A dark foreshadow of worse to come
By Owen Jones / @owenjones84 The August riots were, to some degree, a national trauma. For most, they…
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The riots are a catastrophe
By Owen Jones / @owenjones84 The riots are a catastrophe. They are a catastrophe for communities traumatised by…
A warning shot
It’s five days since one of the blackest days in recent Western European history. The time for mourning…
Solidarity with Norway – an example to us all
By Owen Jones / @owenjones84 I can recall few events that have devastated me as much as Norway’s…
Who governs?
By Owen Jones / @owenjones84 I’ll be honest. A couple of weeks ago, I was in utter despair…
The free press myth
By Owen Jones / @owenjones84 It is a myth that we have a free press in this country.…
Yesterday was a catastrophe for the Labour leadership
By Owen Jones / @owenjones84 Yesterday’s strike by teachers and front-line public sector staff was a triumph for…
The debate shouldn’t be whether to resist, but how to resist
By Owen Jones / @owenjones84 In thirty years time, school kids studying history will be asked to answer…
A boost for the hard right of the party
By Owen Jones / @owenjones84 “Men make their own history,” wrote Karl Marx back in 1852, “but they…
Why Labour should back a 35 hour week
By Owen Jones / @owenjones84 Because workers in Britain have fewer rights than practically every other country in…
