THE TIME IS NOW: LABOUR CAN WIN WITH CALL FOR SECOND REFERENDUM

Posted on August 24, 2018 by Norwich Radical in Inter|national and tagged Brexit, election, electorate, ethics, EU, featured, honesty, jeremy corbyn, Labour, labour conference, left, liberalism, media, new labour, no deal, no deal brexit, politics, referendum, Remain, socialist, survey, theresa may, uk.

by Sunetra Senior

With 100,000 people having marched on 23rd June, converging from different corners of the country, in the passionate call for another referendum, and David Davis and Boris Johnson walking away from May’s cabinet shortly afterward, the public’s stance on Brexit and party politics became fortuitously aligned. The Tories are breaking apart just as national apprehension for Brexit reaches its peak and support for the Labour Party increases. As murmurs of another general election hover over the governmental rift, Labour could significantly strengthen its standing by explicitly promising to hold a second referendum as part of a game-changing manifesto.Continue Reading

HOW CORBYN’S PARTY COULD BE THE REAL LIFE ‘RED PILL’, PART 2

Posted on November 11, 2017 by Norwich Radical in Inter|national and tagged blue pill, capitalism, electorate, ethics, focus, James Forsyth, jeremy corbyn, Labour, labour conference, left, liberalism, matrix, media, mra, neo, new labour, politics, red pill, socialist, theresa may, uk.

by Sunetra Senior

(Part 2 of a two-part article. Read part 1 here.)

After ten years of a Tory government, austerity measures and feeding big business, the average person will feel an intense economic squeeze. What is more, because economy is a civilised way of survival – i.e. you do not have to shed blood to achieve dominance or direction – you feel a subjective effect; in this case constriction. You are made to feel more self-conscious, scared, selfish and despondent. If the public sector is being deprived of money and capital is being syphoned into business instead, society will naturally feel more divided and competitive within itself.

HOW CORBYN’S PARTY COULD BE THE REAL LIFE ‘RED PILL’, PART 1

Posted on November 6, 2017 by Norwich Radical in Inter|national and tagged blue pill, capitalism, electorate, ethics, focus, James Forsyth, jeremy corbyn, Labour, labour conference, left, liberalism, matrix, media, mra, new labour, politics, red pill, socialist, theresa may, uk.

by Sunetra Senior

(Part 1 of a two-part article. Read part 2 here.)

In the spirit of championing an individualistic, leftist paradigm, I’m redefining the idea of ‘taking the red pill’ – a phrase currently used by anti-feminists on the right – to instead more aptly explore the incredible, remedial impact Corbynite politics could have on our current economic model, and by extension the strained social consciousness with which it is inextricably linked.Continue Reading

DON’T JUST VOTE

Posted on June 6, 2017 by Norwich Radical in Inter|national and tagged 1906, AJ Tracey, apolitical, conservatives, corbyn, credit rating, don't just vote, electorate, general election, grassroots, Grime for Corbyn, jeremy corbyn, just vote, Labour, labour party, martyr, old people, political freedom, Reform Act, right to vote, ruling class, Selina Cooper, suffragettes, theresa may, Tories, trade union, vote, voting matters, welfare state, women, working class activists, yougov, young people.

by Will Durant

There is a particular and widespread attitude to voting that is well meaning but ultimately futile. It goes something like this: “I don’t care how you vote, just vote!” We find a typical example of this attitude from a 2015 Mirror article. What are these reasons? (1) It helps your credit rating, (2) young people vote far less than older people, (3) people fought and died to win for you to vote and (4) non-voters can change the outcome of an election. These reasons do indeed hold true for our election in 2017. In fact, as I write, the YouGov polls giving Labour a vote surge rely heavily on a big turnout from the young.

There is, however, something very strange about this attitude to voting. Although it tells you that it is possible, it gives no reason for why you would want to change the outcome of the election, it is simply something to do. Without advocating any particular outcome, this rationale for voting manages to make it apolitical.Continue Reading

SEVEN WAYS THE TORIES HAVE UNDERMINED OUR DEMOCRACY

Posted on October 16, 2016 by Norwich Radical in Inter|national and tagged accountability, BAME, BDS, Britain, climate change, conservative, constituency, Cuadrilla, david cameron, democaracy, devolution, electorate, energy, ethics, euRef, fracking, Gagging Law, george osborne, international, investment, israel, John Major, Labour, Lancashire, list, listicle, Lobbying Act, localism, margaret thatcher, national, opposition, Parliament, politics, power, rhetoric, Sajid Javid, strike action, theresa may, Tories, tory party, Trade Union Act, trade unions, uk, War on Want.

by Chris Jarvis

Since coming to power under the coalition in 2010, the Tories have repeatedly paid lip service to the principles of democracy. David Cameron’s concept of the ‘big society’ was outlined in democratic terms, where local communities would be empowered to have control over public services and community projects. ‘Localism’ and rhetoric around extending local democracy were key components of both the 2010 and 2015 Conservative Party General Election platforms.

Ultimately though, the reality is far from the picture Conservative ministers and strategists are painting. Through Cameron to May, the Tories have repeatedly undermined democracy in Britain and we are far worse off as a result. Here are just seven of the many ways they have done this.Continue Reading

THE BEATING HEART OF LABOUR

Posted on August 21, 2015 by Norwich Radical in Inter|national and tagged andy burnham, benefits, conservatives, economic policies, electorate, eurscepticism, ideology, jeremy corbyn, Labour, labour leadership, labour party, left wing, marx, NHS, privitisation, socialism.

by Natasha Senior

For the conservatives, the civil war waging within Labour is extremely fortuitous. Their borderline majority in the House of Commons was nothing to celebrate especially as they fully inherited the fractured Britain that they’d created in their last government and now the party itself is even starting to buckle under the pressure of growing Euroscepticism. Instead of capitalising on this unrest by raising up arms against them, the left-wing are too distracted by the arms they’ve raised against each other.

In the meantime the Tories have been getting away with murder. We don’t bat an eyelid as they rebrand the living wage, cut tax credits, and extend plans for fracking. This metaphorical war is starting to have very real consequences and if Labour cannot unite beyond the leadership election then without a strong opposition, these sinister policies will grow in size and intensify.Continue Reading

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THE TIME IS NOW: LABOUR CAN WIN WITH CALL FOR SECOND REFERENDUM

HOW CORBYN’S PARTY COULD BE THE REAL LIFE ‘RED PILL’, PART 2

HOW CORBYN’S PARTY COULD BE THE REAL LIFE ‘RED PILL’, PART 1

DON’T JUST VOTE

THE BEATING HEART OF LABOUR

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