Despite systemic racism and far-right hostility, Britain’s migrant and black communities continue to contribute, inspire, and resist. Through education, art, and intergenerational solidarity, the next generation can help shape a future rooted in justice, understanding, and hope, says ZITA HOLBOURNE

JULIA BARD looks at the persistence of anti-semitism on the political right – and its troubling emergence on parts of the left, too

From the mainstreaming of far-right ideas to Europe’s looming conflicts, 2025 has been a year of sharp warnings. The coming year demands decisive action before these crises escalate, writes ANDREW MURRAY

From the streets of London to towns across the country, far-right groups are growing stronger than ever. The newly launched Together alliance is calling on citizens, unions, and activists to unite on March 28 2026, to confront racism, defend communities, and reclaim Britain from extremist politics. SABBY DHALU calls on readers to be there

LOUISE RAW on the long history of feminist anti-fascism – and why, as a survivor of child sexual abuse, she has founded Survivors Against Fascism

FBU general secretary STEVE WRIGHT explains why unions are at the forefront of the new Together alliance against a rising far right

NEU members at Woodfield School in north London are taking sustained industrial action against enforced cuts to learning support assistants’ hours and pay. MARY ADOSSIDES reports

On January 2 2014, PJ Harvey used her turn as guest editor of the Today programme to expose the realities of war, arms dealing and media complicity. The fury that followed showed how rare – and how threatening – such honesty is within Britain’s most Establishment broadcaster, says IAN SINCLAIR

As Ash Regan’s Unbuyable Bill sparks debate in Scotland, the real issue remains unaddressed: a digitalised sex industry and a neoliberal economy that repackages exploitation as empowerment while leaving women’s material conditions unchanged, argues LAUREN HARPER

The election of far-right candidate Jose Antonio Kast marks a decisive shift in Chilean politics. His victory may quiet the streets for now, but the demands for dignity and social justice remain unfinished – and unlikely to stay silent for long, writes VIJAY PRASHAD

A government grant to study hep B vaccination in African newborns has sparked alarm among public health experts. MIKE STOBBE reports

From London’s holly-sellers to Engels’s flaming Christmas centrepiece, the plum pudding was more than festive fare in Victorian Britain, says KEITH FLETT