James Bloodworth : page 2

Boris Johnson's moment has passed – he offers young people nothing and they know it

If Johnson does ever lead the Conservatives, his brand of re-heated neoliberalism will fall flat on its face.

Sep 19, 2017

Theresa May General Election 2017

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Tories let homelessness rise because they believe people deserve their poverty

The Conservative government's political choices about welfare have dire consequences for the poor - and it knows it.

Sep 13, 2017

David Cameron

Protests Break Out At Charlottesville City Council Meeting

'Horseshoe theory' is nonsense – anti-fascists and neo-Nazis are not the same

Hysterical horseshoe theorists claim moral equivalence between socialism and fascism, Marx and Hitler.

Sep 5, 2017

Britain is a democracy - so why do we accept dictatorships in our workplaces?

As trade union membership has declined, executive pay has soared.

Aug 30, 2017

Theresa May

Segregating women on trains is what religious extremists do – it has no place in modern Britain

However well-intentioned, calls for women-only carriages stem from the same idea that blames women for male behaviour.

Aug 23, 2017

Jeremy Corbyn

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It's fine to punch Nazis – the trouble is everyone's a 'fascist' these days

How can we 'bash the fash' when everyone gets painted as the bad guy?

Aug 16, 2017

Donald Trump

The real problem with Jeremy Corbyn's vacuous statement about violence in Venezuela

There's no moral equivalence between Maduro's authoritarian state and people fighting against it.

Aug 8, 2017

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Why it's wrong to cancel the passports of British Isis fighters

The government should take responsibility for the monsters it had a hand in creating.

Aug 3, 2017

Islamic State Isis

Beware the cult of Corbyn betraying everything you believe in

We have learned that the usual rules of political engagement don't apply to Saint Jez.

Jul 25, 2017

Jeremy Corbyn EU Referendum Brexit

Taylor Review fudge will do nothing to prevent the gig economy's race to the bottom

Long seen as the government's "get out of jail free card", the report contains little to warm the heart.

Jul 11, 2017

Hugo Chavez was a hero to many on the left. Where are they now Venezuela is collapsing?

Under Chavez's successor Maduro, Venezuela is sliding towards dictatorship after years of economic mismanagement.

Jul 4, 2017

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How Theresa May has become seduced by the logic of dictators when it comes to human rights

An attack on the Human Rights Act is an attack on us all

Jun 28, 2017

Theresa May Human rights Isis Syria

Criticising the media over terror attacks has turned into mass conspiracy

If a lie might help to further one's political aims, few it seems have time for the truth.

Jun 19, 2017

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The biggest division in modern Britain boils down to if you own a home

The trigger for the 2008 crash is arguably the biggest driver of post-crash inequality.

Jun 14, 2017

I was wrong about Jeremy Corbyn

The left can feel reassured that a radical social democratic programme gained significant ground in Britain.

Jun 9, 2017

Jeremy Corbyn Theresa May

May Vs Corbyn: UK Party Leaders Clash On Getting EU Brexit Deal

You don't have to be a Corbyn fan to see the media obsesses over his dirty laundry

We shouldn't focus on things in the past when the government is inflicting misery in the present.

May 30, 2017

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Scrapping tuition fees will cost billions – the poor need that money more than graduates

The tuition fees system could be progressive. Scrapping it will take money away from where it's needed.

May 22, 2017

Jeremy Corbyn Theresa May

Why Tory promises on workers' rights aren't worth the paper they're written on

Unless Conservatives scrap the employment tribunal fees they introduced, workers can't enforce their rights.

May 15, 2017

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Corbyn and his allies care more about controlling Labour than winning the election

That Jeremy Corbyn will stay on as leader even if Labour suffers a big election defeat shouldn't surprise us.

May 9, 2017

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Why Tony Blair isn't relevant anymore

Labour must renew itself but neither Blairites or Corbynistas can do it.

May 2, 2017

Jeremy Corbyn

Articles by James Bloodworth