Election: Democracy and Representation
In this post, I make a confession. As much as I regret voting for Corbyn, as much as I argued against him in the second […]
Progressive Alliance: with who?! BACK LABOUR!
Strong view warning. I did leave this a few days with the intention of toning it down once I’d calmed a bit. It turns out […]
Can Corbyn win? Elections, Destiny and David Eddings
The English people believes itself to be free; it is gravely mistaken; it is free only during election of members of parliament; as soon as […]
Tech Terror Crackdown: Moral or Political Problem?
Boris “oh what a fun haircut I’ve got” Johnson has attacked technology firms describing the fact that they profit from advertising revenue next to extremist […]
Review – The Young Pope
The philosopher Jacques Derrida once said ‘Inheritance is an act’. At least, I’ve been told he did. I’ve never read it myself, and as much […]
Žižek and the Myth of the Public Intellectual
Forgot to post this at the time. Oh well. I was dismayed at Žižek’s endorsement of Trump, and in the name of justice I took […]
Is Corbyn a Populist? Trumped-Up Political Strategy
There is but one true and profound political lesson from 2016, and that is that people are ignorant of political issues. At the same time, […]
Belated Review: Klingons Into Darkness
I kind of enjoyed Star Trek: Into Darkness at the time, but the Klingons always bugged me in it. Now, I’m not going to go onto […]
Death of the Author: David Bowie’s Blackstar
This post inaugurates a mini-series of Belated Drafts. Basically, I’m working hard on the Ph.D. at the moment, so have less time to work on […]
US Election: Žižek Endorsed Trump
Big news everyone! I’ve changed my blog name! Logo pending. Also, Žižek endorsed Trump. No, really. Have a look at the video below. I guess […]
Labour’s Future: How to Attack Tory Policy
The true question of both recent leadership elections has been “Do we pander to populism in order to seek power and repair the damage, or […]
Traingate: Corbyn Kills the Case for Public Ownership
Traingate: a news day that should have been about NHS ended up being about whether or not Jeremy Corbyn lied about having to sit on […]