A November 15 protest in Mexico – driven by a right-wing social-media operation – has been miscast as a mass uprising against President Sheinbaum. In reality, the march was small, elite-backed and part of a wider attempt to sow unrest, argues DAVID RABY
THE Lib Dem MP for Kingston & Surbiton, Ed Davey, announced on Twitter on April 25 that he was preparing for his “first ever fast in the holy month of Ramadan.” The reason was to show that “Muslims doing Ramadan in isolation” were not alone.
The accompanying video explained that in the evening there would be a Lib Dem Iftar where they would share a virtual community meal together. He finished by telling his audience “Ramadan Mubarak.”
He later added that he would be raising money from this for the Kingston Foodbank as the hashtag #LibDemIftar went into use among fellow Lib Dems.
Modi has rolled out the carpet for the Taliban in New Delhi — and we shouldn’t be surprised. They have more in common than you might think, argues Bhabani Shankar Nayak
Scotland’s rapidly growing support for Reform UK is the result of a profound crisis of trust in mainstream politics — one that progressives share, and must harness, writes DEREK THOMSON



