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Derek Wall

Derek Wall

Derek Wall teaches Political Economy at Goldsmiths, University of London and was International Coordinator of the Green Party of England and Wales.

Zack Polanski the ethical Machiavelli?

Zack Polanski the ethical Machiavelli?

Zack Polanski was elected leader of the Green Party of England and Wales (the Scottish Greens are a separate party) in September 2025. He has already made an impact. In the face of a swiftly rising tide of right-wing populism, it might be argued that he is the ethical Machiavelli,

British election: Labour's landslide and the opportunities for the left

British election: Labour's landslide and the opportunities for the left

Keir Starmer’s Labour Party won a landslide in Britain’s July 4 general election. The previously all-powerful Conservatives were reduced to rubble. Labour won 412 out of 660 constituencies, and the Conservatives dropped to just 121, their lowest score ever. Behind the headlines, more complex movements can be discerned,

Marx in the Anthropocene

Marx in the Anthropocene

When I was younger climate change appeared worrying but distant, something that would be harmful to future generations, a matter of extreme concern but not an immediate problem. Today, climate change is here. June 2023 has broken record after record for high temperatures, and extreme weather is the new normal.

Hugo Blanco 15.11.1934 – 25.06.2023

Hugo Blanco 15.11.1934 – 25.06.2023

Hugo Blanco, who died on Sunday 25th June, was an almost mythical Peruvian revolutionary leader. I had the pleasure of working with him and it is fair to say all of us who met him found not a cold legend but a warm and beautiful human being. He led a