Hi, The purpose of this blog is to clarify my own thoughts about political theory and practice. This blog is written from a Marxist perspective and will aim to analyse Marxist texts, as well as content from other political tendencies from a Marxist viewpoint, current events, strategies and political ideas. The context of this blog is that I'm a socialist in Britain, looking for some sense and organisation on the left after the end of the Corbyn Labour leadership, with a startlingly authoritarian, reactionary Conservative government, during a global pandemic and continuous economic crises. The world can seem on the surface to be crumbling, but capitalism and the political establishment seem uncontested. But the crises we face will lead to discontent and action in society. People will and are protesting the attack on trade unions and worker rights by bosses and the ruling class, evictions, low pay and the increasing wealth of the super-rich, crumbling state support for the public and...