Attention employers! (or how definitely not to organise work in a post-capitalist society)

As part of the growing army of the unemployed created by the biggest crisis of the capitalist economic system since the Great Depression of the 1930s (and soon to be compounded by the onslaught of the Con-Dem government’s ‘austerity’ measures), I think it’s about time someone brought up one of the less talked about aspects [...]

Posted by Neil B on March 14th, 2011 | 9 Comments Posted in Uncategorized

Catalans march against Spanish State ruling

Below we feature a guest post by Meritxell Ramírez Ollé, a student at the University of Edinburgh, co-creator of a new online local newspaper (Vacarisses Digital) in her hometown of Vacarisses, Catalonia, and a supporter of Catalan independence. On Saturday, over a million people marched through the streets of the Catalan capital of Barcelona, led [...]

Posted by Neil B on July 12th, 2010 | No Comments Posted in Uncategorized

Robo-bins say "Bottles mean prizes!"

The ConDem coalition government has shown its true shade of green with new proposals to reward households who produce more recycling waste.  The plans, announced last week by Communities Secretary, Conservative Eric Pickles (whose name just seems to capture his essence), are ostensibly designed to reduce waste going into landfill sites around the country.  In [...]

Posted by Neil B on June 15th, 2010 | 1 Comment Posted in Uncategorized