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THE COWARDLY defacement of the assembly point for tomorrow’s anti-racism demonstration in Cardiff should strengthen the resolve of all marching.
It is vital that we assemble in towns and cities across our country to show that we will not flinch in the face of racism and fascism, that we will stand steadfast beside those on the receiving end of discrimination, slurs and violence.
Those with their hands on the levers of power like to think that Britain was made “great” by its imperial conquests, its bloody sacking of a good chunk of the planet, and proceed with similar ideals if somewhat moderated methods.
On the day of the election, MARTIN GOLLAN reflects on the perennial relationship between the far-right and the back-hander
JOHN GREEN observes how Berlin’s transformation from socialist aspiration to imperial nostalgia mirrors Germany’s dangerous trajectory under Chancellor Merz — a BlackRock millionaire and anti-communist preparing for a new war with Russia
In part two of May’s Berlin Bulletin, VICTOR GROSSMAN, having assessed the policies of the new government, looks at how the opposition is faring