I have always been vaguely aware of Gypsies, Roma, Travellers and Didikais (people of Irish-Roma mixed ethnicity), as my family has been friends with members
Tag: racism
When Labour was Racist…
The Labour Party is not Communist (Communists are ‘proscribed’ from joining), but it does aspire to various grades of Socialism, albeit firmly within a capitalist
When Pikies Attack! (North Cheam 25.7.2018)
The term ‘Pikey’ or ‘Pikie’ is an ethnic slur used within common London speech to describe Travellers of Irish decent. It apparently refers to a
Debunking the Rightwing use of the Dunning-Kruger Effect
Briefly stated, the Dunning-Kruger Effect is a statistical observation made by two US academics (in 1999), that generally speaking, states that individual human-beings are a)
Paul Robeson – What is the Communist Party?
This title originates with Paul Robeson (1898-1976), and is a question he asked whilst facing hostile (and racist) interrogation at the hands of the House
Keeping the NHS (and Britain) Red!
. This observation may be coupled with the reality that many people who work in the NHS do not give a damn about how it is funded, or how it impacts the lives of ordinary people, just as long as they receive their pay cheque at the end of the month.