Politics

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When the G8 Came to My Town

by Declan McCormick

A big event in a small town in the big country.

Readable, witty and sharp, Declan McCormick gives a local analysis of the G8 mobilisation in Scotland in 2005.

Who were the participants and what was their politics?

What did the mobilisation achieve? McCormick addresses the questions that matter.

Thinking Allowed

by Sarah Young

“Thinking Allowed” presents a vision of how progressive political change can develop. It is a profoundly authentic work in that it is not hampered by ideology but is informed by ideas.

Young describes modern life in Britain using a humanist approach, analysing poverty in terms of social and cultural impoverishment as well as in an economic sense. The British experience is then placed in the context of world trends.

Young gives an honest assessment of the self-proclaimed ‘revolutionary’ organisations in Britain. She then identifies the real forces for change and how they can evolve.

Reviews:

“This is an important and original pamphlet that addresses key questions that are often ignored by many political activists, including Anarchists”

“Her exposure of the manipulative and effectively counter-revolutionary antics of the revolutionary parties are excellent’ Organise! Winter 2004

“…Thinking Allowed does pose an important question for organisations like ours – just how are we to break the hold of social democracy over people who are otherwise in agreement with us about what is wrong with the world?”

Direct Action Winter 2004