Why working class people need not pay the price of the mistakes of capital. Written for Freedom in 2006.
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Capitalism is losing its Barings?
This first appeared in Scottish Anarchist Number 2 (1995) and was written in response to the collapse of Barings Bank. It discusses the issues associated for anarchists and labour with the increased globalisation of capitalism. Some slight changes have been made to fix typos and add references.
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John Most and Anarchism
An article about John Most, the German anarchist. It discusses his ideas on revolution and tactics between 1882 and 1886, showing that he was not an anarchist although heading in that direction. It appeared in Black Flag Anarchist Review (Spring 2026)
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Peter Kropotkin: Science and Syndicalism
This is a write-up of my notes for the book launch of Kropotkin’s Modern Science and Anarchy in Nottingham, 17th of November 2018. This, in turn, was a slightly revised version of a talk I did in Edinburgh early that year. As with all my subsequent write-ups, this is more what I aimed to say rather than what was said (this, for example, has far fewer jokes than uttered on the day). Still, it covers the main points said on the day.
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The frustration of Richard Dawkins
A review of Richard Dawkins documentary on Charles Darwin which appeared in Channel 4 (UK) in August 2008. While aware of the existence of co-operation (mutual aid), he has a hard time integrating into his views on evolution which are very much rooted in Huxley’s notions.
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