James Butler
Politics
Why It's Worth Protesting Trump
Forget the cynics: giving this thin-skinned President two fingers will be a powerful, cathartic event.
James Butler
7.12.18
Politics
How Politicians Used Metaphors to Sell Us Austerity
And the metaphors we can use to respond.
James Butler
2.21.18
Politics
Are All Trump-Haters on the Same Side?
How to navigate the fact that even people you hate also hate Trump.
James Butler
2.9.17
Europe: The Final Countdown
What's Next for the UK After Brexit
If the Leavers profited on anti-political feeling, the only possible solution is to find some way of remaking politics—which is no small task.
James Butler
6.27.16
Vice Blog
Danny Dyer, Olly Murs and the Trouble with Straight People Coopting Queer Culture
When pop stars dip into queer culture as a means of self-discovery, they ignore how fragile queer people take those freedoms to be.
James Butler
3.24.16
The Day My Politics Changed
What Head-Butting a Homophobe Taught Me About Political Violence
I didn't feel as righteous as you might think.
James Butler
3.8.16
News
How the Tories Use the Language of Social Justice to Sell Us Social Injustice
From "full employment" with zero hours contracts to a "living wage" you can't live on, the Conservatives are stealing the language of the left.
James Butler
2.18.16
News
What Will 2016 Hold for Radical Politics in Britain?
From street movements to Labour in the Corbyn era, the most exciting developments are yet to come.
James Butler
12.26.15
Stuff
A New Book Explores Radical Politics Through the Medium of Anal Apocalypse
Reading it makes it impossible to look at Nigel Farage's grin without thinking he's just huffed half a bottle of poppers.
James Butler
3.12.15
News
Why Britain Doesn't Need a 'UKIP of the Left'
Why are Britain's left-wingers obsessed with trying to be more like Nigel Farage?
James Butler
1.12.15