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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It's not fascism, but it must be fought
TONY CONWAY, convenor of the Communist Party’s Anti Racist and Anti Fascist Commission, assesses the situation for anti-fascists in light of Johnson's shock majority
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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
THERE has been a lot written as to why the Labour lost the general election, some of which appears to suggest the Conservative Party is either fascist or leading the country in this direction – and voters, particularly those in the north and the Midlands, voted Tory for racist reasons.
The Conservative Party is not a fascist party. No doubt fascists exist within it. Tommy Robinson has said he has joined for instance, as has Katie Hopkins. Today it has right-wing elements – but it always has, for example the right-wing Monday Club. But this doesn’t make it fascist.
It can perhaps now be defined as a right-wing English nationalist party. There are similarities which have been used by some to define the Tories as proto-fascist — populism and scapegoating for example, but privileged elites such as banks, the City and so on have not been attacked and the populist sloganeering amounted to “Get Brexit Done” — which was a response to the failure by Parliament to do what it said it would do in 2017.
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