Phil Hearse
Britain: Poverty and inequality fuel Labour’s crisis
Britain’s Labour government is in turmoil. Phil Hearse looks beyond media scandals such as the Mandelson-Epstein revelations, to lay out what is really behind the crisis.
Phil Hearse reviews William I Robinson’s new book “Epochal Crisis: the Exhaustion of Global Capitalism,” saying if you want to understand what is going on in the world, then read this.
Britain: Roots of the Labour crisis
The Starmer Project is crashing, explains Phil Hearse.
Elections and the anti‑fascist struggle
Phil Hearse — With the foundation of Your Party and Zack Polanski's victory in the Greens’ leadership election, combined with the surge of support for Reform UK, the importance of elections in combating fascism and the hard right comes to the fore.
Critical minerals and genocide in the Congo
What’s behind the sudden surge in interest in rare earth minerals? Phil Hearse investigates.
Britain: New alliance needed to combat fascism
Phil Hearse — The idea fascists can be defeated by being “no platformed“ has shown its limitations. A socialist and green political alternative that can have an impact at the level of the masses is needed.
Britain: Thousands mobilise to face down fascist rioters
Phil Hearse — Thousands of anti-fascists mobilised to face down fascist groups threatening immigration lawyers and mosques in cities across Britain on August 7.
Britain: The right after Sunak — and the left‑wing alternative
Phil Hearse — As Britain grapples with the aftermath of its recent general election, the political landscape is shifting dramatically. With the Labour left marginalised and the far-right Reform UK surging, the implications for Britain's future and the international scene are profound.
Global elections: Hard right reaches for power
Phil Hearse — Left-wing mirth at the Tories’ farcical election launch should be tempered by the likely vote for far-right Reform UK and the determination of the Labour leadership to crush the last remnants of Corbynism.
Britain: Politics in crisis — prospects for the hard right and militant left
Phil Hearse examines the rapidly shifting political landscape that the increasing likelihood of a Starmer-led government is bringing about.
Britain: Writing on the wall for Sunak and Starmer
First published at Anti*Capitalist Resistance.
Climate collapse threatens slide to fascism and war
Phil Hearse argues that climate catastrophe will massively boost the number of refugees, making immigration even more central to the politics of the Global North.
