Countryside

A Tired Fictional Genre Makes a Last Gasp Argument For ‘Grown Up’ Managerialism

The new Olivia Coleman film Wicked Little Letters pushes the tired genre of cosy English fiction, in which the loony locals need to be saved by a Theresa May-style manager, over the edge of absurdity, says J Sorel.
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British Countryside is a “Racist and Colonial White Space”, National Trust, RSPCA and WWF Tell MPs

The British countryside is a "racist colonial" white space, a group of wildlife and countryside charities including the RSPCA, WWF and National Trust have claimed.
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 The Leaching of Constitutional Democracy : Mani Shankar Aiyar

Mr Mani Shankar Aiyar, Ex Union Minister, author and eminent political personality will be delivering the 27th lecture in the  Democracy Dialogues Series,organised by  New Socialist Initiative (NSI) Theme : The Leaching of Constitutional Democracy Speaker : Mani Shankar Aiyar Former Union Minister, author of books, a Social Commentator,  Time : 6 PM ( IST) … Continue reading  The Leaching of Constitutional Democracy : Mani Shankar Aiyar →

An Unprecedented Struggle, A Glorious Victory – Looking Ahead

It is a time for rejoicing and celebration. It is a time for thanksgiving. For the victory of the farmers is not just theirs. Theirs was not just a struggle to protect their own livelihoods but also a valiant battle fought for all of us, so that we continue to get our food at affordable … Continue reading An Unprecedented Struggle, A Glorious Victory – Looking Ahead →

Historic Triumph of the Farmers’ Movement — A celebration tinged with grave apprehensions: C.P. Geevan

Guest post by C.P. GEEVAN What the farmers’ movement has achieved is nothing short of historic, even if the authoritarian government had not gone back on its intent for uncompromising implementation of the laws meant to reinforce major structural changes for facilitating corporate dominance of the farm sector.

Conceptualizing the Counter-Revolution in the Seventy-Fifth Year of Independence

[‘Parapolitics’ began on 16 January 2020 as a weekly column at the height of the anti-CAA movement. After eight weeks, it was made into a fortnightly column and now, eighteen months and 44 posts later,  as I get involved with a study of Marxisms in the ‘Global South’, beginning with this post, this column will … Continue reading Conceptualizing the Counter-Revolution in the Seventy-Fifth Year of Independence →