The myth of the working class Tory: Just three in ten voted blue
Statistics show that contrary to media headlines, little over 30 percent of working class people voted for the Conservatives in the 2019 general election.
Britain’s extreme form of capitalism is about to get a lot worse
The British Academy says that the UK’s capitalist model is extreme. The Johnson government now has a mandate to put extremism into overdrive.
The Conservative Party anti-Semitism crisis nobody talks about
From dog-whistles to support for far-right parties, the Tories’ record on anti-Semitism is not being scrutinised, despite two suspended candidates still standing as Tory candidates in the election.
Debunking the myth that Tories are better than Labour with the economy
Contrary to widespread perceptions, the economy performs no worse under Labour than under the Tories—by some measures it does much better.
The NHS will be part of any post-Brexit US free trade deal—here’s why
“Free trade” deals are often a cover for privatising public services and US negotiating texts already mention British drug and tech companies.
Johnson’s tax cuts for the rich are based on misinterpreted classical philosophy he stole from Reagan
Boris Johnson invoked classical philosophy to justify his tax cuts, but he appears to have lifted it from Ronald Reagan.