Opinion
Jeremy Corbyn's bee pledge is a metaphor for this entire general election
From Where I Stand — Jeremy Corbyn didn't just include a reference to saving bees in the Labour manifesto because he cares about the planet. It's a subtle reminder to us all that this general election and Bee Movie are one and the same: we are comrades in a class struggle as a useless queen watches on.
Written by: Peter Bowden
The return of the fox hunt and our demented aristocracy’s obsession with death
From Where I Stand — Of course Theresa May has pledged her allegiance to fox hunting, the ruling-class are reasserting their power in the most deranged, blood-thirsty way they know how.
Written by: Sam Kriss
The royal family's mental health campaign patronises us lowly plebs
From Where I Stand — Speaking out about mental health is a privilege Prince Harry can afford but most of us can't. Their Heads Together campaign stinks of privilege.
Written by: Kate Bermingham
Oi Zizek, stop saying there is no difference between the fascist Le Pen and Macron
From Where I Stand — The French Presidential race now has just two contenders. One of them is a fascist, the other is not. There should be no confusion about which is worse. Right? Left-wing intellectual Slavoj Žižek reckons both are as bad as each other, but he's wrong.
Written by: Eleanor Penny
If Theresa May's leadership is 'strong and stable' then we don't need it
From Where I Stand — Theresa May won't stop banging on about 'strong and stable leadership' in this general election, but her vision of strength and stability is the last thing the United Kingdom needs. We're no longer a country of empire, it's time we pick a leader who reflects that.
Written by: Michael Segalov
If Labour loses this election, MPs still criticising Corbyn must take a share of the blame
From Where I Stand — Jeremy Corbyn critics in Westminster have long said he is unelectable. But now, as a general election gets underway, it's finally clear that its his politics that some Labour MPs want to fight against. It's a kamikaze mission that cannot end well.
Written by: Michael Segalov
That Kendall Jenner Pepsi advert isn't just daft, it's dangerous
From Where I Stand — Pepsi's new Kendall Jenner protest advert isn't just tone-deaf and ridiculous, it highlights the all too real way in which protest movements are co-opted, not just by corporations but by those who want to hollow out a movement's radical ideas. Just look at what happened in Brazil.
Written by: Biju Belinky
Does batshit Britain really want to declare war on Spain?
From Where I Stand — It took just four days from the triggering of Article 50 for ex-Tory leader Michael Howard - high on the fumes of toxic British self-importance - to almost declare war on Spain. It's just all so predictable from a mediocre nation desperate to return to past bloodthirsty heights. Viva Britannia!
Written by: James Butler
Defiance is no 'British value', it's a universal human trait
From Where I Stand — In the wake of the Westminster attack, politicians have been quick to claim it's a 'British value' to remain stoic, to ensure that life carries on as before. The reality is it's a human trait, not a British one, to face life's adversities. To think otherwise suggests our superiority, the dangerous idea of 'us v them'.
Written by: Ellie Mae O'Hagan
No, being kinky is not the same as being queer
From Where I Stand — When the Huffington Post decided to included kinksters in their definition of queer they disrespected a community that has been involuntarily fetishised for years.
Written by: Biju Belinky
