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A very British problem, or, how I learned to stop worrying and love renting

Samir Jeraj 16 September 2011 A very British problem, or, how I learned to stop worrying and love renting2014-12-15T11:12:17+00:00 *Society* 5 Comments
Norwich City Councillor Samir Jeraj responds to Alyson MacDonald's The Case Against Landlords. In the 2006 film Thank You For Smoking, the anti-hero lobbyist for the tobacco industry muses about…
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The alienated ‘Multitude’: ‘the Class’ of the 21st century

Alex Wood 6 September 2011 The alienated ‘Multitude’: ‘the Class’ of the 21st century2017-07-22T15:00:37+01:00 *Essays* 3 Comments
Throughout the 20th century development amongst workers of 'class consciousness', the subjective awareness of ones objective class interests, was seen as central to the hopes of achieving a transition away…
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Northern Ireland – Still The Worst Region of the UK to be LGBT

Adam McGibbon 3 August 2011 Northern Ireland – Still The Worst Region of the UK to be LGBT2016-03-18T11:53:38+00:00 *Rights & Democracy* 6 Comments
Last Saturday saw Belfast’s annual Pride parade take to the streets. It’s a celebration that will be familiar to many cities across the world. It’s a lively day with an…
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Murdoch’s media: it’s ownership, not regulation, that matters

Adam Ramsay 10 July 2011 Murdoch’s media: it’s ownership, not regulation, that matters2015-11-19T21:03:13+00:00 *Rights & Democracy* 2 Comments
In the coming weeks we must surely move the discussion around the News of the World from the details of phone hacking to the questions of control. Already, David Cameron…
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Is ambition our choice, or our chains?

Gary Dunion 5 June 2011 Is ambition our choice, or our chains?2014-12-04T18:10:08+00:00 Comment 2 Comments
“Why have we become obsessed with ‘self-fulfillment’,” asked Shiv Malik. “Why do we now feel our jobs need to be of great global significance rather than just a living?” “We…
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Tartan Trechery: Radio Caledonia and Scotland’s Lord Haw Haw

Bright Green Editors 1 June 2011 Tartan Trechery: Radio Caledonia and Scotland’s Lord Haw Haw2017-07-22T14:59:10+01:00 *Essays* 1 Comment
by Gavin Bowd. This article first appeared in issue 26 of Democratic Left Scotland's magazine, Perspectives. The radical right has been a noisy and sometimes menacing part of the British…
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On internet history and regulation

Gilbert Ramsay 26 May 2011 On internet history and regulation2017-07-22T15:04:00+01:00 *Essays* 4 Comments
So, we learn that one of the big areas on which the US and the UK are supposed to still have a special relationship is that of 'cyberspace'. Or rather, I learned…
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After the election… where next for Scottish Politics

Robin McAlpine 19 May 2011 After the election… where next for Scottish Politics2017-07-22T14:54:37+01:00 *Essays* 14 Comments
Just days after a watershed election many observers are struggling to understand what happened. Perhaps they need to learn about Scottish politics. Well, that certainly caught the attention… Nobody who…
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Scots pupils face exam in Boris comprehension

Gary Dunion 14 May 2011 Scots pupils face exam in Boris comprehension2014-12-04T18:12:40+00:00 Comment 3 Comments
Legend has it that young hopefuls applying to be Hansard clerk in the House of Commons used to be presented with a recording of John Prescott in full flow and…
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Robots Against Fairer Votes

Gary Dunion 4 May 2011 Robots Against Fairer Votes2014-12-04T18:13:30+00:00 *Rights & Democracy* 8 Comments
Are you a fanatical party hack? Do you believe the party you choose to vote for is perfect beyond measure, and every other party evil beyond redemption? If you live…
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