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What is Socialism in England in the early 2020s Part One - The Communicipal Angle.

I follow on Twitter an account that provides access to a socialist podcast in England where among the issues recently discussed was the question of why people became socialists. Interestingly several comrades commented on the influence of Jeremy Corbyn on their endorsement of and subsequent promotion of socialism. I think it is fair to say that an interest in socialism was awakened within wider British society and in England in particular during the Corbynista years from 2015-to-2019. Having sparked thoughts after hearing some of the podcast and also reading comrades' blogs posted on Twitter I came to the conclusion that why I am a socialist is intrinsically bound up with what I think socialism is, and for me this is the real question the English left should be asking ourselves. I strongly supported Jeremy Corbyn-but of course the odds were always stacked against him. He was systematically undermined by his own party and certain elected and/or appointed actors of outside sponsors...

My Pet (Scape) Goat 20 October 2007 Archive Post

Archive Post "My Pet (Scape)Goat" Oct 2007 My Pet (Scape)Goat (first posted on Y360 on 20 october 2007) Sep 11, '08 6:47 PM ENTRY 20 October 2007 My Pet (Scape)Goat-The Ghost President Part 2 of the Political Obituary of George W Bush The Story So Far..... I n my previous blog I critically examined the parameters of responsibility that attaches to the US president George W Bush following the Washington coup of 2001. This is a subject that has attracted a lot of attention amongst commentators and forensic historians and has been a focus for the anti-war movement in America and their mantra of 'Bush Knew'. How much Bush knew is open to speculation, but given his learning disability and penchant for taking time off work to have fun, there is a suggestion that the answer could very well be... not a lot. For reasons outlined in my previous blog, Bush may not be intellectually capable of knowing a lot about anything t...

England The Stateless State of the Nation

England The Stateless State of the Nation The political scene across the British archipelago has not been as complex nor fractious as it is now since universal suffrage giving adults (over 21 years old) the vote irrespective of sex, income or property ownership finally became law in 1928. One problem we have here is an identity issue, who are we? This question is less problematic for our Celtic neighbours, the national identities of the Scots, or Welsh is better defined than that of the English. In Northern Ireland at the opposite end of the spectrum rigid national and cultural identities have at times in its history threatened to tear the place apart. We all have multiple nationalities we are citizens of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the UK), we are also British and also seperately English, (Scottish, Welsh or Northern Irish). There is a tendency for some people to use the terms English and British interchangeably and although this is in...

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