https://znetwork.org/author/neil-dawson/ Independent Left News, Analysis, Vision and Strategy Sat, 28 Feb 2026 16:42:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://znetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/cropped-Z_logo_512-32x32.png https://znetwork.org/author/neil-dawson/ 32 32 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/what-are-the-prospects-for-renewing-social-democratic-agency-in-britain/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/what-are-the-prospects-for-renewing-social-democratic-agency-in-britain/#respond Sat, 28 Feb 2026 14:02:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1295294 A social democratic order is one in which society, through the state, asserts control over the market and subordinates it to the common good.  Something like a social democratic order was created in Britain in the three decades after World War Two.  Organized labor allied with parts of the middle class expressed demands that were [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/what-are-the-prospects-for-renewing-social-democratic-agency-in-britain/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/disconnected-and-delusional-britains-political-class-and-the-war-in-ukraine/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/disconnected-and-delusional-britains-political-class-and-the-war-in-ukraine/#comments Sat, 10 Aug 2024 15:44:25 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1270625 Within the British political class there has been a near-universal consensus for supporting Ukraine in its war with Russia.  The UK elite has committed itself to sanctioning Moscow and to supplying weapons and other forms of aid to Kiev.  Remarkably, this policy has brought no tangible benefits to Britain.  In fact, it has imposed substantial [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/disconnected-and-delusional-britains-political-class-and-the-war-in-ukraine/feed/ 1