Russell Elliott
@russell-conwy.bsky.social
'To be truly radical is to make hope possible, rather than despair convincing' Raymond Williams.
Eco-socialist, soft Left, Compass, PCS #AuDHD
Eco-socialist, soft Left, Compass, PCS #AuDHD
Reposted by Russell Elliott
I'm surprised they didn't end up voting for something like "Party McPartyface" with how the rest of the conference has been going 🤣
November 30, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I'm surprised they didn't end up voting for something like "Party McPartyface" with how the rest of the conference has been going 🤣
Reposted by Russell Elliott
Always good when the people responsible for the problem start denouncing it and telling you only idiots could’ve been taken in.
November 30, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Always good when the people responsible for the problem start denouncing it and telling you only idiots could’ve been taken in.
Reposted by Russell Elliott
the implications of Trump’s playing with tariffs. His book is for everyone who wants to really understand the mess we are in, which means – it is for everyone.” [3/3]
www.versobooks.com/products/337...
www.versobooks.com/products/337...
The Story of Capital
For decades, David Harvey has been teaching Marx's work, particularly Capital, to great acclaim. He has analysed chapter by chapter - sometimes line-by-line - Marx's three volumes and the Grundrisse. ...
www.versobooks.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:04 PM
the implications of Trump’s playing with tariffs. His book is for everyone who wants to really understand the mess we are in, which means – it is for everyone.” [3/3]
www.versobooks.com/products/337...
www.versobooks.com/products/337...
Reposted by Russell Elliott
His knowledge goes well beyond the generalities of commodity fetishism and capitalist exploitation of nature. Although often critical of Marx, he uses Marx to explain problems we are experiencing today, from 2008 meltdown to the return of rents and [2/3]
November 29, 2025 at 4:04 PM
His knowledge goes well beyond the generalities of commodity fetishism and capitalist exploitation of nature. Although often critical of Marx, he uses Marx to explain problems we are experiencing today, from 2008 meltdown to the return of rents and [2/3]
Reposted by Russell Elliott
I mean, she's not from the far left factions herself. I do think there's strong evidence that she's believed her own hype and thinks she's the big cheese - she's demonstrated very few leadership qualities at all in this - but she's not part of the alphabet spaghetti
November 29, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I mean, she's not from the far left factions herself. I do think there's strong evidence that she's believed her own hype and thinks she's the big cheese - she's demonstrated very few leadership qualities at all in this - but she's not part of the alphabet spaghetti
Reposted by Russell Elliott
It's not my fight, but Your Party was absolutely right to insist on no double-party memberships for this precise reason, and absolutely right to kick out the SWP because they're the SWP for fuck sake.
November 29, 2025 at 2:19 PM
It's not my fight, but Your Party was absolutely right to insist on no double-party memberships for this precise reason, and absolutely right to kick out the SWP because they're the SWP for fuck sake.
Reposted by Russell Elliott
I understand the political party that the independents wanted and what its distinctive, seat-winning position that the Greens or any of the parties of the far left could not occupy. I do not, absolutely do not, understand at any level what Zarah Sultana is seeking to accomplish.
November 29, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I understand the political party that the independents wanted and what its distinctive, seat-winning position that the Greens or any of the parties of the far left could not occupy. I do not, absolutely do not, understand at any level what Zarah Sultana is seeking to accomplish.
Reposted by Russell Elliott
a great example of New Labour's anti-intellectual style that I'd completely forgot: bsky.app/profile/casm...
One forgotten aspect of "Cool Britannia" were ministers bragging about how they loved Britpop rather than stuffy old opera and classical music. I remember a Radio 4 Arts panel in 1998 where some fruity-voiced chap was furious that they were all about Oasis and The Verve instead of Michael Tippett.
November 28, 2025 at 8:36 PM
a great example of New Labour's anti-intellectual style that I'd completely forgot: bsky.app/profile/casm...
Reposted by Russell Elliott
But the trouble with Blue Labour is that while there is some intellectual groundwork there, it's (a) obscured by Glasman's idiotic braying and (b) leads the party to electoral toxicity
It's not that it's anti-intellectual, but that it doesn't work strategically (partly as it's morally abhorrent)
It's not that it's anti-intellectual, but that it doesn't work strategically (partly as it's morally abhorrent)
November 28, 2025 at 5:36 PM
But the trouble with Blue Labour is that while there is some intellectual groundwork there, it's (a) obscured by Glasman's idiotic braying and (b) leads the party to electoral toxicity
It's not that it's anti-intellectual, but that it doesn't work strategically (partly as it's morally abhorrent)
It's not that it's anti-intellectual, but that it doesn't work strategically (partly as it's morally abhorrent)
Reposted by Russell Elliott
The News Cycle is so quick that it seems to have entirely missed a Brexit/Reform party member being sent to prison for 10 1/2 years for taking bribes from Russia
November 23, 2025 at 10:45 AM
The News Cycle is so quick that it seems to have entirely missed a Brexit/Reform party member being sent to prison for 10 1/2 years for taking bribes from Russia
Reposted by Russell Elliott
Everyone who cares about defending our civil liberties should be speaking out about this gross injustice.
November 21, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Everyone who cares about defending our civil liberties should be speaking out about this gross injustice.