Articles by James Bloodworth

James Bloodworth is former editor of Left Foot Forward, one of the UK's top political blogs, and the author of The Myth of Meritocracy.

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Identity politics is hollow if it ignores the class system that divides us

Liberals espouse identity politics, but being 'representative' still hasn't abolished elitism.

Dec 6, 2016

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Labour must win back the working class or Paul Nuttall's Ukip will triumph

Rallying against 'white men' is now common; they've gone from salt of the earth to scum of the earth.

Nov 29, 2016

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We can expect more resentment for the poor from Hammond's Autumn statement

Right-wing politicians have refused to sort out the economic demons that are causing anger.

Nov 22, 2016

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Privileged liberals should accept that economics led to Trump's victory – not a huge rise in racism

Only those ensconced in their class bubble can say Trump's victory had nothing to do with economics.

Nov 14, 2016

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Sentimentality is the last refuge of those politicians with no idea what they are doing

Intolerance and sentimentality are halting places for Brexiteers who still haven't grasped what they've done.

Nov 9, 2016

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Brexit voters lashed out at Britain's liberal elites – Donald Trump's supporters are doing the same

Victor Serge once wrote that when there was no "worthwhile banner, people would march behind worthless ones".

Nov 2, 2016

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Uber's vision of a 'gig economy' doesn't only exploit workers - it harms us all

When companies like Uber dodge their social security obligations the wider public loses out too.

Oct 31, 2016

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From Donald Trump to Julian Assange - why do Western loudmouths love Vladimir Putin?

Those who appear on RT are useful idiots for a revanchist imperial power

Oct 24, 2016

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British workers aren't lazy. They just have standards – and rightly so

Brits don't want to work 80-hour weeks to help make millionaires richer – and who can blame them?

Oct 17, 2016

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Classic Tories – faking concern for the working class while keeping their own privileges

The latest Tory attempt to rebrand themselves as the party of the proles will fall flat.

Oct 11, 2016

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Jeremy Corbyn celebrates leadership victory

The Tories are beatable, but the left will be undone by its attitude to foreign policy

If Corbynistas are so wrong about world events, the public will ask how they can be trusted to run things here.

Oct 4, 2016

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From Corbyn to Trump: Welcome to the politics of nostalgia

Rather than confronting issues with fresh ideas, movements are fearfully retreating to the halcyon past.

Sep 26, 2016

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Labour's two tribes must find common ground – or the party won't survive

To win power again, Labour's liberal faction must compromise with working class supporters over immigration.

Sep 19, 2016

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We love to hate Mike Ashley but he's not alone in exploiting workers with Victorian conditions

Sports Direct is just the tip of the iceberg – other companies just have better PR.

Sep 12, 2016

Unemployment

A lack of working class MPs opens the door to nasty populism

The fact that politics is, in class terms, increasingly unrepresentative of the wider public is worrying.

Sep 5, 2016

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Labour is at risk of completely losing the working class vote

Owen Smith's promise of a second referendum is a return to the worst of New Labour's cloth-eared paternalism.

Aug 30, 2016

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Jeremy Corbyn's views on war might be admirable, but they're unrealistic

The problem isn't that Corbyn is unelectable. The problem is that his unassailable 'principles' stink.

Aug 22, 2016

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In defence of tuition fees: They haven't stopped the poor from going to university

They work like a graduate tax – earn more, pay more. Those who don't go shouldn't have to pick up the tab.

Aug 16, 2016

Fidel Castro's shadow grows fainter as young Cubans choose cash and life over 'socialism or death'

Raul Castro's tin-pot police state has replaced his brother's Orwellian cult of personality.

Aug 12, 2016

IQ should not be a justification for inequality

Intelligence plays a part in achievement, but its influence is wildly exaggerated.

Aug 8, 2016

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