Alex Callinicos/SWP vs Laurie Penny/New Statesman Facebook handbags

[barney_pig]

 

[Hocus Eye.]

'Soi-disant' has a better ring to it.

To an English ear perhaps, but a German writer would never use French surely.

 

[barney_pig]

 

[sihhi]

A request for you folks does anyone have a bigger version of this picture

Clifford Singer False Economy , Sunny Hundal Liberal Conspiracy, Milena Popova Yes to Fairer Votes, Ellie Mae O’Hagan Labour UK Uncut, Laurie Penny, Sean O’Halloran and Jessica Riches of National Coalition Against Fees and Cuts NUS Broad Left, David Babbs Avaaz/38 Degrees

It featured as part of the London Evening Standard's 2011 article
http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/the-clicktivists--a-new-breed-of-protesters-6556435.html

but is not on their website anymore.

 

[rekil]

Laura's e-cig, "As Seen On TV" and signed by Brillo.

Part of a set which also features the red and black 'anarchy' badge as worn on channel 4 news when she was 'having a go' at discarded hero David Lammy.

 

[DaveCinzano]

To an English ear perhaps, but a German writer would never use French surely.

The bearded German was fond of 'petit bourgeois' as a turn of phrase.

 

[barney_pig]

this has no place here but must be a new initiative from the spartacist league

 

[Hocus Eye.]

A request for you folks does anyone have a bigger version of this picture

Clifford Singer False Economy , Sunny Hundal Liberal Conspiracy, Milena Popova Yes to Fairer Votes, Ellie Mae O’Hagan Labour UK Uncut, Laurie Penny, Sean O’Halloran and Jessica Riches of National Coalition Against Fees and Cuts NUS Broad Left, David Babbs Avaaz/38 Degrees

It featured as part of the London Evening Standard's 2011 article
http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/the-clicktivists--a-new-breed-of-protesters-6556435.html

but is not on their website anymore.

Tineye shows only three copies of the image, the other two are the same size.

 

[Idris2002]

The bearded German was fond of 'petit bourgeois' as a turn of phrase.

Ils sont fou, ces Allemanois.

 

[DotCommunist]

one of zizeks crap t shirts with the pit stains

 

[DaveCinzano]

One of Hakim Bey's well-worn teddy bears

 

[butchersapron]

dripping

 

[butchersapron]

hang on wrong thread

 

[Hocus Eye.]

hang on wrong thread

 

[sihhi]

Does he just tweet links to the FT all the time?

Basically Yes, although Guardian comes in second,
So today is

Alex Callinicos ‏@alex_callinicos
Gary Younge, Self-assured Obama recovers with better balance of style and substance http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/oct/17/obama-debate-better-style-substance …

Socialist Worker/ISJ third.

but it has to be said his self-promotion is well feeble compared to Laurie Penny:

"Alex Callinicos
August 17
Still at Nordic Sociological Association conference in Reykjavik. A bit shocked to see that this morning's keynote on social movements is being chaired by someone from the local police."


His whimsy tweets are just genius though, because they're wedged in reams on the collapse of the bond markets and Syria:

"Alex Callinicos ‏@alex_callinicos
I'm in a restaurant in Manchester that seems to be having an Andy Williams tribute night."

"Alex Callinicos ‏@alex_callinicos
For wont of a general strike, I'm watching the original Total Recall - a great film. Did anyone bother to see the remake?"

"Alex Callinicos ‏@alex_callinicos
For the 2nd day running I've had to get a cab into work because the Metropolitan Police is too incompetent to manage traffic in London."

His humour appears more genuine too.

"Alex Callinicos ·
October 10 at 3:45pm via BlackBerry ·
At Sainsbury's the checkout guy offered to help me pack my shopping + I was also offered a free health check: are people trying to tell me something?"

Very rarely does he respond to non-academics, I suppose that saves him from losing his rag like Owen Jones. He also refuses to tweet current artists like Crabapple, sticking to Edward Hopper.

A compilation of Lefty observations about their day-to-day lives would be a stocking-filler for Counterfire.

 

[Lo Siento.]

A request for you folks does anyone have a bigger version of this picture

Clifford Singer False Economy , Sunny Hundal Liberal Conspiracy, Milena Popova Yes to Fairer Votes, Ellie Mae O’Hagan Labour UK Uncut, Laurie Penny, Sean O’Halloran and Jessica Riches of National Coalition Against Fees and Cuts NUS Broad Left, David Babbs Avaaz/38 Degrees

It featured as part of the London Evening Standard's 2011 article
http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/the-clicktivists--a-new-breed-of-protesters-6556435.html

but is not on their website anymore.

"Faces fit for a pre-existing narrative"

 

[sihhi]

"Faces fit for a pre-existing narrative"

I really dislike the director of 38 Degrees David Babbs on the right here handing over a petition to Ofcom.

 

[Lo Siento.]

I really dislike the director of 38 Degrees David Babbs on the right here handing over a petition to Ofcom.

Am I right in thinking that the 38 degrees money goes back to Moscow gold?

 

[Brixton Hatter]

A request for you folks does anyone have a bigger version of this picture

Clifford Singer False Economy , Sunny Hundal Liberal Conspiracy, Milena Popova Yes to Fairer Votes, Ellie Mae O’Hagan Labour UK Uncut, Laurie Penny, Sean O’Halloran and Jessica Riches of National Coalition Against Fees and Cuts NUS Broad Left, David Babbs Avaaz/38 Degrees

It featured as part of the London Evening Standard's 2011 article
http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/the-clicktivists--a-new-breed-of-protesters-6556435.html

but is not on their website anymore.

ha! Never seen that photo before. Don't know whether to laugh or cry!

The Proleinngdon Club?

 

[articul8]

Am I right in thinking that the 38 degrees money goes back to Moscow gold?

I doubt it - that's Unlock Democracy.

 

[Lo Siento.]

I doubt it - that's Unlock Democracy.

ah yes, that's right.

 

[sihhi]

ha! Never seen that photo before. Don't know whether to laugh or cry!

The Proleinngdon Club?

LOL

Singer believes the ruling-class are being short-sighted and cuts are a false economy for them.
O'Hagan believes she has a path to the proletarian mind, because she's Labour and so are her parents, and proletarians ARE Labour even though Labour are not necessarily proletarian.
Babbs probably 'eschews' such notions 'altogether'.
Popova believes in pluralism and electoral reform.
Riches believes 'if people knew about twitter there'd be no need for newspapers' http://yougeneration.wordpress.com/...wspapers-ucl-protest-online-guru-jess-riches/
Sean O'Halloran is chair of a charity and gets to speak with government ministers. http://trusteesweek.blogspot.co.uk/2011/10/sean-ohallorans-story.html
Hundal is frankly a mess.

They do consider themselves on opposite sides so couldn't be a club.


L-R it's Singer, Babbs, Hundal, Riches, Popova, O'Hagan, Penny and O'Halloran.

 

[articul8]

I've not met Popova, and have no idea who she is.

 

[chilango]

I've not met Popova, and have no idea who she is.

Does that mean you've met all the others?

 

[sihhi]

Here are anarchists being _____________* at the Cuts Cafe



No I wasn't there and no I won't be going.

*Best inserted word wins a paper graffiti stencil courtesy of ALARM*.

 

[DotCommunist]

ermegherd

 

[butchersapron]

feral chaos

He's a good performer.

 

[Fruitloop]

I can't bring myself to watch it. What's she on about?

 

[sihhi]

feral chaos

He's a good performer.

You know him - the guy at the start?!?

 

[butchersapron]

You know him - the guy at the start?!?

No, he used the term

(reply to pm later btw - have to get home first)