My column
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The next day it's the civil service.
Then it's the universities.
Then the mayors.
Then the protest groups.
People fall for it every time, while failing to see the whole picture.
This is a concerted attack on civil society.
To resist it, first we have to understand it.
Well, there are three rules for effective resistance and renewal:
1. Organise
2. Organise
3. Organise
We're organising in Westminster today, through the @ExtinctionR protests.
See you there.
We have a moment of multiple crises - Covid, Brexit, the climate and ecological emergencies and others.
We have no clear constitutional checks, and a knackered political system.
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We have a govt culture of complete impunity.
We have rampant corruption, which is always an accessory to authoritarianism:
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Please remember:
Behind every ranting fascist there’s a billionaire hoping to escape democracy
On the contrary, when you bring all the evidence together, it is highly likely.
So heed the warnings.
Connect with other people.
Form and join resistance groups.
Read, learn, mobilise and protest.