Thatcherism

Thrills & Difficulties: A Marxist Poet in Ireland

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for Susan Millar DuMars More than a quarter of a century ago a man-child called Kevin retired from politics as he turned twenty seven. He had joined the then somewhat notorious Trotskyist group, the Militant Tendency[i], at the age of fifteen.  After twelve years of activism, which began as a member of Galway West Labour … Read more

Jonathan Sumption on Law and Politics

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In his recent book, Trials of the State Law and the Decline of Politics, (Profile Books) 2019 Jonathan Sumption argues for judicial deference to the Separation of Powers between the legislative, executive and judiciary branches, warning about the politicization of the latter. He argues that courts have assumed too much power, negating the political process, … Read more