CHRISTMAS 2025 is celebrated under the shadow of the hunger strikers imprisoned in British jails because of their solidarity with the Palestinian people.
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Fascism is on the march
MPs on all sides of the House of Commons united in paying tribute to Jo Cox, the MP for Batley and Spen murdered so brutally last Thursday in an apparently fascist-inspired attack.
The pain felt by her colleagues was evident and the praise for the “caring, eloquent, principled and wise” MP heartfelt.
It could not be diminished by noises from Nigel Farage about the tragedy being used for political purposes: Farage should have the grace to shut up, since few have done more to legitimise racism and fascism in British politics than he has — particularly following the disgusting anti-refugee poster his party unveiled last week.
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