Conter: Against the Establishment

20/10/2023

The protests around the world this weekend against the bombardment and invasion of Gaza will be historic.

More than just a show of moral force - they could have a real bearing on the outcome of events.

Gaza on the Brink – 5 Reasons You Must March

The marches around the world this weekend against the bombardment and invasion of Gaza will be historic. David Jamieson sets them in perspective with five

11/09/2023

One third of Britain’s copper came from Chile and, as far as the British government was concerned, the resource could not thus be returned to the people. Even before he came to power, the British government had been keen to oppose Allende. In the Chilean elections of 1964 and 1970, Harold Wilson’s Labour government organised a covert operation in the country against Allende, and in favour of his right wing opponents. A special unit – the Information Research Department – was deployed to work alongside the CIA in distributing propaganda and recruiting key civil society figures in the anti-socialist cause.

Days after the 1973 coup, the British Foreign Secretary wrote that “for British interests… there is no doubt that Chile under the junta is a better prospect than Allende’s chaotic road to socialism.”

The coup that overthrew Chile's leader in 1973 was trained and backed by the US. But the British state was also a key lieutenant in the suppression of Chilean

02/09/2023

"Disaster nationalism, bedlam Britain and calamity Brexit. All these shrill labels for the enemy merely testified to an underlying void of purpose, symptomatic of a growing provincialism."

The SNP leadership's anti-Brexitism can mobilise grievance, but can't hide the void of purpose at the heart of mainstream Scottish nationalism. Cynicism and

31/08/2023

Even after the Scottish Government was forced to release documents showing its EU pathway doesn’t work, it still maintains the myth of easy entry.

This dishonesty is corrosive to the independence cause, argues Jonathon Shafi.

Even after the Scottish Government was forced to release documents showing its EU pathway doesn't work, it still maintains the pretence of easy entry. This

13/07/2023

Ukraine is months into a counter-offensive which has won little territory but cost many lives. Chris Bambery argues US and western policy makers are not being honest about the tactics they are pushing.

Ukraine is months into a counter-offensive which has won little territory but cost many lives. Chris Bambery argues US and western policy makers are not being

02/07/2023

100 days into his leadership, Humza Yousaf remains in his predecessor's shadow. He seems determined not to leave it.

There is no path forward for the independence movement that evades direct criticism of the Sturgeon years, argues Jonathon Shafi.

There is no path forward for the independence movement that evades direct criticism of the Sturgeon years, argues Jonathon Shafi.

12/06/2023

"There are no plans for reform. No one in high politics has a platform to revive our society. There are only pro-cuts, pro-corporate, pro-war parties in the parliament. Differences in theory on the constitution amount to little or nothing in reality."

Operation Branchform has yet to come to any conclusions. Yet its operations have already cast modern Scotland in a very different light. The myth of

06/06/2023

Far from representing an alternative to the ideas of establishment figures like Gordon Brown, SNP leaders have adopted them.

David Jamieson argues that there is no road to a viable independence movement that doesn’t break with civic nationalism.

Far from representing an alternative to the ideas of establishment figures like Gordon Brown, SNP leaders have adopted them. David Jamieson argues that there

21/05/2023

Supporters called it speaking truth to power. Opponents called it fascist. But NatCon showed that the trivial obsessions of the culture war have polarised politics and demoted the big questions of our time.

Supporters called it speaking truth to power. Opponents called it fascist. But NatCon showed that the trivial obsessions of the culture war have polarised politics and demoted the big questions of our

15/05/2023

Our first in-person event of the year was a runaway success - standing room for David Broder's new book 'Mussolini's Grandchildren' - how the Italian far right are remoulding politics in Europe. We sold out on the day but you can get a copy here: https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745348025/mussolinis-grandchildren/

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09/05/2023

"20 million watched the coronation across all channels and platforms. EastEnders in the 1990s could beat that on a weekly basis. It’s about 10 million fewer than watched the Queen’s funeral.!

Monarchism is being subculturalised. How long can it last with the support of the alienated and ideological, ask David Jamieson.

09/05/2023

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