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Where next for Britain's far right?
Tommy Robinson supporters, Ukip and the recent emergence of the Yellow Vest UK group have made for an interesting year for anti-fascists, writes PAUL SILLETT
Anti-fascists clash with police as they confront a far-right demonstration in central London, December 9 2018
DOUG NICHOLLS welcomes a turning point at this year’s Congress, where many motions call for a co-ordinated plan to revive British industry, a perspective outlined in his new book
HOPE VIRGO of campaign Dump the Scales warns MPs voting today they should be alert to the threat legalised assisted death poses to people with eating disorders
The Together Alliance is hosting two summits, North and South, to build power and plan action against the scourge of racism peddled by the right. DANIEL KEBEDE urges mass participation
The drift toward militarisation in Europe is not inevitable, left-wing and peace movements can preserve sovereignty and prevent war, says DÁIRE HUGHES MP
Whatever differences exist among international sympathisers of the Bolivarian revolution about its current trajectory, they should unite against the imperialist power that is the source of an enforced retreat, argues ROGER D HARRIS
Trade unions need to step up and force a turn in the policies of the labour movement to effectively confront the far-right threat, argues NICK WRIGHT
THE international growth of far-right forces at government and street level has emboldened their British counterparts.
Last June saw the largest far-right demonstration seen in Britain for years — supposedly around free speech and in defence of “Tommy Robinson,” aka EDL founder Stephen Yaxley-Lennon. The march’s unexpected size and fury shocked many anti-fascists.
A second 10,000-plus march for Robinson last year saw Ukip join key far-right ideologues internationally such as Geert Wilders from the Netherlands, For Britain’s Anne Marie Waters, plus former Breitbart London editor Raheem Kassam. Donald Trump’s former adviser Steve Bannon sent support.
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