JUST PUBLISHED! I am pleased to announce the publication of my second book, The Flagging Empire, available now on all Amazon platforms. This is a collection of all my writings on the UK, including the 3-part series on Ireland. It also includes new material that has not yet appeared on my blog. This includes a major feature entitled Brexit Britannia, the Kingdom of Capital, which provides an in-depth analysis of the development of British capitalism and its attempt to navigat

Welcome to Black Dwarf, an online magazine that looks forward to a better world.   Black Dwarf was the name of a journal that was first circulated in the UK around the time of the Peterloo Massacre of 1816 and the Scottish revolution of 1820. It was read by working people and intellectuals alike, who sought to oppose and overthrow the reactionary government headed by Lord Liverpool.   The Dwarf was part of a great radical tradition within British politics, starting with the

The Communist Manifesto Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels   [ Publisher’s note:  There were many editions of the manifesto written in different languages and carrying separate prefaces. For the purposes of brevity,  I have chosen only to include the last one. This should allow the reader to see the latest thinking of the author – in this case, Engels – and proceed then to the main body of this momentous work . The footnotes are from the original but I have taken the liberty of a

Rivalidades y tensiones en el mar de la China Meridional Cuando la fuerza de ataque marítima británica conocida como Carrier Strike Group 21 (CSG21) entró en el mar de la China Meridional en julio de este año (2021), señaló la clara intención de Westminster de renovar y mejorar su papel como potencia imperialista en los océanos Índico y Pacífico. Aclamado por algunos como «una armada para la democracia», el CSG21 es la mayor concentración de poder marítimo y aéreo que ha sali