- MAY DAY BANK HOLIDAY 2023 -

As is tradition, there will be no new Philosophy Unleashed post today as this Monday is May Day, an International Worker’s Day in memory of the Haymarket Affair and the battle for an eight-hour work day (as well as the third anniversary of the e-book publication of my book, Authentic Democracy: An Ethical Justification of Anarchism, also available in paperback here). Currently the UK is experiencing the largest level of mass industrial action across a range of public sectors because, all these years later, we still do not have an appropriate settlement between employers and their workers. While we will be posting next Monday, during the coronation bank holiday, this one is an important philosophical opportunity to reflect on ethical employment and workers’ rights while also taking a day off in solidarity with all those striking right now in the fight for a better world. Happy May Day from Philosophy Unleashed.