Netanyahu’s failed attempt to replace Shin Bet’s chief violates longstanding Israeli political taboos, as the apartheid state’s internal power struggle spirals to a new level of crisis while Gaza burns, writes RAMZY BAROUD
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We must not boycott an election where the new, far-right Ukip, the old sordid Farage, and the thug Tommy Robinson are standing, wriote SABBY DHALU, Stand Up To Racism Co-Convenor
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Following the historic ban on companies profiting from children’s care, Unison Cymru calls for transparency in implementing the changes and extending the reform to create a truly national, profit-free care service, says MARK TURNER
The left must confront both far-right bigotry and the undeniable problems the exploitation of migrant workers by the ruling class creates — but there are few lessons from the global left on how to strike this balance, laments NICK WRIGHT
STEPHAN BLUM presents the evidence that wine was enjoyed by common folk, independent of upper-class celebrations and religious rituals
The series unveils uncomfortable truths about youth alienation and online radicalisation — but the real crisis lies in austerity and the absence of class consciousness in addressing young people’s disillusionment, says teacher ROBERT POOLE
Our delegation found a small but brave and bold socialist nation that has withstood imperialist machinations and poisonous slander to make impressive leaps in healthcare and women’s rights, reports VETERANS FOR PEACE
Born from my communist social worker mother’s efforts to bridge healthcare gaps, Labour’s push for home-based care now risks becoming another avenue for the US corporate takeover of the NHS, writes RICHARD CLARKE
IN THE early summer of 2009, Nick Griffin, then leader of the fascist British National Party, was elected Member of the European Parliament. He had received 8 per cent of the vote share in the North West region, where less than 32 per cent of the electorate had turned out to cast their ballot.
A major rise the BNP’s profile immediately followed, with appearances across the mainstream media including Question Time and Channel 4 News, where he claimed, “There is no such thing as a black Welshman. You can have a black Briton; you can’t have a black Welshman. Welsh is about people who live in Wales since the end of the last ice age.”
Ten years later, the far-right Stephen Yaxley-Lennon (calling himself Tommy Robinson) is standing in the same seat.
An ex-member of the BNP himself, he founded the English Defence League and attempted to launch an English version of Germany’s anti-Muslim Pegida. He now stands at the head of a resurgent and violent far-right linked to fascists across the globe such as Generation Identity and wealthy US backers like Steve Bannon, who has openly embraced him as the British section of his international far-right project.
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