We Are Free To Change The World
A guest post from our great friend and collaborator Josephine Burton, artistic director and chief executive at Dash Arts.
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Why I’m not pinning my hopes on Your Party, or any other
A guest post from Cooperation Hull organiser Gully Bujak on why we need a people-led approach to our political problems.
Upport
A guest post by Nicholas Royle, author of 'David Bowie, Enid Blyton and the Sun Machine'.
"You do realise this is a military zone?"
Why we need to bring the Ocean out from behind the closed doors of Brussels.
Are we flagging yet?
There’s still much to learn from our relationship with national symbols.
The Revolution will not be wrapped in cotton wool
Trigger warning: this post contains flags. This article answers three questions about the Fête of Britain graphic identity we believe are fundamental to the work of Absurd Intelligence: 1. What the fuck do you mean, “Britain”? 2. And what’s with the Union Jack? or, rather 3. How will we
Links for subscribers (belated!) - July and August
The stories we've been sharing in our Signal group helping shape our thinking: now for you!
A walk with Unite the Kingdom
‘If you want peace don’t talk to your friends. Talk to your enemies.’ - Desmond Tutu
Taking fate into our own hands
Our Convention on the Fate of Britain was a party for the people who keep the country running.
Now is the time for nonmilitary defence
Does reducing help to the poorest really defend us?
Fashion is political
It can and should be used to express our might.
Kneecap: the joy of resistance
This is what protest is all about.
Belonging
One month to get your ticket to our Fate of Britain Convention
A chance to connect with other organisers, campaigners, artists, makers and doers on what comes next.
Culture
A Fêteful summer!
Since 2024, Absurd Intelligence has worked with the Hard Art network to put on The Fête of Britain, a joyous, riotous invitation to be part of what comes next.
Culture
The Lionesses. Women’s sport makes Britain brilliant
The Euros winners show what it means to love your country.
Democracy
A Great Replacement? No, it’s capitalism eating your baby
There's a reason why the far-right push conspiracy theories.
Narrative
Message discipline works - well done Gary
When you have a clear, consistent message and a powerful messenger, you can shift the political weather.
Democracy
Convening across difference – two months to go
It's time to bring people together to feel part of something bigger.
Democracy
Nigel Farage: a uniquely British witness?
A play about the Russian invasion of Ukraine makes us reflect on the symbolic role that Nigel Farage is performing on Britain’s stage.
Don’t touch my bottom
Absurd Intelligence and Ocean Rebellion members Clive Russell and Roc Sandford recount five manic days on the Côte d'Azur.
Climate
The Curious and the Courageous
The people we need for the political reset we deserve.
Culture
What’s in a name? For us, everything.
When the world’s gone utterly snooker-loopy, Absurdity is the only answer.
Culture
Cognitive Whiplash
Or, why talk is cheap, and the head will fuck us all unless the heart and hands respond.
Belonging
Island of strangers?
The outrage over echoes of Enoch are valid, but the deeper question remains: where *are* our communities?