Letter to Julian Assange

13 May

[ezcol_1third] Julian Assange D.O.B. 03/07/1971 HMP Belmarsh Western Way London SE28 0EB   May 13, 2019[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end][/ezcol_2third_end] Dear Julian Thank you for your courage. It shames me as a socialist that so many whose leftist views should have had them … Read More »

Lindsey German on Brexit

2 Apr

Most of my friends are baby boomers like me. As a rule we dislike capitalism but don’t dislike it enough. Faintly pink, or fire engine red, we too often fail to see – though the pieces are there for all … Read More »

Zero evidence from Andrew Rawnsley

3 Mar

Had there been a scintilla of residual doubt on the matter, and there wasn’t, Andrew Rawnsley’s references in today’s Guardian Opinion to ‘Labour moderates’ would have erased it. That piece – Labour’s balance of terror has shifted. Now Corbynites have … Read More »

Labour’s Enemy Within

28 Feb

What do they say about feeding the monster? Back in December, Labour MP Chris Williamson publicly opposed Islington Labour Party’s decision to ban saxophonist Gilad Atzmon, an Israeli Jew labelled “antisemitic”, from a Christmas gig. In the face of orchestrated … Read More »