Here’s the latest on what will be one of the biggest and most important mobilizations against the far-right this year. Tommy Robinson and UKIP, supported by the DFLA have called a ‘Brexit Betrayal’ demo on Sunday 9th December. They are currently believed to be planning a re-run of the route of the October 13th DFLA
Brexit may have sections of the UK’s ruling elite at each other’s throat but it should be clear to everyone by now that while there will be winners and losers in that battle, the situation for the vast majority of us will continue to get worse. The European Union is a gigantic, undemocratic experiment in
Jon Bigger looks over the stumbling Parliamentary scene as Theresa May struggles with Brexit and Ireland. Theresa May is the figurehead of a government that could last a full five-year term or collapse at any moment. It is now just over a year since her party failed to win an overall majority at the last
Iain McKay writes on the collapse of the Tory economic plan and its dire “solutions” to the looming troubles of Brexit On every level Thatcherism is recognised to have failed, from the broken housing market, to railways unfit for purpose, a dysfunctional labour market etc. Or more correctly, the reality is being admitted but the
The UK leaving the European Union naturally dominates the news in Britain. At some point in the not-too-distant future the debate on a whole range of issue is going to shift. The ills of the modern world will no longer be seen as being caused by the undemocratic bureaucrats of Brussels or by immigrants. The
Whatever else you might say about the Prime Minister, she can waffle like a true champion. Below is our commentary on the government’s comprehensive 12-point plan for Brexit. 1. We will provide certainty wherever we can Jolly good, that’s not an actual plan for Brexit though is it. More a sort of standing aspiration of
This article is the first in a series by Jon Bigger looking at gains the voices of social conservatism have made in recent years and what that means for anarchist politics. In 2016 the political landscape has changed around us. A resurgence of conservatism resulting from changes within the Conservative Party leadership following the EU referendum has been followed
In the months leading up this year’s referendum on the UK’s continued membership of the European Union I observed lots of discussion — mainly on social media — between anarchists who intended on engaging with the ballot box for the first time in a long time, or in some cases, the first time ever. I
The current crisis in the British establishment is an unprecedented one. The markets are in turmoil, the Tories are heading into a bitter leadership campaign and the Labour right have opportunistically moved to oust their leader. Anarchist responses to this have been varied with some, like Sabcat Publishing, calling to support Jeremy Corbyn. Others recognise
This has been republished from Cava Sunday’s tumblr. The website for Green and Black Cross can be found here. GBC run a weekly drop in to discuss legal issues – every Wednesday 12-6 at Freedom Bookshop. After Brexit, fears of a sharp spike in racism and xenophobia are sadly being confirmed. Don’t just share this
The Stansted 15 defendants were found guilty by the jury in a terror charges trial.
On 11th December, artistic collective Democracia will be in London to screen and discuss their most recent project ORDER.
Richard Alexander rounds up some of the most interesting new and forthcoming anarchist titles around.
Since September, several arson attacks against squats and other self-organised alternative spaces have taken place in the Rhine-Main region in Germany.
Here’s the latest on what will be one of the biggest and most important mobilizations against the far-right this year.
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