An account of the evolution of Sylvia Pankhurst from suffragette to supporter of the Bolshevik regime and then to council communist. It discusses the similarities of her ideas to anarchism as well as her links to the movement. It appeared in Black Flag Anarchist Review Volume 5 Number 3 (Autumn 2025).
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Divided by time, united by hope
Review of two books on social struggle, one on the 1930s and one on the anti-globalisation movement of the 2000s.
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The Two Souls of Democracy
A review of Tony Benn’s 2005 TV programme on democracy. It points out the democracy has many meanings and can, and is, used to justify elite rule.
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Review: Debunking Economics
Review of an excellent book on the weaknesses of neo-classical economics by post-Keynesian economist Steve Keen. An expanded second edition appeared a few years later.
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Review: After the New Economy
Review of an excellent book by Doug Henwood about the 1990s “New Economy” hype.
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