Paul Mason
The UK Has 14 Voting Tribes – and They Explain Why Labour Lost So Badly
Polling during the election cycle identified seven Tory-voting and seven left-leaning archetypes.
Paul Mason: There's a Danger of the UK Becoming a 'Managed Democracy'
An alliance of the right and the far-right has bulldozed a left that didn't want to ally over anything – and if it doesn't get its act together, there will be a lot more of this to come.
Boris Johnson Constantly Gets Away with Lying – This Is Why
As Andrew Marr's interview with the Tory leader showed, the old way of doing journalism can't cope with politicians whose electoral strategy is falsehood.
Following Brexit? You're Watching the Disintegration of Our Democracy
The ongoing parliamentary crisis shows the real fight is no longer about leaving or staying in the EU. It's about our identity as the UK.
Paul Mason: The Progressive Majority Can Rescue Us from the Brink of Brexit Chaos
We're headed for a culture-war election with a choice between a racist government or a progressive government.
Paul Mason: 'Our Secret Weapon to Defend Democracy Is Ourselves'
Parliamentary options to protect democracy are limited, but we can use mass civil disobedience to create a situation politically unbearable for the Tories.
To Deal with the Refugee Crisis, Europe Needs to Confront the Demons from Its History
Paul Mason talks about his new short film Astoria and the parallels between the treatment of refugees and Europe's dark past.
Explaining Yanis Varoufakis, Greece's Anti-Austerity 'Rock Star'
Paul Mason's foreword from The Global Minotaur: America, Europe, and the Future of the Global Economy by Yanis Varoufakis, Greece's ex-finance minister who resigned this morning.
Poor-Man's Speed: Coming of Age in Wigan's Anarchic Northern Soul Scene
By 8 AM, I had recovered to the point where the following memory could imprint itself onto my brain: a kid with a quiff, in a leather jacket, doing long, slow spins through a shaft of sunlight. It was an endless, graceful movement, hands wedged to his...
Poor-Man's Speed: Coming of Age in Wigan's Anarchic Northern Soul Scene
The music Paul Mason remembers falling in love with is undergoing a revival.