The authoritarian drift of the Conservative government
Now that the dust has settled a little, with the departure of Suella Braverman, we take a look at the authoritarian drift of
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authoritarianism
Boiling a frog – the Tory march to authoritarianism
The hard-faced audacity of the government’s plan to send refugees to Rwanda shocked many, and this headline-grabbing gall led many commentators to believe
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From the horse’s mouth: the State monopoly of violence
As the Financial Times generally sees itself as the in-house newspaper of the boss class here in the UK, then it’s sometimes worthwhile
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Quote of the week – Howard Zinn
“Civil disobedience is not our problem. Our problem is civil obedience. Our problem is that people all over the world have obeyed the
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New podcast: on current government authoritarianism
Our latest “At the Cafe” podcast is now available! Titled “On whose authority?” it looks at the Johnson regime’s rash of authoritarian bills
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ACG Public Meeting on rising authoritarianism in UK (11 Jan)
On Whose Authority? ACG Public Meeting 7pm, Tuesday 11th January 2022 Online meeting – click here for free Eventbright tickets Under the rule of
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ACG Public Meeting on rising authoritarianism in UK (11 Jan)
On Whose Authority? ACG Public Meeting 7pm, Tuesday 11th January 2022 Online meeting – click here for free Eventbright tickets Under the rule of
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The Chinese State clamps down in Hong Kong and across China
As the Chinese economy gets set to overtake that of the USA, the regime led by Xi Jinping aims to assert its authority.
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Death in the English Channel – ACG (GB) and UCL (France) statement
The following is a statement agreed by the ACG and the Union Communiste Libertaire (UCL) in France. The recent twenty-seven deaths of refugees
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The Nationality and Borders Bill – horrifying and dehumanising
The Nationality and Borders Bill passed through the House of Commons on 8th December 2021, with barely a flicker of recognition from the
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