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‘Rejoice’ revisited: dystopian democracy
We move from partygate to blame games, never acknowledging the bigger picture that even arch-neoliberal forums like Davos can no longer avoid. The answers are out there, but our political elite will be the last to listen, writes ALAN SIMPSON
a panel session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday, May 25, 2022.
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It can be hard to discern conspiracy theory from reality and under the Trump regime the two might just be the same thing, writes Linda Pentz Gunter
ALAN SIMPSON says responses to the Golders Green attacks risk deepening divides across our country
Capturing the general strikes history is a vital part of our struggles today, posits HENRY FOWLER
On a tumultuous day in Welsh politics DAVID NICHOLSON looks at the key issues for progressives in Wales to grapple with the rise of the far right
JUST over 40 years ago, on April 26 1982, Margaret Thatcher weaponised the word “rejoice.”
It became a term that would forever divide the nation; the assassin’s kiss Thatcherite zealots would use, as much against their own “one nation” Tories as against Labour and the poor.
Thatcher’s “rejoice” announced Britain’s first “victory” in the Falklands/Malvinas war. It symbolised the shift into a politics where winning was the only thing that mattered.
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