This article seeks to establish common ground between ‘sides’ which would often wholly clash with one another, as victims of the false left-right dichotomy. Instead, Localists promote a pragmatic approach, to value ideas on their merit sui generis. To be less vague than the title itself, throughout this article I Continue Reading
Local agriculture: conceptualising economic suggestions for future sustainability
What is the future of domestic agriculture? I appreciate that this is a rather loaded question. But it is a question, ultimately, of food sovereignty, to which I apply the normative definition positing that communities have a right to own and control the foods which they consume, produced in a Continue Reading
Modern Democracy: One Step Away From Autocracy
Disclaimer: Articles on this website are written from the perspectives of various Localists, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Local Matters. Our contributors come from a wide array of varying political backgrounds, and we believe that cooperation across the political spectrum is essential. In the United Kingdom, the Continue Reading
McLibel: Strength in Resistance
Disclaimer: Articles on this website are written from the perspectives of various Localists, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Local Matters. Our contributors come from a wide array of varying political backgrounds, and we believe that cooperation across the political spectrum is essential. Between 1972 and 2001, there Continue Reading
Localism Will Save The Union
Disclaimer: Articles on this website are written from the perspectives of various Localists, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Local Matters. Our contributors come from a wide array of varying political backgrounds, and we believe that cooperation across the political spectrum is essential. Often when Scottish Independence and Continue Reading
Tory Market Stalinism: From HS2 to the NHS
Disclaimer: Articles on this website are written from the perspectives of various Localists, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Local Matters. Our contributors come from a wide array of varying political backgrounds, and we believe that cooperation across the political spectrum is essential. HS2 Ltd, the high-speed railway, Continue Reading
The Developing Fusion of Private Enterprise and State
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Economics Stole Your Vote
Disclaimer: Articles on this website are written from the perspectives of various Localists, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Local Matters. Our contributors come from a wide array of varying political backgrounds, and we believe that cooperation across the political spectrum is essential. Economics has three fundamental factors Continue Reading
People’s Culture Will Kill The Nation-State
Disclaimer: Articles on this website are written from the perspectives of various Localists, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Local Matters. Our contributors come from a wide array of varying political backgrounds, and we believe that cooperation across the political spectrum is essential. Every Western society lives in Continue Reading
‘Capitalist Democracy’ – An Essay
Disclaimer: Articles on this website are written from the perspectives of various Localists, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Local Matters. Our contributors come from a wide array of varying political backgrounds, and we believe that cooperation across the political spectrum is essential. Throughout this short essay, I Continue Reading