Tag: thatcher

Prime Minister Boris Johnson Is the Ultimate Expression of Neoliberalism in Collapse
By tomorrow, newly-elected Conservative leader Boris Johnson will be Britain’s prime minister. Aaron Bastani argues the Johnson premiership will be the final, macabre act of the Thatcher supremacy - and whether it is replaced by something better is down to us.
Why Labour Needs a More Radical Housing Policy
Housing is the greatest domestic challenge facing our country. We have a huge opportunity to solve the crisis and Labour must seize it, argues campaigner Jamie Sweeney.
When We Own It: The Politics of Public Ownership
James Butler is joined by Cat Hobbs of We Own It and Andrew Towers of the CWU to discuss public ownership in the 21st century.
#Crapitalism: Industrial Strategy

In this new series #Crapitalism: Grace Blakeley explains what industrial strategy is and argues that ‘building it in Britain’ could be a good thing.
“Everything Has Gone Quiet”: Speaking to Ex-Miners 40 Years After the Pit Closures
It's been 40 years since Thatcher shut down the coal industry, plunging many mining communities such as South Wales into decades of economic devastation. In their own words, what are the long term impacts of this on local life, and what is the way forward?
Globalisation and Whitelash: Examining ‘My Beautiful Laundrette’
Stephen Frears’ 1985 movie My Beautiful Laundrette, with its themes of interracial hostility, economic insecurity and fascism, is a film of enhanced political relevance today.
‘Happy Thatcher’s Dead Day’: Twitter Remembers the Iron Lady
Today marks the second anniversary of the death of Margaret Thatcher. Twitter has been reflecting on the moment we learned "the lady's not returning."
When Music Mattered: 6 Records That Helped Shape Red Wedge
The last couple of weeks have seen a variously amusing, cringeworthy and angering back-and-forth between Nigel Farage and an assortment of comedians of varying quality. It has been said that comedians are now the mouthpieces of mainstream politics, where once musicians were the stalwarts of the resistance. This piece revisits Red Wedge, a musician-led campaign that hoped to defeat Thatcher.
A Dream Preceding Thatcher’s Death
In this brief essay, Laura Palmer reflects on the mythology or nightmare of reproductive labour, Margaret Thatcher and the state funeral.
‘The Lady Is Not Returning’ – Examining the Thatcher Legacy
On this week's show James Butler and Aaron Bastani discuss the legacy of the recently deceased former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

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