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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.
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,
Derek Wall Jul 17, 2024
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.
Derek Wall Dec 8, 2023
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
Derek Wall Jun 28, 2023
Postcolonial Politics is dedicated to exploring the manifold ways in which contemporary politics and culture continue to be shaped by the legacies of colonialism, including its ongoing manifestations in the forms of neocolonialism, racism, global inequality and climate crisis. We are particularly interested in looking at novel forms of political organisation, innovative ideas and subjectivities that question received understandings of our social order.
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