We Need to Talk
About Bevan

Politicians seemingly love to dress up for every job except the one that they currently occupy.

"Why do you rob banks?" "Because that's where the money is." Why did Just Stop Oil target the snooker? Because that's where the cameras are

Regardless of who is selected by the Tory Party to be Prime Minister on Monday, I warn you. I warn you that you will feel exhaustion –...

Trying to register with an NHS dentist in large swathes of the UK is akin to drawing out your own teeth...

Is your local MP ashamed of their party (and given recent events can you blame them)? Do they wear their party affiliation loud and proud...

You may have denounced the Soviet Union as a Degenerated Workers State (other criticisms of a less Fourth International flavour are...

Phil Ochs was a union troubadour of rare grace & skill. The words 'American folk singer' may strike terror into the hearts of many but to...

An exploration into Grey's Anatomy strike episode and how Dr. George O’Malley is a union guy.

Seventy years since Bevan spoke of both the need and purpose of democratic values, valuing democracy, and democratising value.

"if you’re reading this blog odds are, you’re the kind of person who really gets into internal elections..."

Strategic manoeuvres, indecipherable tomes, and a healthy dose of chance. The worlds of politics and tabletop gaming have significant...

A figure of Edward Colston has been dropped into Bristol Harbour but the figure of Edward Colston had already been plunged into murky depths

This post for ‘We Need to Talk About Bevan’ was written in part with the dulcet sound of water lapping at its foundations...

“That is why no amount of cajolery, and no attempts at ethical or social seduction, can eradicate from my heart a deep burning hatred..."

The first thing the average socialist of a certain type do (and to maul a phrase by Sir Humphrey – I‘m a very average socialist)

Pay by card? Promotional item? Who is more deserving: a hospice, a youth group, or those with a long term medical condition? Pick now...

I remember the first time I heard the name Bevan. My younger brother was in hospital again and I was wondering how the hell we were going t

“This is my truth, tell me yours.” Thus spoke Bevan. This is a blog which will be looking at issues from a Bevanite perspective.