The authoritarian drift of the Conservative government
Now that the dust has settled a little, with the departure of Suella Braverman, we take a look at the authoritarian drift of
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authoritarianism
Boiling a frog – the Tory march to authoritarianism
The hard-faced audacity of the government’s plan to send refugees to Rwanda shocked many, and this headline-grabbing gall led many commentators to believe
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From the horse’s mouth: the State monopoly of violence
As the Financial Times generally sees itself as the in-house newspaper of the boss class here in the UK, then it’s sometimes worthwhile
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Quote of the week – Howard Zinn
“Civil disobedience is not our problem. Our problem is civil obedience. Our problem is that people all over the world have obeyed the
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New podcast: on current government authoritarianism
Our latest “At the Cafe” podcast is now available! Titled “On whose authority?” it looks at the Johnson regime’s rash of authoritarian bills
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ACG Public Meeting on rising authoritarianism in UK (11 Jan)
On Whose Authority? ACG Public Meeting 7pm, Tuesday 11th January 2022 Online meeting – click here for free Eventbright tickets Under the rule of
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ACG Public Meeting on rising authoritarianism in UK (11 Jan)
On Whose Authority? ACG Public Meeting 7pm, Tuesday 11th January 2022 Online meeting – click here for free Eventbright tickets Under the rule of
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Death in the English Channel – ACG (GB) and UCL (France) statement
The following is a statement agreed by the ACG and the Union Communiste Libertaire (UCL) in France. The recent twenty-seven deaths of refugees
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The Nationality and Borders Bill – horrifying and dehumanising
The Nationality and Borders Bill passed through the House of Commons on 8th December 2021, with barely a flicker of recognition from the
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On Whose Authority? ACG Public Meeting (11/01/22)
Under the rule of Johnson’s right-wing populist regime, we are seeing a dramatic increase in the levels of authoritarianism here in the UK.
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