Monthly Archives: July 2011

Crisis management skills – the establishment’s handling of the News International scandal

Posted on July 18, 2011 by nothingiseverlost

So far, I haven’t really written much about the ongoing News International meltdown. This is partly just because things are moving so fast I have difficulty keeping track of it, but it’s also because there seems to be a key … Continue reading →

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Is anarchism more radical than Leninism?

Posted on July 13, 2011 by nothingiseverlost

While I’m picking on easy targets, the Socialist Workers’ Party have published another “critique” of anarchism. It’s pretty much a repetition of the standard Leninist myths, but I thought I’d take a moment to reply to their distortions anyway. Aside … Continue reading →

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Give up making yourself look like an idiot – A critic replies to Chris Knight

Posted on July 12, 2011 by nothingiseverlost

As a general rule, I try to keep an open-minded and non-sectarian approach, in order to avoid getting sucked into one of the many poisonous feuds that plague the anarchist movement. (In fact, one of the reasons why I write … Continue reading →

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Radical academics: When good ideas go bad?

Posted on July 7, 2011 by nothingiseverlost

Today, I want to try and think about why it is that radical anti-capitalist ideas are tolerated in universities so much more than anywhere else. In contrast to a lot of my posts, this doesn’t have much to do with … Continue reading →

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No alarms and no surprises – first thoughts on J30

Posted on July 1, 2011 by nothingiseverlost

So, the first co-ordinated strike against the cuts has come and gone. Without wanting to speak too soon, it looks like the overall situation is still roughly what it was before the strike: the government and police are still bastards, … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Anarchists, Internet, Labour, Protests, Racism, Repression, Strikes, The left, The media | 1 Comment