The Osborne Supremacy
A review of a new paper by Compass analysing Conservative electoral success in terms of Gramscian political theory
Reviews
Submission: a scepticism beyond scepticism
Michel Houellebecq’s Submission carries an explosive political charge, even by the standards of France’s most controversial novelist.
Landscapes of Communism – a review
What might a non-capitalist architecture look like? Owen Hatherley’s Landscapes of Communism surveys the architectural legacy of the old Soviet Bloc for clues.
A Very British Coup, revisited
A re-reading of Chris Mullin’s 1982 tale of the left in power in light of Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour leadership campaign.
Tsunami: Scotland’s Democratic Revolution
Tsunami: Scotland’s Democratic Revolution is the latest in Iain Macwhirter’s series of books attempting to map Scotland’s fast changing political landscape. It is indicative of the extraordinary speed with things are moving – and Macwhirter’s industry – that this is the third book he has published in two years.
Blue Labour’s theology of the common good
Blue Labour is interesting because it has something new to say. Or more accurately, perhaps, something that only seems new because it is so old, forgotten by contemporary political debate for many decades: a renewed focus on the ancient idea, at the heart of classic political and religious thought, of the common good.
Back to The Future of Socialism
Back to The Future of Socialism, a new book by the Labour MP and former Cabinet minister Peter Hain, is a bold effort to reimagine for today the most influential text by a British social democrat of the last century.