We’ll be honest, the election results have come as a bit of a shock to us. Today, we were expecting to be entering a period of grubby politicking in the scrabble to form a coalition government. However, a confused and uninspiring Labour campaign failed to capitalise on 5 years of austerity and the collapse of […]
The Elections are Over. We Still Want Everything for Everyone Read More »
It’s getting to that time of year we all start panicking about what our loved ones would like for Christmas… Well don’t worry, because Plan C MCR has the perfect solution! That’s right, for just £8 you can get your very own limited edition contemporary communist scarf ™! Perfect for looking the part on a
Plan C MCR Scarves Read More »
Last week saw national co-ordinate strike activity across the UK as civil servants and NHS staff went on strike for higher wages. The TUC held a national demonstration under the slogan “Britain needs a Payrise” on Saturday the 18th of October. One of the Banner Drops in Leeds Plan C were active in their local
Report back from National Strikes and TUC National Demo (Oct. 2014) Read More »
This is the second text we’ve posted that emanates from conversations around safety held at Fast Forward. As should be obvious from the title, it’s written as a response to the previous one which can be found here. Neither of these texts represents a Plan C position of safer spaces, and neither is written by
Response to anonymousrefused/’For your safety and Security’ Read More »
This text is one of a series emanating from conversations held at Fast Forward. The texts do not represent ‘positions’, but are instead shared in the spirit of the development, contestation and refinement of ideas which characterises Plan C. Originally published by Anonymous Refused For your safety and security… “This safe space policy is designed
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Here’s a quick round-up of some of the things our Plan C groups have been up to recently and some dates for your diary. London Plan C London met in late March to discuss various proposals on developing ourselves as a group. Some of us have been involved in starting The Common House – a
Any attempt to change the world has always been connected to the future – history is driven by a belief in worlds which once seemed impossible. Yet the present is defined by a suffocating cynicism, one in which it’s easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism. What would it
Plan C MCR: Do You Remember The Future? Read More »
Plan C MCR: 2nd 6 month strategy review On Saturday the 28th of September Plan C MCR spent the day reviewing their previous 6 month strategy and setting out plans and targets for the next 6 months. For a reminder of our last 6 month plan, head here. The morning was open to both members
Plan C Manchester: 2nd 6 Month Plan (Winter 2013 – Spring 2014) Read More »
In 1930, when thinking about the future, liberal economist J.M.Keynes believed that; “man [sic] will be faced with his real, his permanent problem – how to use his freedom from pressing economic cares, how to occupy the leisure, which science and compound interest will have won for him, to live wisely and agreeably and well.”
Manchester Plan C Launches New Working Group: Workers Against Work Read More »
It has been noted that Margaret Thatcher’s electoral triumph hastened the emergence of what is now referred to as the ‘post-political consensus’ that came to dominate debates pertaining to the limitations of contemporary parliamentary democracy. We are pleased to see that her recent death has re-ignited political opinion and debate regarding neo-liberalism, and its legacy
A spectre haunts British politics – Thatcherism Read More »
