Offering a politician’s non-apology that accepts everything but responsibility isn’t the same as accountability. Ash Sarkar Read Quote
Let me be clear: I recognise the necessity of tackling antisemitism in the Labour party head-on. Ash Sarkar Read Quote
It’s important to recognise that opposing racism isn’t just about presenting an alternative set of values; it’s about looking at how the far right play on people’s hardships in order to nurture a sense of enmity between white people and those racialised as migrants. Ash Sarkar Read Quote
Ezra Pound was a pioneer of the most exciting aesthetic movement of the 20th century. Ash Sarkar Read Quote
Research has shown that the availability of mental health care prior, during, and after imprisonment reduces violent offending drastically. Ash Sarkar Read Quote
Repressive measures taken by the British government to quell Indian nationalist agitation meant that expansions of the franchise regarding legislative councils were met by mistrust: Indian politicians in Bengal refused to participate in the 1920 elections, and formally adopted a policy of boycott and non-cooperation. Ash Sarkar Read Quote
Here’s the problem with downplaying the radical nature of decommodification: when you empty something of political content, politicians are free to wield symbols as they please. Ash Sarkar Read Quote
Austerity hasn’t just decimated our public services. It has corroded the political imagination. Ash Sarkar Read Quote
More draconian forms of policing and punishment are no guarantee of a reduction in violent crime. Ash Sarkar Read Quote
The reason Brexiteers have been so effective is that they have made the fight about broad political values. Ash Sarkar Read Quote
