Author Archives: stutteringsteps

‘BEST WORKERS IN THE WORLD’ – 2.

Posted on March 19, 2018 by stutteringsteps

In the previous article “Best workers in the world”, I drew attention to the re-emergence of authoritarian, nationalist, one-nation ideas which are being promoted and implemented by various right-wing political parties throughout Europe and beyond. I used some of the … Continue reading →

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“BEST WORKERS IN THE WORLD”

Posted on March 1, 2018 by stutteringsteps

The title of this article is a phrase from a speech at an international conference. However, it was not, as the reader might think, at a conference of trade unionists, nor of left-wing anti-capitalist radicals addressing a like – minded  … Continue reading →

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NEGLECTED VOICES – 2.

Posted on February 2, 2018 by stutteringsteps

In the previous article a selection of eight categories of voiced concerns by ordinary working class people (white-collar and blue) were reproduced from the 2018 Demos report ‘At Home in One’s Past’. In this second article a further selection of … Continue reading →

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NEGLECTED VOICES – 1.

Posted on January 23, 2018 by stutteringsteps

Over the past several decades of national (and international), social and political turmoil the popular media (Television, Radio, Newspapers, Magazines) has remained dominated by the opinions and assertions of the 20th century educated middle-classes. This is a mileu whose representatives … Continue reading →

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THE DANGERS OF DUALISTIC THINKING.

Posted on January 13, 2018 by stutteringsteps

Let me first make clear what I mean by the term dualism before moving on to describe and analyse it’s uses in politics and the media. The dualistic mode of thinking is a conceptual framework which divides practically everything in … Continue reading →

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MEN BEHAVING BADLY!

Posted on December 10, 2017 by stutteringsteps

At last the habitual sexual predation of Western elite males upon female employees is being highlighted internationally in film, media and politics. Nevertheless, I suggest these current ‘revelations’ are just the tip of a huge patrifocal iceberg of men globally … Continue reading →

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CATALONIAN INDEPENDENCE.

Posted on October 27, 2017 by stutteringsteps

The limits of bourgeois democracy revealed. A decision by the citizens in the Catalonia region of Spain to have a referendum on whether to declare independence, has clearly revealed the limits of bourgeois democracy. In response to this aspiration for … Continue reading →

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TECHNO-BABBLE

Posted on October 1, 2017 by stutteringsteps

  Perhaps this article should have been entitled Robo-Bo – – ocks as it has been inspired by a recent spate of articles and TV programs promising a bright fantasy future for mankind from the application of intelligent, robot technology. … Continue reading →

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LEFT VIOLENCE.

Posted on September 10, 2017 by stutteringsteps

Recent events at Charlottesvile and UC Berkley in the USA have been accompanied by scenes of communal violence. This was violence orchestrated by right-wing and left-wing political currents primarily against each other. More specifically, members and supporters of alternative right … Continue reading →

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BEING IN TIME

Posted on August 14, 2017 by stutteringsteps

An extended book review of. ‘Being in Time’ (a post-political manifesto) by Gilad Atzmon. Despite the two abstractions in the title of this recent book by Gilad Atzmon, (ie. ‘being’ and ‘time’) it’s main subject matter is far from ‘being’ … Continue reading →

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