‘Conditions analogous to slavery’: Workers in the British West Indies after emancipation

Although the slave trade had been abolished throughout the British Empire in 1807, it would not be until 1833 that the Slavery Abolition Act would be passed, and on the 1st of August the following year slaves in the British West Indies would begin their lives as free men and women. The controversial ‘Apprenticeship’ system… Read More ‘Conditions analogous to slavery’: Workers in the British West Indies after emancipation

July 16, 2015July 17, 2015 JodieLeave a comment

Winston Churchill and the Rise of Bolshevism 1917–1927

Winston Churchill and the Rise of Bolshevism 1917–1927 The period 1917 to 1927 was one of significant social and political upheaval and revolution across the world, but nowhere so much as in Russia, when on 7 November 1917, the Bolshevik Revolution took place. Power was transferred to the soviets across the country, ousting the Provisional… Read More Winston Churchill and the Rise of Bolshevism 1917–1927

May 29, 2015July 28, 2015 Jodie3 Comments

Capitalism and Freedom

Is a capitalist economic and social system essential for the flourishing of human freedom? The idea that freedom is unattainable without the flourishing of a capitalist, free-market economy and social system is the hegemonic belief in Western society today. ‘Freedom’ has been referred to time and again by governments to account for both domestic and… Read More Capitalism and Freedom

April 24, 2015April 24, 2015 JodieLeave a comment

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Winston Churchill and the Rise of Bolshevism 1917–1927

Capitalism and Freedom