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in the hands of the many: October 2012

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In the hands of the many. 8216; progress is not the elimination of struggle, but rather a change in its terms. 8217; - Aneurin Bevan. Building a future that works after #oct20. BUILDING A FUTURE THAT WORKS. 8220; Name, occupation, affiliation”. As much as people want to say. It feels like we're being pushed backwards by the rising cost of living – food, fuel, housing, credit, transport – and by the government's threat to employment protections and other policies, but we have tools to our adva...If you we...

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in the hands of the many: September 2010

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In the hands of the many. 8216; progress is not the elimination of struggle, but rather a change in its terms. 8217; - Aneurin Bevan. Can culture cut it in Darlington? This was published in The Northern Echo. How should Darlington respond to public sector cuts. Should it close its theatre, start a volunteer group to run its swimming pool or privatise its parks? Paul Harman tells why he is calling a public meeting to discuss the future of arts and leisure in the town. DARLINGTON faces a cultural crisis.

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in the hands of the many: Warning of #Pasokification, not yearning for it

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In the hands of the many. 8216; progress is not the elimination of struggle, but rather a change in its terms. 8217; - Aneurin Bevan. Warning of #Pasokification, not yearning for it. People stop me in the street and they ask me how I wrote Pasokification. Actually, they don't. Most people have no idea what I’m banging on about, and those that do usually tell me to shut up about it. Obviously, I refuse. And, because it mentions me, I thought I’d respond. Am I yearning for the Pasokification of Labour?

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in the hands of the many: May 2011

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In the hands of the many. 8216; progress is not the elimination of struggle, but rather a change in its terms. 8217; - Aneurin Bevan. Darlington Labour gives hope in hard times. A month later, at the end of the campaign - and also at the end of the coalition's first year in power - Labour gained five seats across three wards in Darlington. Thanks to the hard work of candidates, party members, and supporters - and the borough's Labour MP, Jenny Chapman, the Darlington Labour Party increased its majority o...

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in the hands of the many: June 2012

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In the hands of the many. 8216; progress is not the elimination of struggle, but rather a change in its terms. 8217; - Aneurin Bevan. A ballot with your policy on it? This was recently published at Labour Left. Jon Lansman kindly commented and alerted me to an oversight on my part, and I've included my response/correction* below this:. Yet some of our organising remains the same as when participation was much harder, and is now hollowed out by the lack of trust in collective action to deliver the goods.

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in the hands of the many: March 2012

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In the hands of the many. 8216; progress is not the elimination of struggle, but rather a change in its terms. 8217; - Aneurin Bevan. Where's all the money gone? It's not easy to answer that question. As Dan Hind. Says, "We have been marinading in nonsense for so long that, if someone tells you how the monetary system works, they will sound like a crank, even if what they are telling you is true.". Appropriately for an event taking place on one of the nights that Darlington for Culture. 8221; – we ...

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in the hands of the many: March 2011

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In the hands of the many. 8216; progress is not the elimination of struggle, but rather a change in its terms. 8217; - Aneurin Bevan. After marching, it's time to campaign and vote for Labour's alternative. Yesterday, I took part in the largest protest to take place in the UK for many years. Organised by the Trades Union Congress. The March for the Alternative called for the government to put jobs, growth, and justice at the forefront of its economic plans. Sadly, the Tory/Liberal government has abandone...

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in the hands of the many: February 2012

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In the hands of the many. 8216; progress is not the elimination of struggle, but rather a change in its terms. 8217; - Aneurin Bevan. Some thoughts on the protests in Western Europe and North America over the banking crisis and austerity cuts, and what this all means for those of us committed to the strengthening and extension of democracy through participation in formal politics. The City versus the citizens, now the citizens versus the City? Throwing open Overton's window. To replicate the US example, ...

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in the hands of the many: September 2011

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In the hands of the many. 8216; progress is not the elimination of struggle, but rather a change in its terms. 8217; - Aneurin Bevan. Some thoughts on Labour’s co-operative future. The Blue Bar, Liverpool on September 25, 2011. This wasn't the speech I gave, but the text I was working from. Red) social sciences student with a keen interest in co-operativism. But how does the typical voter describe political ideology? First part is about creating, producing, providing – to labour is to work. The socio-eco...

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in the hands of the many: July 2011

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In the hands of the many. 8216; progress is not the elimination of struggle, but rather a change in its terms. 8217; - Aneurin Bevan. Book review: Dan Hind. The Return of the Public. Is in part a history of the concept of public opinion and democratic participation. It is also a critique of the advance of neo-liberal ideas, their implementation through state and corporate bureaucracies, and of the diminished concept of the “public service ethos” of elite institutions. When the expenses scandal did break,...