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No Oranges for England

No Oranges for England | "Will you walk into my parlour?" said the Spider to the Fly, "Tis the prettiest little parlour that ever you did spy; The way into my parlour is up a winding stair, And I've a many curious things to show when you are there.""Oh...

The New Party – For a Social Monarchy or a Social Republic?

The New party -For a Social Monarchy or a Social Republic? | The announcement on 3 July 2025 that Zarah Sultana and Jeremy Corbyn were co-leaders of a proposed new left party was met with enthusiasm. Around 70,000 people signed up within days. Last week...

Labour’s Historic Defeat in Scotland

Labour's Historic Defeat in Scotland | You may remember the famous Monty Python sketch about a parrot returned by a dissatisfied customer, John Cleese, to the pet-shop run by Michael Palin. As Cleese enters the shop, Palin says, “We are closing for lunch”. Cleese says...

English Nationalism

English Nationalism In Weekly Worker (12 March 2020) Bob Smart criticises my comments on Royal Socialism and English nationalism by saying I “attack(s) Labour Party Marxists for not supporting the right of self-determination for Scotland and Wales. It is...
European Elections

European Elections

European Elections | Hardly a day goes by without the ‘Brexit revolution’ taking some new turn. The plot to overthrow May was slapped down when she called the conspirators to her Chequers country palace. Next day in parliament she ruled out ‘no deal’ and pulled the...

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