Author Archives: stutteringsteps

RELIGION – IS – POLITICS!

Posted on May 10, 2013 by stutteringsteps

The recent pronouncement (May 2013) by Justin Welby, Archbishop of Cantebury, that UK television ought to give a high profile to religion, raises an important question. His elite male desire to have religion “stitched into our public life” brings to … Continue reading →

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CULLING THE MIDDLE CLASSES.

Posted on May 3, 2013 by stutteringsteps

Round one. The last three decades of hegemony by neo-liberal economists and their political allies have seen the ruthless devastation of the organised working class and the virtual annihilation of the small business class – in all advanced capitalist countries. … Continue reading →

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‘TRIPLE DIP’-STICKS. (et al)

Posted on April 26, 2013 by stutteringsteps

This week, (ending 27 April) newspapers and TV media have been full of rose-tinted chatter concerning the UK statistical office quarterly announcements. Apparently a ‘triple dip recession’ has been avoided. Bravo! We are all supposed to cheer. The three stooges … Continue reading →

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THE UN-BEAUTIFUL GAME.

Posted on April 23, 2013 by stutteringsteps

Shirt-pulling, tripping, elbowing, foot-stamping, punching, kicking, holding, cheating, studs-up leg attacks, racial abuse – and that’s only on the pitch! Now ‘biting’ has been added to the ‘professional fouls’ incorporated into the self-styled beautiful game. Off the pitch, punching, racist … Continue reading →

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BIFURCATED BRITAIN.

Posted on April 17, 2013 by stutteringsteps

The death and funeral arrangements for Margaret Thatcher have vividly revealed the two great class divisions within the dis-United Kingdom of Britain. There are those for Thatcher and those against. And the bizarre spectacle of austerity Britain (for workers and … Continue reading →

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HUMANITY AT A CROSS-ROADS.

Posted on April 15, 2013 by stutteringsteps

Social production – the real foundation of humanity. To be really radical is to grasp things at their root and this is an absolutely necessity in the current economic and financial crisis. In this context, it can hardly be denied … Continue reading →

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DEATH AT THE RITZ.

Posted on April 9, 2013 by stutteringsteps

How fitting that the ruthless female champion of rampant capitalism, Margaret Thatcher, died in the opulent confines of an exclusive hotel – where only the bourgeois elite can afford to stay. She has been personally blamed for many things; the … Continue reading →

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DAYLIGHT ROBBERY IN CYPRUS.

Posted on March 31, 2013 by stutteringsteps

Cyprus Bank Robbery – an inside job! It used to be that large-scale bank robberies were committed by the organised criminal underground, breaking into banks, holding the bank staff at gunpoint and stealing as much cash as they could stuff … Continue reading →

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SYRIZA: CRUCIBLE OR CUL-DE-SAC?

Posted on March 24, 2013 by stutteringsteps

Who wants a ‘Party of the People’? Recently there has been a number of calls from within the UK anti-capitalist left, for the formation of a ‘party of the people’ to rescue the working class from the current crisis and … Continue reading →

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LEADERS OR FACILITATORS?

Posted on March 15, 2013 by stutteringsteps

The concept of a leadership ‘vanguard’ runs through a section of the anti-capitalist left like a solid strand of DNA. This concept keeps replicating itself across generations and despite trying to evolve to fit into the changed environment it now … Continue reading →

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