Excerpted from a longer piece being prepared for the Socialist Party's 2011 conference
The AV referendum is not going to be the question that determines whether Britain progresses to socialism or slides to barbarism; it will probably not even be a question whose outcome threatens the Coalition. In discussing how socialists should vote on AV we must remember that the mere fact of the referendum's proposal points to deep shifts within the British state.
22 February 2011
17 February 2011
Olympic Gold and Welsh Rust
The media revealed yesterday that the first event of the 2012 London Olympic Games will take place in Cardiff on July 25.
Some in Cardiff see the Olympics as wholly good. The games, they say, will bring jobs, investment and publicity to a region lacking in all three. Unfortunately, the record of previous Olympics speaks for itself.
Some in Cardiff see the Olympics as wholly good. The games, they say, will bring jobs, investment and publicity to a region lacking in all three. Unfortunately, the record of previous Olympics speaks for itself.
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