Bert Russell
@bertrussell.bsky.social
Senior Fellow ICTA at UAB
Author "Radical Abundance: How to Win a Green and Democratic Future" (2025) & “Radical Municipalism: The Politics of the Common and the Democratization of Public Services” (2025)
Preorder books: https://linktr.ee/Bertierussell
Author "Radical Abundance: How to Win a Green and Democratic Future" (2025) & “Radical Municipalism: The Politics of the Common and the Democratization of Public Services” (2025)
Preorder books: https://linktr.ee/Bertierussell
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Radical Abundance: How to Win a Green Democratic Future (available to preorder)
Jun 25, 2025
www.in-abundance.org
Radical Abundance: How to Win a Green Democratic Future
With @kmilb.bsky.social, and @kaiheron.bsky.social.
Release date: 20 September 2025.
Available to pre-order now from @plutopress.bsky.social (via link below).
www.in-abundance.org/latest/new-b...
With @kmilb.bsky.social, and @kaiheron.bsky.social.
Release date: 20 September 2025.
Available to pre-order now from @plutopress.bsky.social (via link below).
www.in-abundance.org/latest/new-b...
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Capitalism has created a world of bullshit abundance and artificial scarcity.
Listen to the latest Radicals in Conversation with the authors of Radical Abundance, @kaiheron.bsky.social, @kmilb.bsky.social and @bertrussell.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLrh...
Listen to the latest Radicals in Conversation with the authors of Radical Abundance, @kaiheron.bsky.social, @kmilb.bsky.social and @bertrussell.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLrh...
Why Liberal Abundance is Bullsh*t
Capitalism has created a world of bullsh*t abundance and artificial scarcity, where we have too much of what we don’t need and too little of what we do. The system’s pursuit of profits has put us on…
www.youtube.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Capitalism has created a world of bullshit abundance and artificial scarcity.
Listen to the latest Radicals in Conversation with the authors of Radical Abundance, @kaiheron.bsky.social, @kmilb.bsky.social and @bertrussell.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLrh...
Listen to the latest Radicals in Conversation with the authors of Radical Abundance, @kaiheron.bsky.social, @kmilb.bsky.social and @bertrussell.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLrh...
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Capitalism has created a world of bullshit abundance and artificial scarcity.
Listen to the latest Radicals in Conversation with the authors of Radical Abundance, @kaiheron.bsky.social, @kmilb.bsky.social and @bertrussell.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLrh...
Listen to the latest Radicals in Conversation with the authors of Radical Abundance, @kaiheron.bsky.social, @kmilb.bsky.social and @bertrussell.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLrh...
Why Liberal Abundance is Bullsh*t
Capitalism has created a world of bullsh*t abundance and artificial scarcity, where we have too much of what we don’t need and too little of what we do. The system’s pursuit of profits has put us on…
www.youtube.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Capitalism has created a world of bullshit abundance and artificial scarcity.
Listen to the latest Radicals in Conversation with the authors of Radical Abundance, @kaiheron.bsky.social, @kmilb.bsky.social and @bertrussell.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLrh...
Listen to the latest Radicals in Conversation with the authors of Radical Abundance, @kaiheron.bsky.social, @kmilb.bsky.social and @bertrussell.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLrh...
Can anyone recommend an email list host, ideally part of a social-solidarity economy initiative, as a replacement for mailchimp?
The latter charges £200pa if you’ve got more than 500 addresses.
The latter charges £200pa if you’ve got more than 500 addresses.
November 15, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Can anyone recommend an email list host, ideally part of a social-solidarity economy initiative, as a replacement for mailchimp?
The latter charges £200pa if you’ve got more than 500 addresses.
The latter charges £200pa if you’ve got more than 500 addresses.
This is good, but, it doesn't matter whether you were born here or arrived yesterday on a boat.
A basic principle of international solidarity is that we should stand against *all* attempts to divide and exploit us.
British or not, unions should stand up for *all* those who rely on work to live.
A basic principle of international solidarity is that we should stand against *all* attempts to divide and exploit us.
British or not, unions should stand up for *all* those who rely on work to live.
November 6, 2025 at 12:05 PM
This is good, but, it doesn't matter whether you were born here or arrived yesterday on a boat.
A basic principle of international solidarity is that we should stand against *all* attempts to divide and exploit us.
British or not, unions should stand up for *all* those who rely on work to live.
A basic principle of international solidarity is that we should stand against *all* attempts to divide and exploit us.
British or not, unions should stand up for *all* those who rely on work to live.
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Tomorrow (6pm Tuesday Nov 4th) sees the first online discussion of Radical Abundance: How to Win a Green Democratic Future.
@kaiheron.bsky.social, @bertrussell.bsky.social, and I will present the book and discuss it with the audience.
Register for free below.
www.indep.network/event/indep-...
@kaiheron.bsky.social, @bertrussell.bsky.social, and I will present the book and discuss it with the audience.
Register for free below.
www.indep.network/event/indep-...
INDEP online Talk with Kai Heron, Keir Milburn and Bertie Russell on Radical Abundance
Capitalism has created a world of bullshit abundance, where we have too much of what we don’t need and too little of what we do. Through this system’s relentless pursuit of profits, we have been put…
www.indep.network
November 3, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Tomorrow (6pm Tuesday Nov 4th) sees the first online discussion of Radical Abundance: How to Win a Green Democratic Future.
@kaiheron.bsky.social, @bertrussell.bsky.social, and I will present the book and discuss it with the audience.
Register for free below.
www.indep.network/event/indep-...
@kaiheron.bsky.social, @bertrussell.bsky.social, and I will present the book and discuss it with the audience.
Register for free below.
www.indep.network/event/indep-...
From Robert Brenner's "Economics of Global Turbulence".
And from the FT earlier this month:
"10 AI startups — not a dollar in profit among them — have gained nearly $1 trillion in market value over the past 12 months."
And from the FT earlier this month:
"10 AI startups — not a dollar in profit among them — have gained nearly $1 trillion in market value over the past 12 months."
October 30, 2025 at 8:57 AM
From Robert Brenner's "Economics of Global Turbulence".
And from the FT earlier this month:
"10 AI startups — not a dollar in profit among them — have gained nearly $1 trillion in market value over the past 12 months."
And from the FT earlier this month:
"10 AI startups — not a dollar in profit among them — have gained nearly $1 trillion in market value over the past 12 months."
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Recently, @sarahljaffe.bsky.social sat down with @kaiheron.bsky.social, @kmilb.bsky.social and @bertrussell.bsky.social, authors of “Radical Abundance: How to Win a Green Democratic Future” to discuss the difference between radical and bullshit abundance.
inthesetimes.com/article/radi...
inthesetimes.com/article/radi...
October 28, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Recently, @sarahljaffe.bsky.social sat down with @kaiheron.bsky.social, @kmilb.bsky.social and @bertrussell.bsky.social, authors of “Radical Abundance: How to Win a Green Democratic Future” to discuss the difference between radical and bullshit abundance.
inthesetimes.com/article/radi...
inthesetimes.com/article/radi...
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Here's video of an interview @kaiheron.bsky.social, @bertrussell.bsky.social, and I did with @plutopress.bsky.social recently. The interviewer Chris Browne did a great job and really pushed us to explore the arguments in the book.
Why Liberal Abundance is Bullsh*t
On the latest episode of Radicals in Conversation we're joined by @kaiheron.bsky.social, @kmilb.bsky.social & @bertrussell.bsky.social, authors of the new book Radical Abundance: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLrh...
On the latest episode of Radicals in Conversation we're joined by @kaiheron.bsky.social, @kmilb.bsky.social & @bertrussell.bsky.social, authors of the new book Radical Abundance: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLrh...
Why Liberal Abundance is Bullsh*t
YouTube video by Pluto Press
www.youtube.com
October 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Here's video of an interview @kaiheron.bsky.social, @bertrussell.bsky.social, and I did with @plutopress.bsky.social recently. The interviewer Chris Browne did a great job and really pushed us to explore the arguments in the book.
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Why Liberal Abundance is Bullsh*t
On the latest episode of Radicals in Conversation we're joined by @kaiheron.bsky.social, @kmilb.bsky.social & @bertrussell.bsky.social, authors of the new book Radical Abundance: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLrh...
On the latest episode of Radicals in Conversation we're joined by @kaiheron.bsky.social, @kmilb.bsky.social & @bertrussell.bsky.social, authors of the new book Radical Abundance: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLrh...
Why Liberal Abundance is Bullsh*t
YouTube video by Pluto Press
www.youtube.com
October 23, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Why Liberal Abundance is Bullsh*t
On the latest episode of Radicals in Conversation we're joined by @kaiheron.bsky.social, @kmilb.bsky.social & @bertrussell.bsky.social, authors of the new book Radical Abundance: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLrh...
On the latest episode of Radicals in Conversation we're joined by @kaiheron.bsky.social, @kmilb.bsky.social & @bertrussell.bsky.social, authors of the new book Radical Abundance: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLrh...
Really enjoyed recording this podcast for @plutopress.bsky.social
I was being attacked by a fly 🪰 through the recording - so there is some over-the-top gesticulating.
A combination of passion and attempting to swat said fly. I think it enhanced my contributions.
I was being attacked by a fly 🪰 through the recording - so there is some over-the-top gesticulating.
A combination of passion and attempting to swat said fly. I think it enhanced my contributions.
Why Liberal Abundance is Bullsh*t
On the latest episode of Radicals in Conversation we're joined by @kaiheron.bsky.social, @kmilb.bsky.social & @bertrussell.bsky.social, authors of the new book Radical Abundance: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLrh...
On the latest episode of Radicals in Conversation we're joined by @kaiheron.bsky.social, @kmilb.bsky.social & @bertrussell.bsky.social, authors of the new book Radical Abundance: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLrh...
Why Liberal Abundance is Bullsh*t
YouTube video by Pluto Press
www.youtube.com
October 23, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Really enjoyed recording this podcast for @plutopress.bsky.social
I was being attacked by a fly 🪰 through the recording - so there is some over-the-top gesticulating.
A combination of passion and attempting to swat said fly. I think it enhanced my contributions.
I was being attacked by a fly 🪰 through the recording - so there is some over-the-top gesticulating.
A combination of passion and attempting to swat said fly. I think it enhanced my contributions.
Would love to know how of these are folk who were wavering between Green and YP, before deciding the latter is appearing a busted flush
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And this is just the beginning: join.greenparty.org.uk
📈 Since the election of our new leadership team, our membership has doubled, now sitting at more than 140,000.
And this is just the beginning: join.greenparty.org.uk
October 22, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Would love to know how of these are folk who were wavering between Green and YP, before deciding the latter is appearing a busted flush
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«Against some shitty version of abundance from US liberals»
Me ha gustado mucho esta conversación en @futurehistories.bsky.social con @kaiheron.bsky.social, @kmilb.bsky.social y @bertrussell.bsky.social sobre «Radical Abundance»
¡Con muchas ganas de leer el libro!
open.spotify.com/episode/7AVq...
Me ha gustado mucho esta conversación en @futurehistories.bsky.social con @kaiheron.bsky.social, @kmilb.bsky.social y @bertrussell.bsky.social sobre «Radical Abundance»
¡Con muchas ganas de leer el libro!
open.spotify.com/episode/7AVq...
S03E48 - Kai Heron, Keir Milburn and Bertie Russell on Radical Abundance
open.spotify.com
October 11, 2025 at 3:43 PM
«Against some shitty version of abundance from US liberals»
Me ha gustado mucho esta conversación en @futurehistories.bsky.social con @kaiheron.bsky.social, @kmilb.bsky.social y @bertrussell.bsky.social sobre «Radical Abundance»
¡Con muchas ganas de leer el libro!
open.spotify.com/episode/7AVq...
Me ha gustado mucho esta conversación en @futurehistories.bsky.social con @kaiheron.bsky.social, @kmilb.bsky.social y @bertrussell.bsky.social sobre «Radical Abundance»
¡Con muchas ganas de leer el libro!
open.spotify.com/episode/7AVq...
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Así ha sido el asalto al barco Florida (de bandera polaca) hace unos minutos.
www.elsaltodiario.com/palestina/ba...
www.elsaltodiario.com/palestina/ba...
October 2, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Así ha sido el asalto al barco Florida (de bandera polaca) hace unos minutos.
www.elsaltodiario.com/palestina/ba...
www.elsaltodiario.com/palestina/ba...
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So glad to finally get my hands on this - @kaiheron.bsky.social,
@kmilb.bsky.social and @bertrussell.bsky.social are some of the clearest and sharpest thinkers on post-capitalist futures, green transition, commons, social movements and eco-socialism. Essential reading.
@kmilb.bsky.social and @bertrussell.bsky.social are some of the clearest and sharpest thinkers on post-capitalist futures, green transition, commons, social movements and eco-socialism. Essential reading.
September 30, 2025 at 3:58 PM
So glad to finally get my hands on this - @kaiheron.bsky.social,
@kmilb.bsky.social and @bertrussell.bsky.social are some of the clearest and sharpest thinkers on post-capitalist futures, green transition, commons, social movements and eco-socialism. Essential reading.
@kmilb.bsky.social and @bertrussell.bsky.social are some of the clearest and sharpest thinkers on post-capitalist futures, green transition, commons, social movements and eco-socialism. Essential reading.
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Great review of Radical Abundance (by @kaiheron.bsky.social, @kmilb.bsky.social and @bertrussell.bsky.social).
🌍
#GreenDemocraticFuture
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/bull...
🌍
#GreenDemocraticFuture
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/bull...
Bullshit abundance and the joys of cloudberries
Radical Abundance: How to Win a Green Democratic FutureKai Heron, Keir Milburn, Bertie Russell, Pluto Press, £16.99CLOUDBERRIES sound like a magic fruit from the mind of Philip Pullman. They are a pea...
morningstaronline.co.uk
September 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Great review of Radical Abundance (by @kaiheron.bsky.social, @kmilb.bsky.social and @bertrussell.bsky.social).
🌍
#GreenDemocraticFuture
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/bull...
🌍
#GreenDemocraticFuture
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/bull...
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The first podcast interview with @bertrussell.bsky.social, @kaiheron.bsky.social, and I on our book, Radical Abundance: How to Win a Green Democratic Future.
A really in depth interview this. Well worth a listen.
A really in depth interview this. Well worth a listen.
A new episode of Future Histories!
I talk to Kai Heron (@kaiheron.bsky.social), Keir Milburn (@kmilb.bsky.social) and Bertie Russell (@bertrussell.bsky.socia) about their new book ‘Radical Abundance.’ (@abundance-org.bsky.social @plutopress.bsky.social)
www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blo...
I talk to Kai Heron (@kaiheron.bsky.social), Keir Milburn (@kmilb.bsky.social) and Bertie Russell (@bertrussell.bsky.socia) about their new book ‘Radical Abundance.’ (@abundance-org.bsky.social @plutopress.bsky.social)
www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blo...
September 28, 2025 at 9:56 AM
The first podcast interview with @bertrussell.bsky.social, @kaiheron.bsky.social, and I on our book, Radical Abundance: How to Win a Green Democratic Future.
A really in depth interview this. Well worth a listen.
A really in depth interview this. Well worth a listen.
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Here's an exclusive extract in @nowthenmag.bsky.social from Keir Milburn, @kaiheron.bsky.social & @bertrussell.bsky.social's new book 'Radical Abundance'
Keir is coming to #Sheffield next Thursday to explore how we can “create a world of true abundance” 📚
Tickets 👉 buytickets.at/wordlife/183...
Keir is coming to #Sheffield next Thursday to explore how we can “create a world of true abundance” 📚
Tickets 👉 buytickets.at/wordlife/183...
We live in a world where we have too much of what we don't need and too little of what we do – but it doesn't have to be this way
Ahead of in-conversation in Sheffield next Thursday, we have an exclusive extract from a new book that makes the case for creating a world of “radical abundance”.
nowthenmagazine.com
September 26, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Here's an exclusive extract in @nowthenmag.bsky.social from Keir Milburn, @kaiheron.bsky.social & @bertrussell.bsky.social's new book 'Radical Abundance'
Keir is coming to #Sheffield next Thursday to explore how we can “create a world of true abundance” 📚
Tickets 👉 buytickets.at/wordlife/183...
Keir is coming to #Sheffield next Thursday to explore how we can “create a world of true abundance” 📚
Tickets 👉 buytickets.at/wordlife/183...
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"Under capitalism, for the sake of generating a bullshit abundance of privatised wealth for the few, our collective freedom and capacity to flourish is constrained"
Here's an exclusive extract from Keir Milburn, @kaiheron.bsky.social and @bertrussell.bsky.social's new book 'Radical Abundance' 🌱
Here's an exclusive extract from Keir Milburn, @kaiheron.bsky.social and @bertrussell.bsky.social's new book 'Radical Abundance' 🌱
We live in a world where we have too much of what we don't need and too little of what we do – but it doesn't have to be this way
Ahead of in-conversation in Sheffield next Thursday, we have an exclusive extract from a new book that makes the case for creating a world of “radical abundance”.
nowthenmagazine.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
"Under capitalism, for the sake of generating a bullshit abundance of privatised wealth for the few, our collective freedom and capacity to flourish is constrained"
Here's an exclusive extract from Keir Milburn, @kaiheron.bsky.social and @bertrussell.bsky.social's new book 'Radical Abundance' 🌱
Here's an exclusive extract from Keir Milburn, @kaiheron.bsky.social and @bertrussell.bsky.social's new book 'Radical Abundance' 🌱
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Why the strawberry on the front cover of our new book? Three reasons. The first is the simplest: they’re red and green, representing communism and ecology. 1/15
September 22, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Why the strawberry on the front cover of our new book? Three reasons. The first is the simplest: they’re red and green, representing communism and ecology. 1/15
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Thanks so much to the 160+ people who joined us to celebrate the launch of Radical Abundance: How to Win a Green Democratic Future, in London last night!
And apologies to those who couldn't fit in the room!...
And apologies to those who couldn't fit in the room!...
September 20, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Thanks so much to the 160+ people who joined us to celebrate the launch of Radical Abundance: How to Win a Green Democratic Future, in London last night!
And apologies to those who couldn't fit in the room!...
And apologies to those who couldn't fit in the room!...
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TOMORROW is the launch of Radical Abundance: How to win a Green Democratic Future.
A new book by our co-directors @bertrussell.bsky.social, @kmilb.bsky.social & kaiheron.bsky.social, published by @plutopress.bsky.social.
Tickets are gone, but we've a waitlist: www.in-abundance.org/latest/book-...
A new book by our co-directors @bertrussell.bsky.social, @kmilb.bsky.social & kaiheron.bsky.social, published by @plutopress.bsky.social.
Tickets are gone, but we've a waitlist: www.in-abundance.org/latest/book-...
September 18, 2025 at 1:29 PM
TOMORROW is the launch of Radical Abundance: How to win a Green Democratic Future.
A new book by our co-directors @bertrussell.bsky.social, @kmilb.bsky.social & kaiheron.bsky.social, published by @plutopress.bsky.social.
Tickets are gone, but we've a waitlist: www.in-abundance.org/latest/book-...
A new book by our co-directors @bertrussell.bsky.social, @kmilb.bsky.social & kaiheron.bsky.social, published by @plutopress.bsky.social.
Tickets are gone, but we've a waitlist: www.in-abundance.org/latest/book-...
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We're organising Radical Abundance discussion events around the country. London, Bristol, Sheffield, Manchester, Norwich, and Leeds, with many more to follow.
Find out more here:
www.in-abundance.org/latest/radic...
Find out more here:
www.in-abundance.org/latest/radic...
September 16, 2025 at 9:49 AM
We're organising Radical Abundance discussion events around the country. London, Bristol, Sheffield, Manchester, Norwich, and Leeds, with many more to follow.
Find out more here:
www.in-abundance.org/latest/radic...
Find out more here:
www.in-abundance.org/latest/radic...
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From @kmilb.bsky.social @bertrussell.bsky.social and I's article in the latest issue of Tribune. tribunemag.co.uk/2025/08/the-... 2/2
The Slow Reappearance of the Future
In a world where economic stagnation and ecological deterioration threaten our very existence, we need to envisage a socialist transition based on the radical democratisation of utilities and governan...
tribunemag.co.uk
September 11, 2025 at 7:53 PM
From @kmilb.bsky.social @bertrussell.bsky.social and I's article in the latest issue of Tribune. tribunemag.co.uk/2025/08/the-... 2/2
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Attention Bristol. On Wednesday 24th September we'll be discussing our book Radical Abundance: How to Win a Green Democratic Future at Bookhaus.
Get your tickets from the link below.
www.bookhausbristol.com/events/#e136...
Get your tickets from the link below.
www.bookhausbristol.com/events/#e136...
September 10, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Attention Bristol. On Wednesday 24th September we'll be discussing our book Radical Abundance: How to Win a Green Democratic Future at Bookhaus.
Get your tickets from the link below.
www.bookhausbristol.com/events/#e136...
Get your tickets from the link below.
www.bookhausbristol.com/events/#e136...
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This piece is now free to read. @kmilb.bsky.social, @bertrussell.bsky.social and I argue that popular power and social property - rather than merely nationalisation - are important goals for working class struggles today. tribunemag.co.uk/2025/08/the-...
The Slow Reappearance of the Future
In a world where economic stagnation and ecological deterioration threaten our very existence, we need to envisage a socialist transition based on the radical democratisation of utilities and governan...
tribunemag.co.uk
September 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
This piece is now free to read. @kmilb.bsky.social, @bertrussell.bsky.social and I argue that popular power and social property - rather than merely nationalisation - are important goals for working class struggles today. tribunemag.co.uk/2025/08/the-...