Category: Social
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The Rise of the HMO
The recent news that Medway Council in Kent is considering introducing new rules on the licensing for homes in multiple occupancy (also known as HMOs) in an attempt to curb antisocial behaviour and poor housing standards is just one in a plethora of examples of the rise of the HMO and how these dwellings serve…
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A Walk Through Lowestoft
Recently, my local party tasked me with visiting the Suffolk coastal town of Lowestoft to assess its suitability for us to set up a table in the future to talk to local people about the utter mess our country is in and, crucially, what we can do about it. As it turned out, I found…
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The Death of Stonewall
The news that the Supreme Court had ruled that the legal interpretation of the definition of a woman under the terms of the Equality Act 2010 was based on biological sex came as a huge blow to gender ideologues across the nation, but it most certainly came as a bitter blow to the charity Stonewall.…
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Why Are Birth Rates Declining?
On 28th January 2025, The Daily Telegraph ran an article entitled “How soaring housing costs have crushed the birth rate”. This article detailed the very real and potentially devastating problem of Britain’s declining birth rate and made a link, albeit tenuous, between this seemingly inexorable decline and the availability of affordable housing. The lowest birth…
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Hannah Ingram-Moore: The Fallout from Captain Tom’s Legacy
The Charity Commission’s report on the actions of the late fundraiser’s daughter and son-in-law exposed cruelly how in capitalist society charity can and occasionally does offer individuals entrusted to the management of any charity the opportunity to cynically enumerate themselves at the expense of the good faith of the public. The report, published on 21st…
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Our Review of Paul Embery’s ‘Despised: Why the Modern Left Loathes the Working Class’: Part Six
In the sixth and final episode of our review of Paul Embery’s book ‘Despised: Why the Modern Left Loathes the Working Class’, Comrades Terry and Jason look at Chapter 5, entitled ‘What is to be Done?’, though enthusiasts of V.I. Lenin’s seminal work may be a little disappointed. You can see our book review here.
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In Praise of Wetherspoon’s
One of the first articles that I wanted to write when I first started this blog was in praise of Wetherspoon’s and, in the spirit of self-criticism, I should not have taken so long to actually write it and pledge to do better in future. For the avoidance of doubt, I should preface my words…
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Euthanasia: Legal Implications and Ethical Concerns
On November 29th, MPs will debate the Terminally Ill (End of Life) Bill, put to Parliament by the Labour MP Kim Leadbeater. If passed, it would legally empower people with terminal diseases to consent to ‘medical assistance in dying’, or to use the much older and more common term, euthanasia. Wes Streeting, the Health Secretary,…
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Maccabi Tel Aviv Fans’ Amsterdam Clash: Exposing Media Lies
The lie of the so-called ‘Pogrom’ which took place in Amsterdam on November 7th 2024 has been exposed as a lie by a young Dutch YouTuber and The Grayzone. Western imperialist media resolutely proclaimed that the violence around the Ajax v Maccabi Tel Aviv Europa League match, which Ajax won 5-0, was prima facie evidence…
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Our Review of Paul Embery’s ‘Despised: Why the Modern Left Loathes the Working Class’: Part Five
The Middle Aged Revolutionary and Comrade Terry sit down again to discuss Paul Embery’s book ‘Despised: Why the Modern Left Loathes the Working Class’. In this episode, we look at Chapter 4: The Case for the Nation State, where Embery details how strong, independent states, separate from supra-national entities like the European Union, give better…
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