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Category Archives: Reform
Irrelevance
At the time of the general election earlier this year, the membership level of the Labour party (which, despite protestations of the leadership and the media, has been at least centre-Right since 1995) was around 200,000. Four months later, and … Continue reading
Posted in Equality, Politics, Reform
Tagged economy, equality, Labour party, political compass, political spectrum, politics, power, progress, reform
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Tribalism, or: Divided We Fall
Britain is effectively a one-party state. That’s a bold opening statement, isn’t it? However, it is accurate, and I’m going to tell you why. We use a voting system known as First Past The Post. Under that system, the one … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Power, Reform
Tagged economy, election, Green party, Labour party, Plaid Cymru, politics, power, progress, sheeple, SNP, tax the rich, unity
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Call to Action
I dare say that many people reading this will be in favour of things like social justice, equality, a welfare state that complies with the articles of the UN Declaration of Human Rights, a publicly-funded NHS, environmental protection, ordinary people … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Power, Reform
Tagged election, equality, Green party, Jeremy Corbyn, Labour party, Plaid Cymru, politics, Poverty, power, progress, sheeple, SNP, tax the rich, unity
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Election Aftermath
That was the worst possible result from almost any perspective. From the perspective of anyone who cares about the environment, social justice and equality, economic recovery, the quality of life of the vast majority of people in the country (particularly … Continue reading
Breaking Point
Everyone has one. Everything has one. People, objects, companies, societies. The important thing is not to go past it. If a person goes past the breaking point, it generally results in a nervous breakdown, unemployment, or prison. If an object … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Politics, Reform, Tax
Tagged corruption, Poverty, power, revolution, tax the rich
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Politics
It doesn’t take a great deal of intelligence to see that the political system is completely fucked – it has been for a while, as I mentioned in a story I wrote in 2005. Well, things haven’t got any better. … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Reform
Tagged Member of Parliament, parliament, politics, Proportional representation, reform
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