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Introduction

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 increasing support for businesses.

All of this anger which is building has to go somewhere. But without organisation and leadership, protests and riots can dissipate like steam. The objective conditions compel people to action, but the subjective condition, socialist leadership based on a proper understanding of class struggle and exploitation, will allow this energy to follow through to its conclusion: the working class taking control of the society they create.

The method of this blog will be ruthless criticism of everything, the testing of doctrines and dogmas in order to arrive at the inescapable truth. Hopefully this blog will enlighten and encourage myself and perhaps others to fight the historic fight for working class self emancipation.

Workers of the world, unite! You have nothing to lose but your chains!

~ The Communist Manifesto, Marx and Engels

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