Stand with refugees – don’t let racism or the far right divide us
Racism has become the common language of governments attempting to deflect criticism from mishandling of everything from the Covid-19 pandemic to economic and environmental crises, says WEYMAN BENNETT
The welcome news that Cuba has finally been removed from the State Sponsors of Terrorism list is tempered by the fact that Donald Trump, the man who put it there, is returning to the White House, warns NATASHA HICKMAN
Thanks to impressive progress in Britain with wind and solar generation, clean electricity now costs a fraction of the price of gas — yet the current system keeps bills artificially high to protect fossil fuels, writes TOM HARDY
By spreading race-based conspiracy theories, the billionaire tycoon turned right-wing provocateur has been seriously undermining the case against those who really did let victims of the grooming gangs down, writes SOLOMON HUGHES
Many Western countries are grappling with deep political instability. What are the causes of this, and what could be a possible way forward? asks MARC VANDEPITTE
KEITH BENNETT explains why, despite its present meagre economic outcomes, an honest and fruitful partnership with China is worth pursuing
Nick Wright talks to photographer and author JANINA STRUK
SUELLA BRAVERMAN’S “invasion” speech was no off-the-cuff statement. It happened the day after a far-right inspired attacker threw a petrol bomb at a migrant centre in Dover and, as we now know, following warnings to government that hate speech could lead to exactly this kind of terror attack.
In the face of the biggest cost-of-living crisis for around 100 years, it seems that divide-and-rule racism is the go-to strategy not just for the British government but for many others around the world.
Braverman previously spoke of her “dream” of front pages showing pictures of detention flights to Rwanda.
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