to our bodies –

kicking back

HOW TO KNOW IF YOU’VE BEEN BLACKLISTED AND WHAT YOU CAN DO If you wish to check whether you are on the Blacklist held by the Consulting Association you can call the ICO’s helpline on 0303 123 1113 between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday. If your details are not on this list, unfortunately it is very difficult to discover if you are on a blacklist; however, here are a few things to bear in mind and

some

NAOMI RESCORLA-BROWN Where’s left in Cornwall? 9 June 2021 Shifting Cornish landscapes have brought with them substantial social change writes Naomi

Rescorla-Brown

CLASSIC BOOK: POLICING THE CRISIS Policing the Crisis, first published in 1978, remains one of the most thorough, powerful and persuasive accounts of how ‘public consent’ for new forms of statecraft and state reform is manufactured. It is a remarkably ambitious and rich study of policing and race relations in the 1970s, collaboratively written by members of the Birmingham RED PEPPERWE STAND WITH JEREMY CORBYNGET INVOLVEDA COMPLETE COCK-UP BY

GOVERNMENTCLIMATE

Video games and anti-capitalist aesthetics. As more and more video games infuse their narratives with explicitly political themes, B.G.M. Muggeridge asks why so CLASSIC BOOK: IF THEY COME IN THE MORNING Angela Davis’s seminal collection of essays If They Come in the Morning loses none of its urgency or prescience nearly 50 years on. From the likes of Black Panthers Bobby Seale, Ericka Huggins and Huey Newton to Soledad Brother George Jackson to philosopher Herbert Marcuse, we are given a scathing analysis of the American prison system that remains sadly applicable today. CLASSIC BOOK: POLICING THE CRISIS Policing the Crisis, first published in 1978, remains one of the most thorough, powerful and persuasive accounts of how ‘public consent’ for new forms of statecraft and state reform is manufactured. It is a remarkably ambitious and rich study of policing and race relations in the 1970s, collaboratively written by members of the Birmingham OUR PRISON SYSTEM IS BROKEN. IS IT TIME TO ABOLISH PRISONS Somewhere in the region of between about 40 to 45% of prisoners in England and Wales context, have within a two-year period of time, experienced thoughts of taking their own life. In 2016 there were more than 345 deaths in prison of which, as of January 2018, 120 have been classified as self-inflicted deaths. As more than 40 deaths have yet

to

CONTAGION: HOW THE CRISIS SPREAD What made the situation in 2009 different was the spread of the financial crisis from Wall Street to Europe in 2008, with banks collapsing or being bailed out by governments. The fallout from Wall Street made the creditor countries worry that private borrowers in the debtor countries would not be able to pay back their loans. THE POLITICS OF BOB DYLAN The Politics of Bob Dylan. Forty years ago, on 26 October 1963, Bob Dylan premiered ‘The Times They are A-Changin”, his generational anthem, to a sold-out house at New York’s Carnegie Hall. The song is founded on a conviction that the movement for social change is unstoppable, that history will conform to morality. REBEL RAMBLERS: THE POLITICS OF WALKING Rebel ramblers: The politics of walking. By Alex Berger, under a CC license. Every journey begins with a single step. When 250,000 people congregate in central London, then walk from one pre-determined place to another to protest about a visit from a foreign politician, we call it a march or a demonstration. When a million attend a Pride march KENNY BELL: FROM LOSS TO LIVING LEGACY Participatory, empowering organisation . Kenny’s starting point, and returning point, was the need constantly to build, renew and develop a strong and creative trade union in the workplace; an organisation able also to reach out to the city and fellow citizens, to be a strong base for a regional strategy and to be a resource for international

solidarity.

AGE OLD TRIBAL BLOODLUST Africa is tribal. The traditional tribal hatred in Kenya was what caused the violence in 2007 and 2008 – it wasn’t the massive inequalities of an economic system that was designed for settler and metropolitan power enrichment, the grinding poverty of the poor and affluence of the rich or the land problems resulting from colonial

land

THE POLITICAL WHITENESS OF #METOO The political whiteness of #MeToo. On 24 January 2018, gymnastics coach Larry Nassar was sentenced to 40 to 175 years in a Michigan state prison for seven counts of sexual assault of minors. This was one of three sentences given to Nassar, accused of molesting at least 250 girls and young women and one young man, between 1992 and 2016. RED PEPPERWE STAND WITH JEREMY CORBYNGET INVOLVEDA COMPLETE COCK-UP BY

GOVERNMENTCLIMATE

Video games and anti-capitalist aesthetics. As more and more video games infuse their narratives with explicitly political themes, B.G.M. Muggeridge asks why so CLASSIC BOOK: IF THEY COME IN THE MORNING Angela Davis’s seminal collection of essays If They Come in the Morning loses none of its urgency or prescience nearly 50 years on. From the likes of Black Panthers Bobby Seale, Ericka Huggins and Huey Newton to Soledad Brother George Jackson to philosopher Herbert Marcuse, we are given a scathing analysis of the American prison system that remains sadly applicable today. CLASSIC BOOK: POLICING THE CRISIS Policing the Crisis, first published in 1978, remains one of the most thorough, powerful and persuasive accounts of how ‘public consent’ for new forms of statecraft and state reform is manufactured. It is a remarkably ambitious and rich study of policing and race relations in the 1970s, collaboratively written by members of the Birmingham OUR PRISON SYSTEM IS BROKEN. IS IT TIME TO ABOLISH PRISONS Somewhere in the region of between about 40 to 45% of prisoners in England and Wales context, have within a two-year period of time, experienced thoughts of taking their own life. In 2016 there were more than 345 deaths in prison of which, as of January 2018, 120 have been classified as self-inflicted deaths. As more than 40 deaths have yet

to

CONTAGION: HOW THE CRISIS SPREAD What made the situation in 2009 different was the spread of the financial crisis from Wall Street to Europe in 2008, with banks collapsing or being bailed out by governments. The fallout from Wall Street made the creditor countries worry that private borrowers in the debtor countries would not be able to pay back their loans. THE POLITICS OF BOB DYLAN The Politics of Bob Dylan. Forty years ago, on 26 October 1963, Bob Dylan premiered ‘The Times They are A-Changin”, his generational anthem, to a sold-out house at New York’s Carnegie Hall. The song is founded on a conviction that the movement for social change is unstoppable, that history will conform to morality. REBEL RAMBLERS: THE POLITICS OF WALKING Rebel ramblers: The politics of walking. By Alex Berger, under a CC license. Every journey begins with a single step. When 250,000 people congregate in central London, then walk from one pre-determined place to another to protest about a visit from a foreign politician, we call it a march or a demonstration. When a million attend a Pride march KENNY BELL: FROM LOSS TO LIVING LEGACY Participatory, empowering organisation . Kenny’s starting point, and returning point, was the need constantly to build, renew and develop a strong and creative trade union in the workplace; an organisation able also to reach out to the city and fellow citizens, to be a strong base for a regional strategy and to be a resource for international

solidarity.

AGE OLD TRIBAL BLOODLUST Africa is tribal. The traditional tribal hatred in Kenya was what caused the violence in 2007 and 2008 – it wasn’t the massive inequalities of an economic system that was designed for settler and metropolitan power enrichment, the grinding poverty of the poor and affluence of the rich or the land problems resulting from colonial

land

THE POLITICAL WHITENESS OF #METOO The political whiteness of #MeToo. On 24 January 2018, gymnastics coach Larry Nassar was sentenced to 40 to 175 years in a Michigan state prison for seven counts of sexual assault of minors. This was one of three sentences given to Nassar, accused of molesting at least 250 girls and young women and one young man, between 1992 and 2016. NOT READY FOR TAKE-OFF 1 day ago · Imagine you’ve had your heart set on a particular career since you were a child. Having done your research on how to train for your dream career, you find out what the relevant trade union is. What would your reaction be if you discovered that this trade union was actively discouraging people from

RESISTANCE AND AID

‘Resistance and aid’ is part three of three from a collection of essays on ‘social solidarity’ that were originally featured in issue #231, ‘People, Power, Place’, published in March 2021. Read parts one and two. A decade of consecutive crises in Greece has generated three grassroots ROJAVA’S EVERYDAY DEMOCRACY Located in north eastern Rojava, Amûdê County demonstrates what decentralisation and self-administration can look like in practice. Starting at the end of government rule in 2012, its communes, district people’s council and the municipality (Şaredarî) were all subjected to processes of INVENTING THE FUTURE Inventing the Future. When the latest global economic crisis unfolded the Euro-American left was poorly positioned to respond. Trade unions had been crushed by years of sustained ideological, physical and legal assault and were a shadow of their former selves, both numerically and in terms of their confidence in articulating alternatives. HOW TO KNOW IF YOU’VE BEEN BLACKLISTED AND WHAT YOU CAN DO If you wish to check whether you are on the Blacklist held by the Consulting Association you can call the ICO’s helpline on 0303 123 1113 between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday. If your details are not on this list, unfortunately it is very difficult to discover if you are on a blacklist; however, here are a few things to bear in mind and

some

BREAKING UP BRITAIN

Breaking up Britain. In a previous century – 1999 to be precise – the Scottish Labour Party was still quite popular. Its big brother down south had won the 1997 election by a landslide and up here, the first Scottish parliament in 300 years had just been established. It felt like new winds were blowing through the corridors of power.

INJUSTICE IN COURT

Injustice in court. At the end of last month, Amnesty International warned of ‘a terrible day for British justice’ after the justice and security bill, which extends so-called ‘secret court’ powers into the main civil courts in England and Wales, passed through the House of Lords. The bill has nothing to do with ‘justice’ or WHO ARE ‘THE WORKING CLASS’? The working class is the home of those who constantly commit acts of solidarity within their class, and against the systems that seek to divide us. In part two of this series, published on Sunday 19 April, D and John-Baptiste discuss socialism, conservatism and pathways to working-class solidarity. D Hunter is the author of Chav Solidarity

and

SEAN MELEADY

Not ready for take-off. 7 June 2021 The trade unionists of the skies have been saving jobs as their industry taxis on the runway, writes

Sean Meleady

TEN THINGS YOU CAN DO TO COMBAT RACISM AND You must be ready to redress the balance. 10. Be ready to critique the EU. Over recent weeks, accusations of racism and xenophobia have been laid solely at the feet of Leave voters and campaigners. By implication, the EU has been reimagined as a beacon of tolerance—a place of open borders, free from racism. RED PEPPERWE STAND WITH JEREMY CORBYNGET INVOLVEDA COMPLETE COCK-UP BY GOVERNMENTCLIMATERED PEPPER GRAND FORKSRED PEPPER NEWS UGANDA TODAY Video games and anti-capitalist aesthetics. As more and more video games infuse their narratives with explicitly political themes, B.G.M. Muggeridge asks why so CLASSIC BOOK: IF THEY COME IN THE MORNING Angela Davis’s seminal collection of essays If They Come in the Morning loses none of its urgency or prescience nearly 50 years on. From the likes of Black Panthers Bobby Seale, Ericka Huggins and Huey Newton to Soledad Brother George Jackson to philosopher Herbert Marcuse, we are given a scathing analysis of the American prison system that remains sadly applicable today. CLASSIC BOOK: POLICING THE CRISIS Policing the Crisis, first published in 1978, remains one of the most thorough, powerful and persuasive accounts of how ‘public consent’ for new forms of statecraft and state reform is manufactured. It is a remarkably ambitious and rich study of policing and race relations in the 1970s, collaboratively written by members of the Birmingham OUR PRISON SYSTEM IS BROKEN. IS IT TIME TO ABOLISH PRISONSPRISON ABOLITION BOOKSPRISON ABOLITION DEFINITIONPRISON ABOLITION GROUPSPRISON ABOLITION ORGANIZATIONS Somewhere in the region of between about 40 to 45% of prisoners in England and Wales context, have within a two-year period of time, experienced thoughts of taking their own life. In 2016 there were more than 345 deaths in prison of which, as of January 2018, 120 have been classified as self-inflicted deaths. As more than 40 deaths have yet

to

CONTAGION: HOW THE CRISIS SPREAD What made the situation in 2009 different was the spread of the financial crisis from Wall Street to Europe in 2008, with banks collapsing or being bailed out by governments. The fallout from Wall Street made the creditor countries worry that private borrowers in the debtor countries would not be able to pay back their loans. THE POLITICS OF BOB DYLAN The Politics of Bob Dylan. Forty years ago, on 26 October 1963, Bob Dylan premiered ‘The Times They are A-Changin”, his generational anthem, to a sold-out house at New York’s Carnegie Hall. The song is founded on a conviction that the movement for social change is unstoppable, that history will conform to morality. REBEL RAMBLERS: THE POLITICS OF WALKING Rebel ramblers: The politics of walking. By Alex Berger, under a CC license. Every journey begins with a single step. When 250,000 people congregate in central London, then walk from one pre-determined place to another to protest about a visit from a foreign politician, we call it a march or a demonstration. When a million attend a Pride march KENNY BELL: FROM LOSS TO LIVING LEGACY Participatory, empowering organisation . Kenny’s starting point, and returning point, was the need constantly to build, renew and develop a strong and creative trade union in the workplace; an organisation able also to reach out to the city and fellow citizens, to be a strong base for a regional strategy and to be a resource for international

solidarity.

THE POLITICAL WHITENESS OF #METOO The political whiteness of #MeToo. On 24 January 2018, gymnastics coach Larry Nassar was sentenced to 40 to 175 years in a Michigan state prison for seven counts of sexual assault of minors. This was one of three sentences given to Nassar, accused of molesting at least 250 girls and young women and one young man, between 1992 and 2016. AGE OLD TRIBAL BLOODLUST Africa is tribal. The traditional tribal hatred in Kenya was what caused the violence in 2007 and 2008 – it wasn’t the massive inequalities of an economic system that was designed for settler and metropolitan power enrichment, the grinding poverty of the poor and affluence of the rich or the land problems resulting from colonial

land

RED PEPPERWE STAND WITH JEREMY CORBYNGET INVOLVEDA COMPLETE COCK-UP BY GOVERNMENTCLIMATERED PEPPER GRAND FORKSRED PEPPER NEWS UGANDA TODAY Video games and anti-capitalist aesthetics. As more and more video games infuse their narratives with explicitly political themes, B.G.M. Muggeridge asks why so CLASSIC BOOK: IF THEY COME IN THE MORNING Angela Davis’s seminal collection of essays If They Come in the Morning loses none of its urgency or prescience nearly 50 years on. From the likes of Black Panthers Bobby Seale, Ericka Huggins and Huey Newton to Soledad Brother George Jackson to philosopher Herbert Marcuse, we are given a scathing analysis of the American prison system that remains sadly applicable today. CLASSIC BOOK: POLICING THE CRISIS Policing the Crisis, first published in 1978, remains one of the most thorough, powerful and persuasive accounts of how ‘public consent’ for new forms of statecraft and state reform is manufactured. It is a remarkably ambitious and rich study of policing and race relations in the 1970s, collaboratively written by members of the Birmingham OUR PRISON SYSTEM IS BROKEN. IS IT TIME TO ABOLISH PRISONSPRISON ABOLITION BOOKSPRISON ABOLITION DEFINITIONPRISON ABOLITION GROUPSPRISON ABOLITION ORGANIZATIONS Somewhere in the region of between about 40 to 45% of prisoners in England and Wales context, have within a two-year period of time, experienced thoughts of taking their own life. In 2016 there were more than 345 deaths in prison of which, as of January 2018, 120 have been classified as self-inflicted deaths. As more than 40 deaths have yet

to

CONTAGION: HOW THE CRISIS SPREAD What made the situation in 2009 different was the spread of the financial crisis from Wall Street to Europe in 2008, with banks collapsing or being bailed out by governments. The fallout from Wall Street made the creditor countries worry that private borrowers in the debtor countries would not be able to pay back their loans. THE POLITICS OF BOB DYLAN The Politics of Bob Dylan. Forty years ago, on 26 October 1963, Bob Dylan premiered ‘The Times They are A-Changin”, his generational anthem, to a sold-out house at New York’s Carnegie Hall. The song is founded on a conviction that the movement for social change is unstoppable, that history will conform to morality. REBEL RAMBLERS: THE POLITICS OF WALKING Rebel ramblers: The politics of walking. By Alex Berger, under a CC license. Every journey begins with a single step. When 250,000 people congregate in central London, then walk from one pre-determined place to another to protest about a visit from a foreign politician, we call it a march or a demonstration. When a million attend a Pride march KENNY BELL: FROM LOSS TO LIVING LEGACY Participatory, empowering organisation . Kenny’s starting point, and returning point, was the need constantly to build, renew and develop a strong and creative trade union in the workplace; an organisation able also to reach out to the city and fellow citizens, to be a strong base for a regional strategy and to be a resource for international

solidarity.

THE POLITICAL WHITENESS OF #METOO The political whiteness of #MeToo. On 24 January 2018, gymnastics coach Larry Nassar was sentenced to 40 to 175 years in a Michigan state prison for seven counts of sexual assault of minors. This was one of three sentences given to Nassar, accused of molesting at least 250 girls and young women and one young man, between 1992 and 2016. AGE OLD TRIBAL BLOODLUST Africa is tribal. The traditional tribal hatred in Kenya was what caused the violence in 2007 and 2008 – it wasn’t the massive inequalities of an economic system that was designed for settler and metropolitan power enrichment, the grinding poverty of the poor and affluence of the rich or the land problems resulting from colonial

land

NOT READY FOR TAKE-OFF 1 day ago · Imagine you’ve had your heart set on a particular career since you were a child. Having done your research on how to train for your dream career, you find out what the relevant trade union is. What would your reaction be if you discovered that this trade union was actively discouraging people from

RESISTANCE AND AID

‘Resistance and aid’ is part three of three from a collection of essays on ‘social solidarity’ that were originally featured in issue #231, ‘People, Power, Place’, published in March 2021. Read parts one and two. A decade of consecutive crises in Greece has generated three grassroots ROJAVA’S EVERYDAY DEMOCRACY Located in north eastern Rojava, Amûdê County demonstrates what decentralisation and self-administration can look like in practice. Starting at the end of government rule in 2012, its communes, district people’s council and the municipality (Şaredarî) were all subjected to processes of INVENTING THE FUTURE Inventing the Future. When the latest global economic crisis unfolded the Euro-American left was poorly positioned to respond. Trade unions had been crushed by years of sustained ideological, physical and legal assault and were a shadow of their former selves, both numerically and in terms of their confidence in articulating alternatives. HOW TO KNOW IF YOU’VE BEEN BLACKLISTED AND WHAT YOU CAN DO If you wish to check whether you are on the Blacklist held by the Consulting Association you can call the ICO’s helpline on 0303 123 1113 between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday. If your details are not on this list, unfortunately it is very difficult to discover if you are on a blacklist; however, here are a few things to bear in mind and

some

BREAKING UP BRITAIN

Breaking up Britain. In a previous century – 1999 to be precise – the Scottish Labour Party was still quite popular. Its big brother down south had won the 1997 election by a landslide and up here, the first Scottish parliament in 300 years had just been established. It felt like new winds were blowing through the corridors of power.

INJUSTICE IN COURT

Injustice in court. At the end of last month, Amnesty International warned of ‘a terrible day for British justice’ after the justice and security bill, which extends so-called ‘secret court’ powers into the main civil courts in England and Wales, passed through the House of Lords. The bill has nothing to do with ‘justice’ or

SEAN MELEADY

Not ready for take-off. 7 June 2021 The trade unionists of the skies have been saving jobs as their industry taxis on the runway, writes

Sean Meleady

WHO ARE ‘THE WORKING CLASS’? The working class is the home of those who constantly commit acts of solidarity within their class, and against the systems that seek to divide us. In part two of this series, published on Sunday 19 April, D and John-Baptiste discuss socialism, conservatism and pathways to working-class solidarity. D Hunter is the author of Chav Solidarity

and

TEN THINGS YOU CAN DO TO COMBAT RACISM AND You must be ready to redress the balance. 10. Be ready to critique the EU. Over recent weeks, accusations of racism and xenophobia have been laid solely at the feet of Leave voters and campaigners. By implication, the EU has been reimagined as a beacon of tolerance—a place of open borders, free from racism. NOW IS THE TIME TO RISE UP FOR ROJAVA Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces have been betrayed by the US, giving the Turkish state a green light to carry out atrocities in Northern Syria, writes Amber Huff and Patrick Huff ------------------------- THE NHS HAS BECOME COMPLICIT IN THE EXPLOITATION OF MIGRANT WORKERS

PETROS ELIA

IT’S TIME TO ADD GLOBAL JUSTICE TO XR’S DEMANDS

ARANYO AARJAN

THE BATTLE FOR ENGLAND’S WATERWAYS

NICK HAYES

------------------------- PRIDE IN AN IRISH BORDER TOWN This summer, Irish LGBTQ campaigner Joseph Healy joined the Pride march in his home town of Newry. Here, he explains how life on the border has changed - and the stakes of Brexit installing a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic ARE COMMUNITY LAND TRUSTS A WAY OUT OF THE SYSTEM? People are taking charge of land and housing across the UK, posing an alternative to the commercial market. But is it enough? Hazel

Sheffield reports

REAL ZERO

2019 has seen climate consciousness reshape the political conversation around the world, but for this new awareness to make a difference, we need to get real about targets and timescale, write Souparna Lahiri, Niclas Hällström and Rachel Rose Jackson. THE GREAT BRITISH LAND SELL Austerity and neoliberal policy-making has led to the loss of some of our greatest assets and restricted the potential for social housing. Samir Jeraj explores how this has happened and ideas of how to stop it ------------------------- RADICAL ROOTS – CORBYN AND THE TRADITION OF ENGLISH RADICALISM The ideas underpinning Corbynism are deeply embedded in the English radical tradition. Reclaiming this tradition can play a key part in reinvigorating our ambitions for the future. By MICHAEL CALDERBANK with HILARY WAINWRIGHT TAKING ON INDUSTRIAL AGRICULTURE As the XR International Rebellion continues, Katie Sandwell reports on the recent Free the Soil Action Camp which strengthened ties between food sovereignty and climate justice movements LAND JUSTICE AND THE UNCOMFORTABLE ISSUE OF RACE Whether it’s growing your own food or enjoying the countryside, people of colour are asserting their right to the land in Britain. Amy

Hall reports

POLAND VOTES: MAKING DIASPORA VOICES COUNT Poland faces a crucial test for its democratic values in the upcoming elections. Marzena Zukowska and Magda Oldziejewska explain why Polish activists in London are working to boost the diaspora vote -------------------------

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* The structural imbalances of an impartially racist broadcaster * It’s time to add global justice to XR’s demands * How television informs our ideas about class * Poland votes: Making diaspora voices count * This land is our land THIS LAND IS OUR LAND The issue of land is so entangled in our economics, environment and culture that it should be at the heart of policy-making, argue Kate Swade and Mark Walton STREAMING ACROSS BORDERS Siobhán McGuirk considers the role of companies like Netflix in widening access to the TV we consume HOW TELEVISION INFORMS OUR IDEAS ABOUT CLASS From Jeremy Kyle to Fleabag, popular television profoundly shapes our ideas about class. It’s time for alternative visions, both behind and on our screens, argues Beth Johnson. THE STRUCTURAL IMBALANCES OF AN IMPARTIALLY RACIST BROADCASTER The Naga Munchetty affair has prompted debate over how the BBC applies its balance and impartiality guidelines. Liam Shrivastava describes an institution that is unable or unwilling to understand its role in

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