As the Stop the War Coalition holds its annual conference, ANDREW MURRAY warns that Britain’s alignment with US foreign policy is fuelling global instability and diverting billions from welfare, wages and public services
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It is the government’s own ‘extremist’ racism we need to worry about
The revelation of Frank Hester’s hateful comments, coupled with the Conservative Party's Islamophobia, shows institutional racism still survives in mainstream politics — that is why we are marching, writes SABBY DHALU
ANSELM ELDERGILL examines the tension between treating children as vulnerable dependants and recognising them as citizens with rights
The tightening of protest rights reflects a broader shift toward repression in Britain’s strained liberal democracy. Socialists and trade unionists must be ready to resist further attacks on our freedoms, warns JOHN McINALLY
Until ministers stop deferring to the market and start drawing hard lines, the public will remain at the mercy of private power, says MATT KERR
As the US intensifies its economic and political pressure it is now vitally important to demand the UK government intervenes to end US aggression, writes GEOFF BOTTOMS
SEVIM DAGDELEN argues that a legal framework exists for a closure of US and Nato military base in Ramstein
THIS year’s events to mark UN Anti-Racism Day take place against the backdrop of a frightening rise in racism as illustrated by this week’s appalling treatment of Diane Abbott MP.
In recent weeks we’ve also seen a wave of Islamophobia, increasing anti-Muslim and anti-semitic hate crimes, with the government stoking up fears of extremism and division to pander to racist voters.
This follows a toxic “stop the boats” campaign against asylum-seekers that has emboldened a fascist street movement over the last year.
Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Michael Gove MP’s recent announcement on extremism smacks of hypocrisy and double standards.
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May elections will soon be upon us and SABBY DHALU calls for a maximum mobilisation, across Britain, to defeat Reform UK and the right at the ballot box
