Behind Bars with a Non-Violent Direct Action Anarchist

Brian Cathcart considers the reflections of Insulate Britain campaigner Jan Goodey, who was sent to prison after halting traffic on the M25 in 2021

We are all going to hell in a handcart. There is no need for elaboration: it’s obvious. So what do you do?

You can express your feelings when you vote, and that is a fine and noble thing. But even the most ardent democrat has to concede that conventional representative democracy is not rising well to the challenges we face.

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