The lessons from France

France’s presidential election ended pretty much exactly how everyone predicted it would: the first round ended with the liberal Macron and the fascist Le Pen advancing to the run-off vote, which just ended with Macron emerging as the clear winner, albeit by a smaller margin of 58.5% to Le Pen’s 41.5%. While it is disappointing…

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…

Meades’ tacsi to a linguistic straightjacket (a reply to Jonathan Meades)

Wales is a nation, with its own language, culture, history and identity. This may come as a shock to some people in England who think we’re basically just England’s backyard, but it is a fact, and occasionally those forgetful Englishmen have to be reminded of it. Ever since devolution (and perhaps before), there has been…