Anti-statism now undermines defence of public institutions like the NHS

Evidence

But one problem with anti-statism — particularly when coupled with localism, as it often is — is that it makes any defence of institutions like the NHS very difficult. The drive of the original autonomists was to escape existing institutions, whereas I think our aim today should be to produce new institutions. — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk, 2236

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Thatcher’s anti-socialism capitalized on Labourism’s genuine statist weakness — Hall, Stuart, Essential Essays, Volume 1, 1118; Labour’s statism has always avoided popular democratic mobilization — Hall, Stuart, Essential Essays, Volume 1, 1117; Labour’s statist strategy forced it to police its own working-class base (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Thatcher’s anti-socialism capitalized on Labourism’s genuine statist weakness #expands (0.82) — Hall, Stuart, Essential Essays, Volume 1, 1118
• Labour’s statism has always avoided popular democratic mobilization #expands (0.78) — Hall, Stuart, Essential Essays, Volume 1, 1117
• Labour’s statist strategy forced it to police its own working-class base #expands (0.75)