From the Arab Spring, to #OccupyEverywhere. This video makes the link brilliantly. Do watch it. But why is it all happening? What is it about the new generation? Back in February, Paul Mason wrote a brilliant blog with twenty reasons why it was kicking off everywhere, in the Arab world, in Greece, Ireland, France and Britain. In his latest blog, ‘Occupy’ is a response to economic permafrost, well worth a read, he adds two more. His twenty-two reasons deserve to be widely read. Here they are in full, including the latest two. Continue reading
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An age of revolt – in an age without a left
I remember the exact moment when I realised that I was living in a different era from the politically tranquil times I grew up in. It was in a lecture theatre at University College London, a week or so after the 52,000-strong student march. An impromptu ‘what next?’ meeting had been called, and the room was absolutely packed with undergrads. Baby-faced though I am, I was probably one of the oldest people there. Continue reading
