Doesn't look terribly good for the Party of European Socialists. We should have made gains. Why? Because the socialists have failed to promote a socialist agenda. It's time for something a bit more radical - broad nationalisation - without compen… more »

Nationally the share of the vote looked like this: Tories 44% Labour 24% In London, with a socialist candidate the share of the vote looked like this: Johnson 42% Livingstone 36% Grimmer mentions their candidate, Janet Oosthuysen, falling s… more »

I was invited to attend the Yeovil Trades Council meeting yesterday. I was pleased to see the discussion was very open and it sparked a debate about being in or out of the Labour Party, one I've had with myself prior to joining for many years. I wasn… more »

So Brendan sent me a message a while back in which he asked: whats the difference between socialism, communism, leninism, and marxism? This is no simple question, but I will attempt to be brief as possible. To start off with its necessary to know… more »

Chavez gave a speech last week, and I have to say what I've read of it so far is the most refreshing yet. "...workers councils will come into being in the factories, in the workplaces, but they should reach out to the communities and be fused into oth… more »

From an essay written by Albert Einstein in 1949: Production is carried on for profit, not for use. There is no provision that all those able and willing to work will always be in a position to find employment; an “army of unemployed” almost always ex… more »

So Scoble commented on the whole China blocking the main search engines, despite people in China like Blognation's David Feng saying it was not true. Within his entry he suggests the US pulls out of the Olympics, fine more medals for everybody else, o… more »

So I was browsing the politics forum and came across somebody who said the following: Yes, I have [heard of socialism in one country], but I don't buy it. I was reading a book which was written by Edvard Radzinsky on Stalin. His book discusses these c… more »

Surely, this will be the last opportunity for me to address you. The Air Force has bombed the antennas of Radio Magallanes. My words do not have bitterness but disappointment. May they be a moral punishment for those who have betrayed their oath: sold… more »

Highly recommended when you have 90 minutes to spare. The War on Democracy by John Pilger, which covers the actions of capitalism and imperialism and the struggle of the people against them in Latin America. Hat tip to Lee. more »