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On March 6, 1984, the British coal strike against Margret Thatcher’s union-busting and privatization began. This strike would threaten to shut off the nation’s energy supplies. It was also started on a questionable legal basis, which opened the door for court action to shut it down. In the end, while a brave action, it was […]
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Global Tax Loopholes

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On October 14, 2021
One of the single biggest problems in global governance is the mania to move money across the globe to tax havens. We are finally seeing some movement in coordinating internationally on this, which could finally bring some accountability to the global 1%. Here’s a piece on how London has an oversized responsibility for this situation. […]

Brexittastic

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On October 1, 2021

Gee, I wonder if letting immigrants into the nation and rejoining Europe would help the British? Long lines outside gas stations. Panicked drivers fighting one another as the pumps run dry. Soldiers d

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On July 2, 1888, the London matchgirl strike began. In the pantheon of dangerous work, we probably don’t often think of making matches. To some extent, this is because the match market has collapsed in recent decades, at least in the U.S., with the decline of smoking cigarettes and the rise of lighters. But also, […]
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On March 11, 1811, the Luddite movement began in Arnold, Nottingham, England, when textile workers destroyed the machines where they worked as a protest against the oppression they felt as workers. This highly misunderstood early movement of workers is primarily used today by technological futurists to justify their own positions and attack those who aren’t […]

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On September 10, 2017

Congratulations to the British. From fish and chips to the traditional roast dinner, us Brits love to elevate the simplest of dishes with the help of a good sauce. But when it comes to which one we li

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