The national mythology of Brexit Britain

Introduction: The True Meaning of Brexit Six years ago, I voted Leave in the EU referendum, and was at that time a vocal critic of the Remain camp. Disillusioned with the left as misrepresented by people like Owen Jones and Jess Phillips, I could already feel myself drifting to the right back then, and yet…

My issues with the Communist Party of Britain

As the contradictions of capitalism unravel and sharpen every day, and as the right radicalises and takes on a more viciously reactionary form, the need for a party of the working class strong enough to fight the tide of neofascism and bring about socialism becomes ever more apparent. With Labour having totally capitulated to the…

The socialist case for Welsh independence

Introduction: The Impasse of British Wales I have written frequently about the dire state of my country on this blog. Our economy has suffered greatly as a result of both the COVID-19 pandemic and the complications of the government’s Brexit deal. We are soon to be hit with a cost of living crisis that the…