More From James Bloodworth
Identity politics is hollow if it ignores the class system that divides us
Liberals espouse identity politics, but being 'representative' still hasn't abolished elitism.
Dec 06, 2016
Labour must win back the working class or Paul Nuttall's Ukip will triumph
Rallying against 'white men' is now common; they've gone from salt of the earth to scum of the earth.
Nov 29, 2016
We can expect more resentment for the poor from Hammond's Autumn statement
Right-wing politicians have refused to sort out the economic demons that are causing anger.
Nov 22, 2016
Privileged liberals should accept that economics led to Trump's victory – not a huge rise in racism
Only those ensconced in their class bubble can say Trump's victory had nothing to do with economics.
Nov 14, 2016
Sentimentality is the last refuge of those politicians with no idea what they are doing
Intolerance and sentimentality are halting places for Brexiteers who still haven't grasped what they've done.
Nov 09, 2016
Brexit voters lashed out at Britain's liberal elites – Donald Trump's supporters are doing the same
Victor Serge once wrote that when there was no "worthwhile banner, people would march behind worthless ones".
Nov 02, 2016
Uber's vision of a 'gig economy' doesn't only exploit workers - it harms us all
When companies like Uber dodge their social security obligations the wider public loses out too.
Oct 31, 2016
From Donald Trump to Julian Assange - why do Western loudmouths love Vladimir Putin?
Those who appear on RT are useful idiots for a revanchist imperial power
Oct 24, 2016
British workers aren't lazy. They just have standards – and rightly so
Brits don't want to work 80-hour weeks to help make millionaires richer – and who can blame them?
Oct 17, 2016
Classic Tories – faking concern for the working class while keeping their own privileges
The latest Tory attempt to rebrand themselves as the party of the proles will fall flat.
Oct 11, 2016
The Tories are beatable, but the left will be undone by its attitude to foreign policy
If Corbynistas are so wrong about world events, the public will ask how they can be trusted to run things here.
Oct 04, 2016
From Corbyn to Trump: Welcome to the politics of nostalgia
Rather than confronting issues with fresh ideas, movements are fearfully retreating to the halcyon past.
Sep 26, 2016
Labour's two tribes must find common ground – or the party won't survive
To win power again, Labour's liberal faction must compromise with working class supporters over immigration.
Sep 19, 2016
We love to hate Mike Ashley but he's not alone in exploiting workers with Victorian conditions
Sports Direct is just the tip of the iceberg – other companies just have better PR.
Sep 12, 2016
A lack of working class MPs opens the door to nasty populism
The fact that politics is, in class terms, increasingly unrepresentative of the wider public is worrying.
Sep 05, 2016
Labour is at risk of completely losing the working class vote
Owen Smith's promise of a second referendum is a return to the worst of New Labour's cloth-eared paternalism.
Aug 30, 2016
Jeremy Corbyn's views on war might be admirable, but they're unrealistic
The problem isn't that Corbyn is unelectable. The problem is that his unassailable 'principles' stink.
Aug 22, 2016
In defence of tuition fees: They haven't stopped the poor from going to university
They work like a graduate tax – earn more, pay more. Those who don't go shouldn't have to pick up the tab.
Aug 16, 2016
Fidel Castro's shadow grows fainter as young Cubans choose cash and life over 'socialism or death'
Raul Castro's tin-pot police state has replaced his brother's Orwellian cult of personality.
Aug 12, 2016
IQ should not be a justification for inequality
Intelligence plays a part in achievement, but its influence is wildly exaggerated.
Aug 08, 2016
What I learned about poverty while working in Blackpool
All of us will have to foot the bill for allowing people to fester in forgotten parts of the country.
Aug 01, 2016
Grammar schools are back on the agenda – and that's bad news for poorer kids
This idea of the golden age of social mobility is one of the most enduring educational myths.
Jul 25, 2016
Nuclear weapons are an archaic idea of a 'deterrent'
'Security' appears synonymous with a willingness to kill millions at the press of a button
Jul 18, 2016
Jeremy Corbyn's Labour is a tribute act to socialism - trade unions back a nostalgic leader
Performative leftism has trumped any desire to improve the life chances of Britain's new working class.
Jul 11, 2016
Tony Blair will be damned by history over the Iraq war - but his choice was between two evils
Tony Blair never had the option of keeping its hands clean over Iraq
Jul 06, 2016
Jeremy Corbyn's Labour is trapped in a time warp – and it is heading towards electoral oblivion
It is time to face facts – the Corbyn project is not working
Jun 27, 2016
Brexit: New Labour should have listened to 'racist' immigration concerns years ago
As years passed and migration soared, those who spoke up were dismissed.
Jun 24, 2016
Brexit would hand more power to corporations and remove rights from low-paid workers
British workers would no longer benefit from workplace protections enshrined by the EU.
Jun 21, 2016
Labour must get the Remain message out – before it's too late
The result of the referendum will hinge on how Labour supporters vote – but at the moment it's Tory vs Tory.
Jun 08, 2016
What working undercover in a factory taught me about EU migration
The British working class is slowly being replaced by a foreign-born politically-disenfranchised labour force.
May 25, 2016
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