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