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Operation Raise the Colours

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Whose Flag Is It Anyway? : Reclaiming The Colours

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The Contest for Symbols National flags are never the harmless décor of public life; they are contested territory. From 1970s National Front marches to today’s Raise the Colours displays, competing factions race to drape themselves in the Union Jack and St George’s Cross. Yet no single interest can truly “own” these emblems. These flags belong … Continue reading →

Listening to our working-class base

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The British Left has a proud tradition of patriotic dissent—from Orwell’s wartime socialism to Tolpuddle. But today, institutional progressives risk alienating the very communities they claim to champion. As working-class people raise flags and grievances alike, it’s time for the Left to reclaim national pride as a language of solidarity—not suspicion. I. The Working-Class Picket: … Continue reading →