An Idiot’s Guide to the EUSSR

As we approach the European and local elections, and as the Ukip juggernaut rolls on, we’ll be hearing a lot of chat about the ‘EUSSR’, that evil empire that many Ukip voters actually do believe exists. To be fair, if you think that talking about shooting gays is acceptable, or that all Romanian men are…

Common Customs – A Review of Andy Wood, The Memory of the People

          There are some issues on which, it’s fair to say, the British Left has pretty unassailable arguments. It’s hard, for example, to dispute the suggestion that not everyone wholly enjoyed the Thatcher years; or that oil companies and banks might not necessarily always act for the greater good of society;…