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Politics as spectacle By William Bowles
Failing a real left in this country, it seems that political activity has devolved into little more than spectacle, something implausibly akin to the Olympics or the Queen’s birthday (but without the exposure or corporate support or even the commitment that money buys). The BurnAusterity one day campaign typifies this corporatized and extremely fragmented approach… Continue reading
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UK Uncut’s Chartist parallels By Keith Flett
The UK Uncut occupation of Fortnum & Masons over tax avoidance concerns and the more robust attacks on West End shops that took place in the wider context of the 500,000 strong TUC March for the Alternative last month have provoked quite a political debate. Continue reading
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26 March 2011 London Demo against the cuts
According to the organizers there are 400,00 on today’s march. Here’s the best banner Continue reading
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Rebellion in the High Street? By William Bowles
So, a few rumblings of discontent have surfaced, first with the students and now an interesting development, targeting corporate tax avoiders such as Topshop, owned by Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia Group who has his multi-billion empire registered in his wife’s name and who is resident in tax-free Monaco, where of course she’s really busy running… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 