Electoral Politics: Where Ideas go to Die
Now that the dust is settling on the European and Local elections, I am reposting this piece from my Facebook page, with some minor changes. A lot of dedicated, principled … Continue reading
Scolding Green Voters Won’t Hulk Smash the System
Since last night’s exit poll in relation to elections for the European Parliament in Ireland, there has been a wave of revulsion from left activists towards an electorate who has … Continue reading
Durrty Words – New Anarchist Themed Anthology
I’m delighted to have a piece in this wonderfully designed book, put together by Kate O’Shea and Victoria Brunetta. This is a limited first edition. I believe there’s another run … Continue reading
The Darkest Hour is A Moment of Hope – A Winter Solstice Sermon
The Winter Solstice is the darkest day of the year, but it’s also the shortest. In the morning a shaft of light will shine through the window box at Newgrange (a … Continue reading
The Anarchist Case Against Borders – A response to Angela Nagle’s ahistoric revisionism
Argelès-sur-Mer is a pleasant little seaside town in the south of France. Today it is a magnet for sun worshiping holiday makers, but in 1939 it was the site of … Continue reading
He Thought of Cars – The Motorway and Official Reality
“The motorways will all merge soon, Lottery winner buys the moon,” He thought of cars, Blur, 1995 You’ve come to a full stop but you can’t get out of the car. You … Continue reading
The bigots who walk among us – Peter Casey, the 21%, and fighting the far-right
No one should be surprised that 21% voted for Casey in the presidential election. 34% voted no in the referendum on the 8th amendment. 38% voted against marriage equality. They … Continue reading
Abdication Through Awareness – World Mental Health Day 2018
Misshapes, mistakes, misfits We’d like to go to town but we can’t risk it, oh ‘Cause they just want to keep us out You could end up with a smack … Continue reading
Neuro-Anarchy: ADHD, Neurodiversity, and Libertarian Communism
Where’s my head at? Well at the moment I have nine other unfinished blog posts in my drafts folder, a rake of unfinished short stories and two unfinished novels, but … Continue reading
Happy Mayday! #repealthe8th
It’s Mayday, the traditional holiday for workers – though our actual holiday here in Ireland is not until Monday, but there’ll be no holiday this year. I haven’t written in … Continue reading
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