Category Archives: Politics

AN APOLOGY TO ROBERT FISK.

Posted on August 21, 2018 by stutteringsteps

After finally finishing the book ‘The Great War for Civilisation’ by Robert Fisk I decided it needed reviewing on this blog. For even though it was published in 2005, its content is still valuable in understanding the situation we find … Continue reading →

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CAPITALISM AND DEMOCRACY.

Posted on June 11, 2018 by stutteringsteps

[Democracy: “…a situation in which everyone is treated equally”. A process: .”..relating to or… available to the broad masses of the people.” Websters Dictionary] Democracy under Capitalism. Much play is made by the political class (and many other pro-capitalists) concerning … Continue reading →

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR KARL!

Posted on May 13, 2018 by stutteringsteps

This month, two hundred years ago, (actually on 5 May 1818), Karl Marx was born. And as is usual on any date connected with Marx, a spate of articles by so-called ‘experts’ appeared in periodicals and papers assessing Marx’s contribution … Continue reading →

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CROSSING RED LINES.

Posted on April 25, 2018 by stutteringsteps

According to the leaders of USA, France, and UK, killing people by chemical or biological weapons was crossing a red line and had to be punished. Yet despite claims of acting out of humanitarian concern for innocent civilians, the military … Continue reading →

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‘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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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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